This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who had the responsibility of paying the revenue in the Mahalwari settlement? A) Village headmen. B) Villagers. C) Intermediaries. D) Landlords. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Village headmen. 2. The rajas and the talukdars were recognized as A) Zamindars. B) Village head. C) Governor. D) GOVENER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zamindars. 3. Who started a rebellion against the French in 1791 in St Dominique A) Indians slaves. B) African slaves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African slaves. 4. What was introduced by the Company in 1793 to ensure a regular flow of revenue? A) Mahalwari Settlement. B) Permanent Settlement. C) Ryotwari System. D) Indigo Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permanent Settlement. 5. Which Governor General was associated with Doctrine of Lapse? A) Lord Ripon. B) Lord Bentinck. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) Lord Curzon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Dalhousie. 6. Q5) Floral cotton print was designed and produced by:- A) Captain Alexander Read. B) Charles Cornwallis. C) Thomas Munro. D) William Morris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Morris. 7. The cultivation of Indigo requires which climatic condition A) Tropical Climate. B) Temperate climate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Climate. 8. Who introduced the Permanent settlement of Bengal? A) Lord Cornwallis. B) Lord William. C) Lord Louise. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis. 9. What does 'ryot' mean? A) Zamindar. B) Talugdar. C) Planter. D) Cultivator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultivator. 10. The Ryotwari system was introduced in A) UP and Punjab. B) Bengal and Awadh. C) Bombay and Madras Provinces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay and Madras Provinces. 11. What are commercial crops? A) Crops cultivated for tax paying. B) Crops cultivated for own use. C) Crops cultivated for sale. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crops cultivated for sale. 12. Saw the farmers' uprising against the cultivation of indigo in ..... and was supported by ..... A) Bengal, Subhash Chandra Bose. B) Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal. C) Bombay, B.G.Tilak. D) Champaran, Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Champaran, Mahatma Gandhi. 13. When was the indigo commotion set up/ appointed? A) 1860. B) 1980. C) 1780. D) 1866. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1860. 14. Which one of the statement not related to permanent settlement. A) The revenue rate was fixed permanently. B) The responsibility of revenue collection was in hands of Zamindars. C) The company introduced permanent settlement in 1793. D) In this system revenue was to be paid by village called Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In this system revenue was to be paid by village called Mahal. 15. By the seventeenth century, The Spanish started cultivating indigo in ..... A) Caribbean islands. B) Jamaica. C) Venezuela. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venezuela. 16. Q8) Who was the Governor of Madras in 1819? A) Robert Clive. B) Alexander fleming. C) Charles Conveles. D) Thomas Munro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas Munro. 17. This Revenue system was introduced by ..... in the areas taken over by the company after defeating Tipu Sultan. A) Ryotwari System. B) Mahalwari System. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ryotwari System. 18. The Indigo planters came from A) Scotland and Ireland. B) England and Ireland. C) Ireland and Wales. D) England and Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) England and Scotland. 19. The planter provided the seed and the drill, while the cultivators prepared the soil, sowed the seed and looked after the crop in ..... system. A) New. B) Ryoti. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryoti. 20. The new system of revenue called Mahalwari was devised by: A) Thomas in Rome. B) Charles Cornwallis. C) Holt Mackenzie. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holt Mackenzie. 21. When did the company get Diwani rights? A) 12 August 1765. B) 16 August 1765. C) 14 August 1765. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 August 1765. 22. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE TERM SLAVE??? A) A PERSON WHO IS OWNED BY SOMEONE. B) A ROYAL PERSON. C) A PAID WORKER. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A PAID WORKER. 23. What was a major drawback of the Ryotwari system? A) Zamindars continued to dominate rural administration. B) Peasants had to pay revenue even if their crops failed. C) The British collected revenue only once every ten years. D) Revenue was based on market prices and fluctuated too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peasants had to pay revenue even if their crops failed. 24. Who helped spread the news of the plights of the farmers in Bengal and the revolt? A) The zamindars. B) East India Company officials. C) Intellectuals comprising authors, novelists, theater actors. D) Other European traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intellectuals comprising authors, novelists, theater actors. 25. Planters usually forced the ryots to sign the contract. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 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