This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 3 Ruling The Countryside Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Mahalwari system was first introduced in: A) Bengal. B) Madras. C) North-Western Provinces. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North-Western Provinces. 2. What was another name for the Ryotwari system? A) Mahalwari system. B) Munro system. C) Permanent settlement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Munro system. 3. How did the British respond to the Blue Rebellion of 1859? A) They abolished the indigo trade completely. B) They reduced taxes on indigo to satisfy peasants. C) They established the Indigo Commission and declared that peasants could refuse to grow indigo. D) They ordered military action against the rebels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They established the Indigo Commission and declared that peasants could refuse to grow indigo. 4. The company had become the Diwan. But it still saw itself as ..... A) Traders. B) Diwan. C) Qazi. D) Rules of the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traders. 5. Q1) Who among the Following introduced ryotwari system? A) Thomas Munro. B) Holt Mackenzie. C) Lord Hastings. D) Lord Cornwallis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Munro. 6. Which of the following was NOT an instrument of economic drain? A) Growing of certain crops. B) Revenue system. C) Building of railways. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building of railways. 7. PERMANANT SETTLEMENT WAS INTRODUCED BY WHOM???? A) HOLT MAKENZIE. B) THOMAS MUNRO. C) LORD CORNWALLIS. D) ROBERT CLIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LORD CORNWALLIS. 8. The Mughal Emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal on ..... A) 13th August. B) 12th August. C) 12th August 1765. D) 12th August 1756. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12th August 1765. 9. Who devised the new revenue system that came into effect in 1822? A) Holt Mackenzie. B) The Indigo Commission. C) The British Parliament. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holt Mackenzie. 10. Which of the following system of revenue collection is also called the Munro system? A) Permanent settlement. B) Mahalwari system. C) Ryotwari system. D) Zamindari system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ryotwari system. 11. After the 'Blue Rebellion', indigo production collapsed in ..... Planters shifted their operation to ..... A) Bengal, Haryana. B) Punjab, Bengal. C) Bengal, Bihar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bengal, Bihar. 12. What was the chief advantage of the Company when appointed as the Diwan of Bengal? A) The Company could trade to whichever country they wanted. B) The Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory under its control and they could raise revenue. C) Agricultural production saw an increase in Bengal. D) The Company helped the artisans to sell their goods at higher prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory under its control and they could raise revenue. 13. What were the two main systems of indigo cultivation? A) Nij and bigha. B) Ryoti and Satta. C) New and Ryoti. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New and Ryoti. 14. Identify the most suitable match for the term "VILLAGE" A) Mahal. B) Hall. C) Big. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahal. 15. Who devised a new system called Mahalwari in 1882? A) Thomas Munro. B) Alexander Read. C) Robert Clive. D) Holt Mackenzie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holt Mackenzie. 16. What did the Indigo Commission do? A) Promoted indigo cultivation. B) Investigated the indigo production system. C) Established new revenue systems. D) Supported the planters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investigated the indigo production system. 17. The revenue collecting system introduced by the EIC during 1793 A) Ryotwari System. B) Permanent Settlement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permanent Settlement. 18. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE TERM PLANTATION??? A) REARING OF ANIMALS. B) ANIMAL KINGDOM. C) A LARGE FARM OPERATED BY A FARMER. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A LARGE FARM OPERATED BY A FARMER. 19. IN WHICH REGION WAS JUTE PRIMARILY GROWN IN THE 19TH CENTURY? A) ASSAM. B) Bengal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal. 20. The Permanent settlement was introduced by A) Lord Cornwallis. B) Thomas Munro. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis. 21. Q8) When was the Famine of Bengal? A) 1767. B) 1870. C) 1780. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of These. 22. Were deserting villages since they were being forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices. A) Farmers. B) Shopkeepers. C) Artisans. D) Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artisans. 23. Weekly markets were very flourishing during the economic crisis of Bengal. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. What role did zamindars play in the indigo rebellion of 1859? A) They supported British planters against the peasants. B) They remained neutral to avoid losing their revenue rights. C) They encouraged peasants to resist indigo cultivation. D) They demanded higher taxes on indigo cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They encouraged peasants to resist indigo cultivation. 25. How did the EIC plan on improving the agriculture? A) By introducing Mahalwari system. B) By introducing Munro system. C) By introducing Permanent Settlement. 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