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Ruling the Countryside - MCQ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A terrible famine had stuck Bengal in

a)

1770

b)

1778

c)

1896

d)

1765

2.

East India Company got Diwani of Bengal in

a)

1765

b)

1784

c)

1876

d)

2021

3.

Artisans started deserting Bengal villages because

a)

of famine

b)

unavailability of raw material.

c)

they were forced to sell goods at low prices.

d)

Floods

4.

______ was Governor-General of India in 1793

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Charles Cornwallis

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Lord Hastings

5.

______ devised the Mahalwari system in 1922.

a)

Robert Mills

b)

Cornwall

c)

Holt Mackenzie

d)

Warren Hastings

6.

If zamindars didn’t pay revenue, then British

a)

used to jail them

b)

seize their goods

c)

auction their land.

d)

punish them

7.

The Champaran movement was against

a)

peasants

b)

East India Company

c)

the oppressive attitude of the planters

d)

none of the above

8.

Before 1865, the Company had purchased goods in India by importing________&_______ from Britain. (pick two options)

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

cotton

d)

indigo

9.

A very high rate of revenue was the major problem of the ryotwari system.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Weekly markets were very flourishing during the economic crisis of Bengal.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Bigha is the unit of ………………… measurement by the British in Bengal.

a)

land

b)

flowers

c)

money

d)

zat

12.

What does 'ryot' mean?

a)

zamindar

b)

taluqdar

c)

planter

d)

cultivator

13.

The painter was commissioned by ………………… to record memorable events of his life

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

Charles Cornwallis

14.

Jute, tea, and cotton were grown in _________, _________, and _________ respectively.

a)

Maharashtra, Assam, Bengal

b)

Punjab, Shimla. Leh Ladakh

c)

Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra

d)

All of them were grown in Uttar Pradesh.

15.

The demand for indigo increased in the late seventeenth century.

a)

True

b)

False