This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the main crop cultivated in Assam during the Company's rule? A) Wheat. B) Cotton. C) Tea. D) Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tea. 2. The Permanent Settlement of 1793 fixed revenue for zamindars at: A) 25% of total land production. B) A rate that would be revised every five years. C) A fixed amount that would never be increased. D) A percentage based on annual harvest output. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fixed amount that would never be increased. 3. Name the person who first introduced Ryotwari settlement. A) Thomas Munro. B) Alexander Reed. C) Sultan's deception. D) Clive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Reed. 4. The Company introduced the ..... in 1793. A) Munro System. B) Permanent Settlement. C) Major. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permanent Settlement. 5. Under this system, farmers produced indigo in their own fields. A) New System. B) Ryoti system. C) Begari system. D) Expensive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New System. 6. WHO PRODUCED AND DESIGNED THE FLORAL COTTON PRINT DURING THE 19TH CENTURY???? A) THOMAS WOOD. B) WILLIAM MORRIS. C) JAMES WILLIAM. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WILLIAM MORRIS. 7. One third of the population was wiped out from Bengal because A) A civil war broke out. B) An epidemic broke out. C) A terrible famine occurred there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A terrible famine occurred there. 8. As Diwan, the company had to look after ..... of Bengal A) Financial administration. B) Defence. C) Religious issues. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financial administration. 9. *As ..... the Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory under its control. A) King. B) Nawab. C) Diwan. D) Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diwan. 10. After harvest, the indigo plant was taken to the ..... in the indigo factory A) Vats. B) Ghats. C) Factory. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vats. 11. Who was interviewed by the member of the indigo commission in 1860. A) His hardy. B) Hadj Mawla. C) Scuhodoski. D) Robert Downey Junior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His hardy. 12. Who introduced the Mahalwari system of revenue? A) Lord cornwallis. B) Thomas Munro. C) Stop Mackenzie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stop Mackenzie. 13. What is a famine? A) A massive wind. B) A massive wave. C) A scarcity in food. D) A scarcity in water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A scarcity in food. 14. What is the meaning of Mahal in Mahalwari system? A) The palace. B) The house where the zamindar lived. C) A village. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A village. 15. H.T. Colebrook describes the conditions of the under-tenant farmers in A) 1800. B) 1805. C) 1806. D) 1810. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1806. 16. Why did the British prefer Indian indigo over European woad for dye production? A) Indigo was cheaper to produce in Europe. B) Indian indigo produced a richer and deeper blue color. C) European woad had better dyeing properties. D) The woad plant was not available in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian indigo produced a richer and deeper blue color. 17. Who persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran? A) A zamindar. B) An indigo planter. C) A peasant from Bihar. D) A British official. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A peasant from Bihar. 18. The demand for indigo increased in the late seventeenth century. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. The crops were deliberately and forcefully grown in India as they were highly in demand in A) Europe. B) America. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. 20. Which Mughal Ruler awarded the Diwani Rights to British East India Company? A) Aurangzeb. B) Shah Alam I. C) Shah Alam II. D) Bahadur Shah Zafar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shah Alam II. 21. By whom was a flora cotton print designed A) William morris. B) Brent morris. C) Tom morris. D) Grant morris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William morris. 22. Under Permanent Settlement, Rajas and Talukdars were recognised as A) Zamindars. B) Kings. C) Diwans. D) Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zamindars. 23. Q6) When did the new system devised by Holt Mackenzie? A) 1823. B) 1821. C) 1822. D) 1824. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1822. 24. Why did the East India Company become the Diwan of Bengal in 1765? A) The British defeated the Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey. B) The Mughal emperor officially appointed the Company as the Diwan. C) The British signed a treaty with the French to divide Bengal. D) The Company forcibly removed all Mughal officials from Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mughal emperor officially appointed the Company as the Diwan. 25. ..... a terrible famine killed ten million people in Bengal. About one-third of the population was wiped out. A) 1707. B) 1770. C) 1170. D) 1870. 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