This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Q9) Who Divised the New system of Revenue Mahalwari: A) Holt Mackanzie. B) Mhatma Gandhiji. C) Robert Clive. D) Queen Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holt Mackanzie. 2. In the following revenue system in which rent was periodically revised and the rent was based on the size of the land, the revenue was collected by the Company directly is A) Mahalwari System. B) Permanent settlement System. C) Ryotwari System. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahalwari System. 3. WHO INTRODUCED MAHALWARI SETTLEMENT? A) HOLT MACKENZIE. B) ALEXANDER READ. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HOLT MACKENZIE. 4. Indigo is a dye which is A) A rich yellow in colour. B) A rich blue in colour. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rich blue in colour. 5. Indigo production was organized under two systems A) Mahal and Ryot. B) Ryot and New. C) Izarkti and Nij. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryot and New. 6. Who used to collect taxes under the Mahalwari system? A) Ryot. B) Head of the family. C) Zamindars. D) Village Headmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Village Headmen. 7. Kalamkari print was created by the weavers of: A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Orissa. C) Bengal. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh. 8. Why was there a popular demand for Indian indigo in Italy, France and Britain? A) India was the biggest producer of indigo and no other country produced indigo. B) There was a ban on indigo import in other countries. C) Indigo imports were tax free. D) Indigo was used to dye cloth and there was a huge demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indigo was used to dye cloth and there was a huge demand. 9. Who was William Morris? A) A famous actor. B) A famous cricketer. C) A famous poet and artist. D) A famous scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A famous poet and artist. 10. ..... print was created by weavers of Andhra Pradesh in India. A) Morris. B) Indigo. C) Kalamkari. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalamkari. 11. A terrible Famine in ..... killed ten million people in Bengal. A) 1770. B) 1772. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1770. 12. Apart from Indigo cultivation Bengal was known for A) Rice Cultivation. B) Jute Cultivation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rice Cultivation. 13. What major flaw in the Permanent Settlement caused many zamindars to lose their land? A) The revenue fixed was too low, leading to Company losses. B) The revenue demand was too high, and zamindars failed to pay on time. C) The British allowed zamindars to demand taxes from farmers freely. D) Zamindars were granted military power, leading to armed conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The revenue demand was too high, and zamindars failed to pay on time. 14. ..... introduced Permanent Settlement in 1793. A) Charles Cornwallis. B) Thomas Munro. C) Holt Mackenzie. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles Cornwallis. 15. The demand for indigo increased in late-eighteenth century in Britain because of ..... A) Blue Rebellion. B) Indigo planters. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Banning of woad in britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial Revolution. 16. IN WHICH YEAR MUGHAL EMPEROR APPOINTED EAST INDIA COMPANY AS THE DIWAN?????? A) 1807. B) 1742. C) 1798. D) 1765. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1765. 17. The planters at times pressurised the ..... to sign the contract on behalf of the ryots. A) Zamindars. B) Peasants. C) Village headmen. D) Company officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Village headmen. 18. What was the immediate consequence of the East India Company gaining Diwani rights in Bengal? A) The Company started collecting revenue but continued to import gold and silver for trade. B) The Company stopped importing gold and silver to India and used revenue from Bengal to finance trade. C) The Company focused only on administration and left trade to private merchants. D) The Company abolished local zamindars and directly controlled land taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Company stopped importing gold and silver to India and used revenue from Bengal to finance trade. 19. Ijaradari system was introduced in 1773 by ..... A) Warren Hastings. B) Lord Cornwallis. C) William Bentinck. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warren Hastings. 20. After revenue system to enhance the treasury the Company focused on A) Industries. B) Crops. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crops. 21. Ryotwari system is also known as: A) Permanent settlement. B) Decennial system. C) Munro system. D) Mahalwari system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Munro system. 22. Q2) The international demand of indigo was affected because of the discovery: A) Wood. B) Synthetic dyes. C) Blue color. D) Yellow Color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synthetic dyes. 23. Many cultivators lost their land because A) Of famine. B) Of no rainfall. C) Rent was high. D) They were jailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rent was high. 24. Which of the following was not a major cash crop cultivated under British rule? A) Indigo. B) Jute. C) Tea. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheat. 25. Q6) What is one Bigha compared to Acre? A) One Third Acre. B) One Fourth Acre. C) Three fourth Acre. D) One whole Acre. 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