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08. Landlords & Tenants under British / Nizam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During Mughal rule ______ collected land revenue from the peasants.

a)

The Emperor

b)

Zamindars

c)

Sirazdars

2.

The barrage in Krishna and Guntur districts is called _____ .

a)

Dhawaleshwaram

b)

Arthur Cotton

c)

Prakasam

3.

Patwari was a _______ official.

a)

Village

b)

Mandal

c)

District

4.

The land owned by Zamindars were called _______ .

a)

Enams

b)

KudhKhasht

c)

Qidmatgars

5.

The Civil war in America started during the year ______ .

a)

1851

b)

1861

c)

1871

6.

The permanent settlement system was introduced by ___ .

a)

Bentick

b)

Hastings

c)

CornWallis

7.

The other name of ceded districts by the Nizam to the British are called _________ .

a)

Konaseema

b)

Andhra

c)

Rayalaseema

8.

Thomas Munro came to Rayalaseem districts during the year _______ .

a)

1700

b)

1800

c)

1900

9.

The Civil war in America ended during the year _____ .

a)

1765

b)

1865

c)

1895

10.

In Nizams rule the large landlords were called ______ .

a)

Doras

b)

Landlords

c)

Zamindars

11.

During the British colonial period, the peasants were forced to do _____ work without wages.

a)

slavery

b)

drudgery

c)

vetti

12.

The revenue that was shared by the Nizam was called ____ .

a)

Peshkash

b)

Hidnukhush

c)

Enam

13.

________ program is introduced to feed the children in our state.

a)

Arogaysri

b)

Annadata

c)

Mid day meal (MDM)

14.

The British rulers raised the _______ to increase their income in India.

a)

Property Tax

b)

Land Cess

c)

Property Tax

15.

The severe famine in Ganjam occurred during the year ____ .

a)

1865-66

b)

1867-68

c)

1869-70

16.

______ was due to decrease in demand for cotton.

a)

Food grains are scarce

b)

Severe Famine

c)

Both of the above

17.

The peasants had to regularly supply ______ to Zamindars.

a)

Ghee, Milk

b)

Vegetables, Jaggery

c)

Both of the above

18.

The Nizams tried to collect maximum land revenue through ______ .

a)

Patels

b)

Patawaris

c)

Deshmukhs

19.

The end of civil war in America showed _______ in demand for cotton in India.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

no change

20.

Thomas Munro devised the 'Ryotwari Settlement' in ______ .

a)

South India

b)

Western India

c)

South and Western India

21.

The Zamindars had to pay ___ % of the revenue collected from the farmers under permanent settlement system.

a)

75%

b)

80%

c)

85%

d)

90%

22.

The Chiefs who resisted the British rule in ceded districts of Rayalasema were known as __________.

a)

Jagirdars

b)

Palegars

c)

Zamindars

d)

Inaamdars

23.

Who subdued the Palegars and disbanded their armed forces?

a)

Thomas Munro

b)

William Bentick

c)

Cornawallis

d)

Arthur Cotton

24.

Match the following:

a)

d, c, a, b

b)

b, a, d, c

c)

c, a, d, b

25.

The area directly under the Nizam as his personal Jagir was called ____ .

a)

Peshkash

b)

Surf - e - Khas

c)

Patta

d)

Rusum