All questions of Ruling the Countryside for Class 8 Exam

• a)
  The Shiwalik
• b)
  The Dews 
• c)
  The Himachal
• d)
  The Himadri

• a)
  1900
• b)
  1885
• c)
  1890
• d)
  1793

• a)
  Company officials discovered that the zamindars were not investing in the improvement of land as they used primitive techniques .
• b)
  If the revenue amount was not paid, they lost their zamindari and there were many landless labourers.
• c)
  Many land owners were evicted because they did not have relevant documents to prove that they owned the land .
• d)
  As the expenses increased, Government had to decrease the taxes in other provinces .

• a)
  1775
• b)
  1770
• c)
  1777
• d)
  1778

• A:

  Rajas had to give it in the form of jewellery and gold

• B:

  Rajas had to give it from their treasury.

• C:

  Rajas had to raise revenue by selling their own land .

• D:

  Rajas had to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company

The answer is D.

• a)
  Bombay
• b)
  Madras
• c)
  Bihar
• d)
  Uttar Pradesh

• 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.

• a)
  Blue
• b)
  Dye
• c)
  From India
• d)
  From England

• a)
  The Company helped the artisans to sell their goods at higher prices
• b)
  Agricultural production saw an increase in Bengal.
• c)
  The Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory under its control and they could raise revenue
• d)
  The Company could trade to whichever country they wanted.

• 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

• a)
  Village heads
• b)
  Farmers and Peasants
• c)
  Rajas and Taluqdars
• d)
  British officers

• a)
  Increased agricultural investment.
• b)
  Secure land rights.
• c)
  Decline in crop production.
• d)
  Inability to pay rent leading to evictions.

• a)
  Nij and mahalwari systems.
• b)
  Ryoti and zamindari systems.
• c)
  Nij and ryoti systems.
• d)
  Mahalwari and ryotwari systems.

• a)
  The discovery of synthetic dyes.
• b)
  The introduction of the ryotwari system.
• c)
  The shift of indigo planters to Bihar.
• d)
  The establishment of the Indigo Commission.

• a)
  True
• b)
  False 

• a)
  Robert Clive

  
  
• b)
  Charles Cornwallis

  
  
• c)
  Warren Hastings

  
  
• d)
  Thomas Munro

  
  

• a)
  The planter provided the seed and the drill, while the cultivators prepared the soil, sowed the seed and looked after the crop.
• b)
  The ryots were forced to sign a contract, an agreement (satta)
• c)
  Those who signed the contract got cash advances from the planters at low rates of interest to produce indigo.
• d)
  The planters produced indigo in the lands that he directly controlled.

• a)
  Thomas Munro
• b)
  Holt Mackenzie
• c)
  H T Colebrook
• d)
  Alexander

• a)
  Peasants becoming rich and enterprising farmers.
• b)
  Extensive investment in land improvement by ryots.
• c)
  Peasants fleeing the countryside and villages becoming deserted.
• d)
  Increased collaboration between ryots and zamindars.

• a)
  Lack of suitable land for cultivation.
• b)
  High cost of purchasing indigo seeds.
• c)
  Unavailability of skilled laborers.
• d)
  Difficulty in obtaining loans from the Company.

• a)
  By increasing the fixed revenue demand.
• b)
  By investing in industrial infrastructure.
• c)
  By encouraging investment in land and improving agriculture.
• d)
  By abolishing the role of zamindars.

• a)
  To promote local food security
• b)
  To meet the demands of the European market
• c)
  To diversify Indian agriculture
• d)
  To reduce the cost of British imports

• a)
  Better quality of indigo in Bihar
• b)
  Discovery of new cultivation techniques
• c)
  Collapse of indigo production in Bengal
• d)
  Lower cost of production in Bihar

• a)
  To encourage investment in land and improve agriculture
• b)
  To increase taxes on the peasants
• c)
  To reduce the income of the zamindars
• d)
  To decrease the revenue flow into the Company's coffers

• a)
  Introduction of new taxes by the British
• b)
  Refusal of ryots to grow indigo
• c)
  Increased production demands by planters
• d)
  Discovery of synthetic dyes

• a)
  True
• b)
  False

• a)
  The introduction of more stringent indigo cultivation laws.
• b)
  Increased support for ryots against the planters.
• c)
  Shift in focus from indigo to other cash crops.
• d)
  Complete withdrawal from indigo cultivation.

• a)
  To abolish the village system.
• b)
  To permanently fix revenue demands.
• c)
  To preserve the village as a social institution.
• d)
  To eliminate the role of zamindars.

• a)
  Lack of sufficient labour
• b)
  Low cost of importing seeds
• c)
  Difficulty in obtaining fertile land
• d)
  Low yield of indigo crops

• a)
  Increased investment in agriculture by zamindars
• b)
  Permanent reduction of revenue demands by the Company
• c)
  Frequent sale of zamindari lands at auctions
• d)
  Expansion of indigo cultivation

• a)
  planters
• b)
  zamindars
• c)
  ryots
• d)
  British officials