WorksheetsH-3 Ruling the Countryside Part-1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When did the company get Diwani rights?
12 August 1765
16 August 1765
14 August 1765
After assuming Diwani rights the company___________
could use vast revenue resources
could fix revenue
both a & b
What was the main objective of the company after assuming Diwani rights?
getting more land
getting more revenue
getting moregold
What was the role of zamindar in Permanent Settlement? Choose all appropriate options
Invest & improve land
pay revenue to the company
collect revenue from peasants
give land to the company
Who devised Mahalwari system?
Charles Cornwallis
Holt Mackenzie
Thomas Munro
After capturing Mysore, which land revenue system was imposed there?
Mahalwari
Ryotwari
Zamindari
In which part of India was Mahalwari system prominent ?
United provinces of North & North-West
South India
Bengal, Bihar & Orissa
When did a harsh famine hit Bengal?
1773
1770
1765
1772
In which of the following system was revenue revised periodically & was directly collected from cultivators?
Mahalwari
Ryotwari
Permanent
In which system was village considered as a social institution & village Headman in charge of collecting revenue?
Ryotwari
Permanent
Mahalwari
