This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Under this system the planters entered into a contract with the cultivators and provided them loans A) Nij System. B) Ryoti Cultivation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryoti Cultivation. 2. Which date was the East India Company appointed as the Diwan of Bengal? A) 12 August 1770. B) 12 August 1765. C) 12 August 1885. D) 12 August 1793. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 August 1765. 3. Name this system in which, the British directly collected revenue from cultivators. A) Permanent Settlement. B) Ryotwari Settlement. C) Mahalwari Settlement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryotwari Settlement. 4. Most of the zamindars were benefited due to permanent settlement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. When the crop was delivered to the planters after the harvest, a new loan was given to the ryot and the cycle started all over again. This statement is true in context of which system? A) Permanent Settlement. B) New Cultiveness. C) Ryoti System. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ryoti System. 6. According to the Commission, the decision was, A) Indigo was profitable to the British. B) Planters could refuse to produce indigo. C) Ryots could refuse to produce indigo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ryots could refuse to produce indigo. 7. THE WORD "MAHAL"REFERS TO WHICH PLACE? A) Garage. B) VILLAGE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VILLAGE. 8. Which Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the diwan of Bengal. A) Emperor Akbar. B) Emperor Aurangzeb. C) Emperor Shah Jahan. D) Emperor Shah Alam II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emperor Shah Alam II. 9. Indian indigo was being used by cloth manufacturers of ..... to dye cloth. ( remember it is in the thirteenth century) A) Italy, spain, Portuguese. B) Italy, france, britain. C) Germany, europe. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italy, france, britain. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. When did a harsh famine hit Bengal? A) 1773. B) 1770. C) 1765. D) 1772. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1770. 17. ) 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. 18. 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. 19. Indigo plantations also came up in many parts of A) North America. B) South America. C) Japan. D) SOUTH AMERICA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North America. 20. 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. 21. ..... 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. 22. 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. 23. Q9) Where was Indigo cultivated? A) Punjab. B) Sikkim. C) Madras. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bengal. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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