WorksheetsG8-HISDATES-L3 Ruling the Countryside
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was the East India Company appointed as the Diwan of Bengal?
a)
1765
b)
1770
c)
1788
d)
1810
2.
In what year did the terrible famine occur in Bengal that killed ten million people?
a)
1765
b)
1770
c)
1789
d)
1859
3.
When was the Permanent Settlement introduced by the British?
a)
1793
b)
1822
c)
1857
d)
1810
4.
What year did Holt Mackenzie devise the new revenue system in the North Western Provinces?
a)
1822
b)
1810
c)
1859
d)
1765
5.
In what year did the Indigo Rebellion occur?
a)
1857
b)
1859
c)
1865
d)
1788
6.
What year did the British begin to industrialize, increasing the demand for indigo?
a)
1700
b)
1750
c)
1800
7.
By what year did the proportion of indigo imported into Britain from India rise to 95%?
a)
1810
b)
1788
c)
1822
d)
1859
8.
In what year did the British government set up the Indigo Commission to investigate the indigo production system?
a)
1857
b)
1859
c)
1865
d)
1822
9.
What year marked the beginning of the British expansion of indigo cultivation in Bengal?
a)
1788
b)
1793
c)
1810
d)
1765
10.
When did the British first start using indigo as a dye in Europe?
a)
13th century
b)
16th century
c)
18th century
d)
19th century
11.
What year did the British begin to force cultivators to produce other crops like jute and tea?
a)
1765
b)
1800
c)
1850
d)
1900
12.
In what year did the British government tour the indigo districts to assess the situation during the rebellion?
a)
1857
b)
1859
c)
1865
d)
1822
13.
What year did the British first import indigo from India?
a)
1783
b)
1788
c)
1810
d)
1765
14.
When did the value of goods bought by the Company in Bengal double?
a)
1765
b)
1770
c)
1788
d)
1810
15.
What year did the British begin to expand the cultivation of opium in India?
a)
1765
b)
1788
c)
1800
d)
1850
16.
When did the British first establish the ryotwari system in southern India?
a)
1793
b)
1822
c)
1859
d)
1765
17.
What year did the British officials realize that the zamindars were not investing in land improvement?
a)
1793
b)
1822
c)
1859
d)
1765
18.
In what year did the British begin to face a crisis in the Bengal economy?
a)
1765
b)
1770
c)
1788
d)
1810
19.
What year did the British first start to collect revenue directly from ryots?
a)
1793
b)
1822
c)
1859
d)
1765
20.
When did the British first start using the ryoti system for indigo cultivation?
a)
1788
b)
1793
c)
1822
d)
1859
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