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GRADE 8 CH 3 RULING THE COUNTRYSIDE

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'ryot' mean?

a)

Zamindar

b)

Peasant

c)

Villager

d)

Taluqdar

2.

Which year was Permanent Settlement introduced?

a)

1807

b)

1706

c)

1803

d)

1793

3.

Permanent Settlement was introduced by whom?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Holt Mackenzie

c)

Thomas Munroe

d)

Robert Clive

4.

In which year the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal?

a)

1807

b)

1803

c)

1789

d)

1765

5.

Who was the governor general during the introduction of Permanent Settlement?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Warren Hasting

c)

Charles Cornwallis

d)

Lord Ripon

6.

Who produced and designed the floral cotton print during nineteenth century?

a)

Charles Frederick

b)

Thomas Wood

c)

James William

d)

William Morris

7.

What is a Mahal?

a)

A revenue estate

b)

Kings empire

c)

Kings mansion

d)

Freedom movement

8.

What is Bigha?

a)

Unit of temperature

b)

Unit of capacity

c)

Unit of measurement

d)

None of the above

9.

In which year Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran and see the plight of the indigo cultivators?

a)

1917

b)

1920

c)

1906

d)

1915

10.

In which year Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran and see the plight of the indigo cultivators?

a)

1917

b)

1920

c)

1906

d)

1915

11.

On______________, the Mughal emperor appointed EIC as the Diwan of Bengal

a)

16 August 1765

b)

12 August 1765

12.

Before the Diwani rights the EIC got their income from_________

a)

Mughals

b)

Britain

13.

Before 1865, the Company had purchased goods in India by importing________&_______ from Britain.

a)

Cotton & Indigo

b)

Gold and silver

14.

The revenue collecting system introduced by the EIC during 1793

a)

Ryotwari System

b)

Permanent Settlement

15.

A terrible Famine in ______killed ten million people in Bengal.

a)

1770

b)

1772

16.

Name the revenue collecting system introduced by Holt Mackenzie during 1822.

a)

Ryotwari System

b)

Mahalwari System

17.

In the Mahalwari system the revenue was collected by______

a)

Zamindars

b)

Village headman

18.

In the following revenue system the rent was periodically revised and the rent was based on the size of the land,the revenue was collected by the Company directly.

a)

Mahalwari System

b)

Permanent settlement System

c)

Ryotwari System

19.

Which year was Permanent Settlement introduced?

a)

1807

b)

1706

c)

1803

d)

1793

20.

What does 'ryot' mean?

a)

Zamindar

b)

Peasant

c)

Villager

d)

Taluqdar

21.

Permanent Settlement was introduced by whom?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Holt Mackenzie

c)

Thomas Munroe

d)

Robert Clive

22.

In which year the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal?

a)

1807

b)

1803

c)

1789

d)

1765

23.

Who was the governor general during the introduction of Permanent Settlement?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Warren Hasting

c)

Charles Cornwallis

d)

Lord Ripon

24.

Who produced and designed the floral cotton print during nineteenth century?

a)

Charles Frederick

b)

Thomas Wood

c)

James William

d)

William Morris

25.

Among the following states,where the kalamkari print was created by weavers?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Kerala

c)

Karnataka

d)

Andhra Pradesh

26.

Who produced and designed the floral cotton print during nineteenth century?

a)

Charles Frederick

b)

Thomas Wood

c)

James William

d)

William Morris

27.

In which year Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran and see the plight of the indigo cultivators?

a)

1917

b)

1920

c)

1906

d)

1915

28.

Mahalwari settlement was introduced in _______ presidency

a)

Bengal

b)

Madras

c)

Bombay

d)

Delhi

29.

Before 1865, the Company had purchased goods in India by importing________&_______ from Britain.

a)

Cotton & Indigo

b)

Gold and silver

30.

A terrible Famine in ______killed ten million people in Bengal.

a)

1770

b)

1772

31.

The Munro System was prominent in which part of India?

a)

Northern Part

b)

Southern Part

32.

This Revenue system was introduced by ______in the areas taken over by the company after defeating Tipu Sultan.

a)

Ryotwari System

b)

Mahalwari System

33.

The international demand for Indigo was affected by the discovery of

a)

Synthetic dyes

b)

Woad

c)

Blue colour

d)

None of these

34.

Who introduced the Mahalwari settlement?

a)

Holt Mackenzie

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Morris

d)

Warren Hastings

35.

Mahalwari settlement was introduced in _______ presidency

a)

Bengal

b)

Madras

c)

Bombay

d)

Delhi

36.

Who hold the responsibility of paying the revenue in the Mahalwari settlement?

a)

Village headmen

b)

Villagers

c)

Intermediaries

d)

Landlords

37.

Name the land revenue settlement that was introduced in southern India.

a)

Permanent settlement

b)

Munro system

c)

Mahalwari settlement

d)

Ryotwari settlement

38.

Name the person who first introduced Ryotwari settlement.

a)

Thomas Munro

b)

Alexander Reed

c)

Tipu Sultan

d)

Clive

39.

The Ryotwari system was extended to entire territory of Southern India by:

a)

Thomas Munroe

b)

Alexander Reed

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Robert Clive

40.

What is 'Bigha'?

a)

Unit of temperature

b)

Unit of capacity

c)

Unit of measurement

d)

None of these

41.

How did company purchase goods in India before 1865?

a)

By exporting

b)

By importing

c)

By auction

d)

None of these

42.

Lord Cornwallis introduced the _______settlement in 1793.

a)

Temporary

b)

Official

c)

Permanent

d)

Mahalwari

43.

Which of the following are the drawbacks of Permanent settlement?

a)

The rate of land revenue was too high

b)

Oppressive

c)

Peasant falling into a debt trap

d)

All of these

44.

Who devised a new system called Mahalwari in 1882?

a)

Thomas Munro

b)

Alexander Read

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Holt Mackenzie

45.

Name this system in which, the British directly collected revenue from cultivators.

a)

Permanent Settlement

b)

Ryotwari Settlement

c)

Mahalwari Settlement

d)

None of these

46.

Which Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the diwan of Bengal.

a)

Emperor Akbar

b)

Emperor Aurangzeb

c)

Emperor Shah Jahan

d)

Emperor Shah Alam II

47.

When did the Mughal Emperor appoint the EIC as the diwan of Bengal?

a)

19 August 1765

b)

12 August 1765

c)

12 June 1765

d)

2 July 1766

48.

In ______, a terrible famine killed 10 million people in Bengal.

a)

1770

b)

1655

c)

1779

d)

1765

49.

What is a famine?

a)

A massive wind

b)

A massive wave

c)

A scarcity in food

d)

A scarcity in water

50.

How did the EIC plan on improving the agriculture?

a)

By introducing Mahalwari system

b)

By introducing Munro system

c)

By introducing Permanent Settlement

51.

Which year did the EIC introduce the Permanent Settlement?

a)

1793

b)

1785

c)

1555

d)

1669

52.

Who found the Munro system?

a)

Thomas Munro

b)

Thomas Mahal

c)

Mahal Munro

d)

Charles Cornwallis