This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > Ruling The Countryside > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Q3) Who are called the ryots? A) The landlords. B) The women worker who used to carry indigo plant to the vats. C) The cultivators or the peasants who actually worked on the land. D) The village headmen who controlled the village land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cultivators or the peasants who actually worked on the land. 2. Who worked in the indigo plantation in the Caribbean Island A) Indian slaves. B) African slaves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African slaves. 3. The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah and the East India Company was that: A) The British opposed the succession of Siraj-ud-Daulah. B) The British attacked the French Settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal. C) The British misused the trade concessions. D) The incident of black hole had occurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The British misused the trade concessions. 4. Before 1865, the Company had purchased goods in India by importing ..... & ..... from Britain. A) Cotton & Indigo. B) Gold and silver. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold and silver. 5. A set of statements on how the Permanent Settlement system was advantageous to the British are given below. Pick out the one that is not applicable A) The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land. B) The rajas and taluqdars were recognized as zamindars. C) The British could get a continuous flow of revenue. D) This system created a new class of landlords who were loyal to the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land. 6. Who was the Governor General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced? A) Thomas Munro. B) Charles Cornwallis. C) Robert Clive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Cornwallis. 7. When did a harsh famine hit Bengal? A) 1765. B) 1770. C) 1773. D) 1772. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1770. 8. ) After Harvest the Indigo plant was taken to Cotton Factory: A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What was the Munro system all about? A) The British acting as the father figures for the ryots. B) The British asking for revenue per month. C) The British taking over the position of all the Zamindars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The British acting as the father figures for the ryots. 10. Indigo plantations also came up in many parts of A) South America. B) Japan. C) SOUTH AMERICA. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America. 11. The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of ..... A) Synthetic dyes. B) Dyes. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synthetic dyes. 12. ..... was the Governor general when the permanent settlement was introduced. A) Lord Dalhousie. B) Lord Cornwallis. C) Thomas Munro. D) King Alexander. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Cornwallis. 13. The Munro System was prominent in which part of India? A) Northern Part. B) Southern Part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern Part. 14. Q9) Where was Indigo cultivated? A) Punjab. B) Bengal. C) Madras. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal. 15. Which group faced a tough competition from Indigo A) Woad cultivators. B) Opium cultivators. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woad cultivators. 16. What happened in 1770 in Bengal so that one-third of the population was wiped out? A) The British and the French had a war in Bengal and many were killed. B) The British shipped a lot of locals to Britain and met with an accident. C) Robert Clive had to wage a battle with the locals and killed many. D) Due to a terrible famine, ten million people in Bengal were wiped out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Due to a terrible famine, ten million people in Bengal were wiped out. 17. Ryotwari System was also known as ..... A) Permanent Settlement. B) Mahalwari System. C) Munro System. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Munro System. 18. What were the names of the two main systems of indigo cultivation? A) The nij and the ryoti. B) The ups and downs. C) Do and work. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The nij and the ryoti. 19. If zamindars didn't pay revenue, then British A) Used to jail them. B) Seize their goods. C) Auction their land. D) Punish them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auction their land. 20. In which year Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran and see the plight of the indigo cultivators? A) 1920. B) 1906. C) 1917. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1917. 21. Which European country started indigo plantations in the Caribbean before the British turned to India? A) Spain. B) France. C) Portugal. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 22. In ..... a terrible famine killed ..... people in Bengal. A) 1865, one million. B) 1765, ten million. C) 1770, ten million. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1770, ten million. 23. What is this crowd??? A) UNIT OF MEASUREMENT. B) JUST A UNIT. C) UNIT OF MASS. D) UNIT OF CAPACITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNIT OF MEASUREMENT. 24. What is a Mahal? A) Kings mansion. B) Freedom movement. C) A revenue estate. D) Kings empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A revenue estate. 25. In which year the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal? A) 1789. B) 1803. C) 1807. D) 1765. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1765. 26. What was the outcome of the 'Blue Rebellion'? A) Indigo production collapsed in Bengal. B) The zamindars gained more power. C) The British government supported the planters. D) Indigo production increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indigo production collapsed in Bengal. 27. Who gave a visit in the year 1917 at champaran movement against the indigo planters. A) Sardar Ajit Singh. B) Vallabhabhai Patel. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Subhas Chandra boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi. 28. Where was the Mahalwari system introduced? A) Only in Bengal. B) Northern parts of India. C) South India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern parts of India. 