This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 August 1765. 2. The Indigo Commission was set up to enquire into the system of indigo production. Whom did the Commission hold guilty? A) The ryots. B) The planters. C) The government. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The planters. 3. In which year did the Mughal Emperor appointed the company as the diwan of Bengal. A) 1765. B) 1654. C) 1665. D) 1746. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1765. 4. On ..... , the Mughal emperor appointed EIC as the Diwan of Bengal A) 16 August 1765. B) 12 August 1765. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 August 1765. 5. The British forced the Indians to grow A) Jute in bengal tea in assam. B) Jute in madras tea in assam. C) Wheat in Maharashtra. D) Sugarcane in punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jute in bengal tea in assam. 6. Who collected revenue from the peasants under Permanent Settlement? A) Nawabs. B) Residents. C) Governor-General. D) Zamindars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zamindars. 7. IN 1710, A TERRIBLE FAMINE TOOK PLACE IN WHICH PLACE? A) BIHAR. B) BENGAL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BENGAL. 8. What was the main reason for the high demand for Indian indigo? A) It produced a rich blue color. B) It was cheaper than other dyes. C) It was easier to cultivate. D) It was used for food coloring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It produced a rich blue color. 9. Q4) When Did the Mughal Emperor appointed the East India Company as The Diwan of Bengal? A) 19 December 1790. B) 12 August 1765. C) 21 May 1780. D) 26 February 1764. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 August 1765. 10. Who was Thomas Munroe? A) Governor of Madras. B) Governor of Bengal. C) Governor of Bombay. D) Governor of Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Governor of Madras. 11. Q8) What is the literal meaning of the Greek word "Indikon" ? A) Blue. B) Dye. C) From India. D) From England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From India. 12. "ryotwari system was tried on a small scale by Captain Alexander Read" where was it taken at a small scale? A) Mysore the territory of tipu sultan. B) Calcutta. C) At Assam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mysore the territory of tipu sultan. 13. Who first attempted to introduce the Ryotwari system in South India? A) Charles Cornwallis. B) Thomas Munro. C) Warren Hastings. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Munro. 14. Which plant was highly in demand among the European market fro dying clothes and fabrics A) Woad. B) Indigo. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indigo. 15. Q1) What is nij and ryoti? A) The two main sets of zamindars. B) The two important systems of indigo cultivation. C) The two main trading centres of indigo. D) The two main areas where indigo was cultivated in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The two important systems of indigo cultivation. 16. Permanent Settlement was introduced by whom? A) Lord Cornwallis. B) Holt Mackenzie. C) Thomas Munroe. D) Robert Clive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis. 17. What was the main reason behind the indigo revolt (Blue Rebellion) of 1859? A) Peasants were forced to grow indigo instead of food crops. B) The British reduced the price of indigo, affecting peasants' profits. C) The French supported the peasants against British planters. D) Zamindars refused to allow peasants to cultivate indigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peasants were forced to grow indigo instead of food crops. 18. How did company purchase goods in India before 1865? A) By exporting. B) By importing. C) By auction. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By importing. 19. What do you understand by a mahal in the Mahalwari system? A) Farmer and fields. B) A village or group of villages. C) Seeds and crops. D) Local name for land revenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A village or group of villages. 20. Before the Diwani rights the EIC got their income from ..... A) Mughals. B) Britain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 21. Assertion (A):The Mahalwari system aimed to collect revenue through village communities rather than individual landlords. Reason (R):The British believed that village institutions were strong in North India and could help in efficient tax collection. A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true, but R is false. D) A is false, but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 22. How much proportion of Indigo was imported from India by Britain in 1810? A) 75 per cent. B) 95 per cent. C) 90 per cent. D) 85 per cent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 95 per cent. 23. Under this revenue system fields had to be carefully and separately surveyed before the revenue assessment was made. A) Permanent settlement system. B) Mahalwari system. C) Ryotwari system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ryotwari system. 24. ) The Demand for indigo increased in late 18 century in Britain because of: A) Population. B) Quality. C) Industries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industries. 25. Blue rebellion took place in: A) March, 1859. B) January, 1861. 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