Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 13 (18 MCQs)

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1. When did famine hit Bengal

Correct Answer: B) 1770.

2. Permanent settlement was introduced by:

Correct Answer: C) Charles Cornwallis.

3. The Ryots were

Correct Answer: B) Cultivators.

4. NAME THE LAND REVENUE SETTLEMENT THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN SOUTH INDIA????

Correct Answer: C) RYOTWARI SYSYTEM.

5. IN WHICH YEAR DID MAHATMA GANDHI VISIT THE CHAMPARAN AND SEE THE PLIGHT OF THE INDIGO CULTIVATORS???

Correct Answer: A) 1917.

6. Why was ryotwari system not used in the north west bengal or north india?

Correct Answer: C) There were no traditional zamindars.

7. Indigo production was not profitable for

Correct Answer: B) Peasants.

8. Lord Cornwallis introduced the ..... settlement in 1793.

Correct Answer: C) Permanent.

9. In ..... , thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to grow indigo

Correct Answer: A) March 1859.

10. What problem arose from the Permanent Settlement?

Correct Answer: C) High fixed revenue led to zamindars not improving land.

11. Which of the following are the drawbacks of Permanent settlement?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

12. ..... is money that a government receives from people.

Correct Answer: C) Revenue.

13. Other than India which country had potential of growing indigo

Correct Answer: A) Caribbean Island.

14. Cornwallis was the GovernorGeneral of ..... when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.

Correct Answer: A) Bengal.

15. After capturing Mysore, which land revenue system was imposed there?

Correct Answer: B) Ryotwari.

16. Jute, tea, and cotton were grown in ..... , ..... , and ..... respectively.

Correct Answer: C) Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra.

17. What led to the final decline of the indigo industry in India?

Correct Answer: B) Synthetic dyes were developed in Europe, reducing demand for natural indigo.

18. Q7) Where was British Appointed as the Diwan of Bengal?

Correct Answer: C) Robert Clive's Tent.