29. Bigha is the unit of ..... measurement by the British in Bengal. A) Land. B) Flowers. C) Money. D) Substance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 30. Who was the agents of planters? A) Gomasta. B) Samantha. C) Zamindar. D) Commander. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gomasta. 31. ..... devised the Mahalwari system in 1922. A) Robert Mills. B) Cornwall. C) Holt Mackenzie. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holt Mackenzie. 32. IN WHICH YEAR PERMANANT SETTLEMENT WAS INTRODUCED????? A) 1793. B) 1755. C) 1785. D) 1706. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1793. 33. In the Mahalwari system the revenue was collected by ..... A) Zamindars. B) Village headman. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Village headman. 34. After assuming Diwani rights the company ..... A) Could use vast revenue resources. B) Could fix revenue. C) Both a & b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a & b. 35. After the incident in 1770, ..... - ..... of the population was wiped out. A) One-fourth. B) Two-third. C) One-third. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-third. 36. Between ..... and, ..... the world production of indigo fell by a half A) 1864, 1930. B) 1783, 1789. C) 1770, 1870. D) 1846, 1890. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1783, 1789. 37. What was one major reason why British planters struggled to expand nij (plantation-owned) cultivation of indigo? A) British planters lacked knowledge of Indian agriculture. B) The best lands were already being used for rice cultivation. C) Indigo could only be grown in desert areas. D) The Indian climate was unsuitable for large-scale indigo plantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best lands were already being used for rice cultivation. 38. In the nij system of cultivation the planters rented or leased out land. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. By what name Indigo Revolt is also known as? A) Blue Revolt. B) Blue Rebellion. C) Blue Rage. D) Blue Mutiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue Rebellion. 40. As Diwan, the Company became the ..... of the territory under its control. A) Zamindar. B) Rajas and Taluqdars. C) Chief financial administrator. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chief financial administrator. 41. Indigo production came down in Bengal in A) 1852. B) 1850. C) 1859. D) 1855. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1859. 42. East India Company got Diwani of Bengal in A) 2021. B) 1876. C) 1765. D) 1784. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1765. 43. Nearly ..... people died in the Bengal famine that occurred in 1770 A) 1 million. B) 20 million. C) 25 million. D) 10 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 million. 44. Name the plant from which a natural blue is extracted. A) Opium. B) Coffee. C) Indigo. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indigo. 45. In which of the following states was about ten million people killed in a famine in 1770? A) Odisha. B) Bihar. C) Punjab. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bengal. 46. The MAHAL was also known as a group of cities. True or False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. Which of the following is not true about Permanent Settlement? A) Introduced in 1793. B) The zamindars were asked to collect rent. C) The rent could be revised after every five years. D) The zamindars were expected to invest on lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rent could be revised after every five years. 48. Where did planters shift production after indigo cultivation collapsed in Bengal? A) Bihar. B) Assam. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bihar. 49. What was the main issue with nij cultivation? A) It required too many workers. B) It was too expensive. C) It was difficult to expand the area. D) It produced low-quality indigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was difficult to expand the area. 50. What was the main aim of the Company regarding revenue? A) To improve agricultural practices. B) To buy fine cotton and silk cloth cheaply. C) To invest in local industries. D) To increase revenue for military expenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy fine cotton and silk cloth cheaply. 51. Which one of the following statements are true with respect to the Mahalwari System A) The landlords were collectively responsible for the tax payment to the East India Company. B) The Cultivator paid half of the revenue as tax directly to the government. C) The Zamindar paid a fixed amount to the Government, otherwise he was evicted from the land. D) This system created a new class of landlords who were loyal to the Britishers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The landlords were collectively responsible for the tax payment to the East India Company. 52. A terrible famine in Bengal in the year 1770 killed 11 million people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. ..... was a revenue estate which may be a village or a group of villages. A) Mahal. B) Gram. C) Garage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahal. 54. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Clive. 55. Who wrote a play called 'Neel Darpan'? A) Dinabandu Mintra. B) Prem moon. C) Mahadevi Verma. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dinabandu Mintra. 56. In which state did artisans create the Kalamkari print? A) Orissa. B) Andhra pradesh. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andhra pradesh. 57. Company wanted to buy which three types of goods in India? A) Wheat, rice and millets. B) Horses, Cotton and Silk. C) Fine quality cotton, silk and spices. D) Spices, cotton and wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fine quality cotton, silk and spices. 58. Which Revenue System recognized the rajas and talukdars as zamindar? A) Permanent Settlement. B) Ryotwari System. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permanent Settlement. 59. Who collected the revenue under the Mahalwari system? A) The farmer paid it directly. B) The zamindar. C) The village headman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The village headman. 60. Which one of these was NOT a motive for the new revenue systems? A) Encouraging zamindars to invest more in land. B) Earning maximum revenue for the company. C) Welfare of the farmers. D) None of the above. 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