CBSE Questions for Class 8 History Ruling The Countryside Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

The Mahalwari system was confined only to the state of Uttar Pradesh.
  • True
  • False
The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of __________.
  • Flying shuttle
  • Spinning Jenny
  • Sewing machine
  • Synthetic dye
The ______ system of revenue collection was introduced in the Madras Presidency.
  • Ryotwari
  • Mahalwari
  • Zamindari
  • Munro
The Ryotwari System was introduced in_______.
  • Madras and Bombay Presidency
  • Madras and Delhi Presidency 
  • Bengal and Bombay Presidency 
  • None of the above 
The demand for indigo increased in the late-eighteenth-century in Britain because of __________.
  • Colonisation
  • Industrialisation
  • Imperialism
  • Socialism
Match the following:

List I

List II
A
Ryot1
village
B
Mahal2
peasant
C
Nij3
cultivation on ryots lands
D
Ryoti4
cultivation on planters own land
  • A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  • A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  • A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  • A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
The indigo plant is used in making a dye for ______. 
  • textiles
  • steel making
  • coal refining
  • oil refinaries
The Permanent Settlement was introduced in ______ and ______ in 1793 A.D
  • Bengal and Bihar
  • Bihar and Orrisa 
  • Bengal and Bombay
  • None of the above 
What does mahal mean?
  • Town
  • Palace
  • Port
  • Village
Growers of woad in Europe saw __________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.
  • Cotton
  • Tobacco
  • Chilli
  • Indigo
The Zamindars were required to pay a fixed amount to British as land revenue irrespective of what they could collect under the _____.
  • Judicial reforms
  • Permanent Land Revenue Settlement
  • Police reforms
  • Administrative reforms
Permanent land revenue system secured a fixed and stable income for the _____.
  • Zamindars
  • British officers
  • Farmers
  • East India Company
Under permanent land revenue settlement Zamindars became the _____.
  • Slaves of the British
  • Masters of the land
  • Members of Privy Council
  • Members of Executive Council
When did Lord Cornwallis introduce the Permanent Land Revenue settlement of Bengal?
  • 1786
  • 1788
  • 1790
  • 1793
Due to permanent land revenue settlement, Zamindars became _____ to the East India Company.
  • slave
  • loyal
  • enemy
  • leaders
Many _____ were benefited by the permanent land revenue settlement introduced by Lord Cornwallis. 
  • Peasants
  • Farmers
  • Zamindars
  • British officers
The worst affected people under the permanent land revenue settlement system were _______.
  • zamindars
  • East India Company
  • farmers
  • nawabs
Under the Permanent Land Revenue Settlement, the Zamindars were allowed to ______.
  • Cultivate the land
  • Sell and purchase land
  • Make money
  • None of these
Who, as per the Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Lord Cornwallis, were made hereditary owners of the land under their possession?
  • British Company
  • Zamindars
  • Peasants
  • Farmers
In the ___________ system, the tax was fixed for the entire estate.
  • Mahalwari
  • Ryotwari
  • Permanent settlement
  • None
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