G8-HIS-L3 Ruling the Countryside

What event in 1765 marked a significant change in the East India Company's role in India?

• The Company became the Diwan of Bengal
• The Company defeated Tipu Sultan
• The Company established its first factory in India
• The Company signed a trade agreement with the Mughals

What was the primary concern of the East India Company after becoming the Diwan?

• Improving agriculture
• Increasing revenue collection
• Promoting local industries
• Establishing a new political system

What major crisis occurred in Bengal in 1770?

• A severe drought
• A terrible famine
• A peasant uprising
• An invasion by a neighboring kingdom

What was the Permanent Settlement of 1793?

• A treaty with local rulers
• A fixed revenue system with zamindars
• A new agricultural technique
• A ban on foreign trade

What problem did the Permanent Settlement create for the Company?

• Zamindars invested too much in land improvement
• The fixed revenue couldn't be increased despite rising prices
• Peasants became too wealthy
• Agricultural production decreased

Who devised the mahalwari settlement system?

• Robert Clive
• Warren Hastings
• Holt Mackenzie
• Thomas Munro

What was a key feature of the mahalwari settlement?

• Revenue was collected by zamindars
• Revenue demand was permanently fixed
• Village headman was responsible for revenue collection
• Revenue was paid directly by individual farmers

What was the ryotwar system developed by Thomas Munro?

• A system of indirect rule through local chiefs
• A revenue settlement made directly with cultivators
• A method of land surveys
• A system of forced labor

Why did the British encourage the cultivation of certain crops in India?

• To improve Indian agriculture
• To meet European demand
• To increase food security in India
• To experiment with new farming techniques

What made indigo an important crop for the British?

• Its medicinal properties
• Its use as a food crop
• Its value as a dye for textiles
• Its importance in ship-building