This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As Diwan, the Company became the ..... of the territory under its control. A) Zamindar. B) Rajas and Taluqdars. C) Chief financial administrator. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chief financial administrator. 2. Indigo production came down in Bengal in A) 1850. B) 1852. C) 1855. D) 1859. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1859. 3. East India Company got Diwani of Bengal in A) 1765. B) 1784. C) 1876. D) 2021. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1765. 4. Nearly ..... people died in the Bengal famine that occurred in 1770 A) 20 million. B) 1 million. C) 10 million. D) 25 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 million. 5. Name the plant from which a natural blue is extracted. A) Opium. B) Coffee. C) Indigo. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indigo. 6. In which of the following states was about ten million people killed in a famine in 1770? A) Bengal. B) Punjab. C) Bihar. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bengal. 7. The MAHAL was also known as a group of cities. True or False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which of the following is not true about Permanent Settlement? A) Introduced in 1793. B) The zamindars were asked to collect rent. C) The rent could be revised after every five years. D) The zamindars were expected to invest on lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rent could be revised after every five years. 9. Where did planters shift production after indigo cultivation collapsed in Bengal? A) Bihar. B) Assam. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bihar. 10. What was the main issue with nij cultivation? A) It required too many workers. B) It was too expensive. C) It was difficult to expand the area. D) It produced low-quality indigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was difficult to expand the area. 11. What was the main aim of the Company regarding revenue? A) To improve agricultural practices. B) To buy fine cotton and silk cloth cheaply. C) To invest in local industries. D) To increase revenue for military expenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy fine cotton and silk cloth cheaply. 12. Which one of the following statements are true with respect to the Mahalwari System A) The landlords were collectively responsible for the tax payment to the East India Company. B) The Cultivator paid half of the revenue as tax directly to the government. C) The Zamindar paid a fixed amount to the Government, otherwise he was evicted from the land. D) This system created a new class of landlords who were loyal to the Britishers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The landlords were collectively responsible for the tax payment to the East India Company. 13. A terrible famine in Bengal in the year 1770 killed 11 million people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. ..... was a revenue estate which may be a village or a group of villages. A) Mahal. B) Gram. C) Garage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahal. 15. Who introduced the Mahalwari settlement? A) Holt Mackenzie. B) Robert Clive. C) Morris. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holt Mackenzie. 16. The painter was commissioned by ..... to record memorable events of his life A) Robert Clive. B) Vasco da Gama. C) Warren Hastings. D) Charles Cornwallis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Clive. 17. Who wrote a play called 'Neel Darpan'? A) Dinabandu Mintra. B) Prem moon. C) Mahadevi Verma. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dinabandu Mintra. 18. In which state did artisans create the Kalamkari print? A) Orissa. B) Andhra pradesh. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andhra pradesh. 19. Company wanted to buy which three types of goods in India? A) Wheat, rice and millets. B) Horses, Cotton and Silk. C) Fine quality cotton, silk and spices. D) Spices, cotton and wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fine quality cotton, silk and spices. 20. Which Revenue System recognized the rajas and talukdars as zamindar? A) Permanent Settlement. B) Ryotwari System. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permanent Settlement. 21. Who collected the revenue under the Mahalwari system? A) The farmer paid it directly. B) The zamindar. C) The village headman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The village headman. 22. Which one of these was NOT a motive for the new revenue systems? A) Encouraging zamindars to invest more in land. B) Earning maximum revenue for the company. C) Welfare of the farmers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Welfare of the farmers. 23. The revenue system that was in South India was ..... A) Mahalwari System. B) Ryotwari System. C) Permanent Settlement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ryotwari System. 24. Who did the Indigo Commission hold guilty? A) The ryots. B) The govt. C) The planters. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The planters. 25. After Indigo production collapsed in Bengal, the planters shifted their operation to A) Bihar. B) Gujarat. C) Rajasthan. D) Orissa. 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