MCQ with Solution - Ruling the Countryside | Social Studies (SST) Class 8 PDF Download

(i) is incorrect because the Diwani rights were granted on 12 August 1765, not 15 August. (iii) is incorrect because the phrase "Diwani rights also met their revenue demands" is vague and incorrect. The Company exercised Diwani rights, which meant they collected revenue, but this statement doesn’t clearly explain that the Company collected revenue to meet their administrative needs, not just "met their revenue demands." Therefore, the correct answer is (b) (i) & (iii).

The Mahalwari system referred to the concept where a "mahal" could be an estate, village, or group of villages, and was used in British revenue records. Therefore, all statements are correct, making (d) All of the above the right answer.

All these statements describe the key features of the Mahalwari system. The revenue demands were revised periodically, not permanently fixed, and villages were responsible for collecting and paying the revenue to the Company. Since all except (iii) are correct, (d) (i), (ii), & (iv) is the right choice.

Q.4. A person who is owned by someone else and has no freedom & is compelled to work for master.
(a) Ryoti
(b) Cultivator
(c) Slave
(d) Servant
Ans. (c)

A slave is someone owned by another person and lacks freedom, fitting the description given. Hence, (c) Slave is the correct answer.

Q.5. Following are the problems related to Niz cultivated. Pick up the wrong statement.
(a) It was easier for the cultivators to expand the area under Niz cultivators.
(b) Only small plots were scattered under this cultivation.
(c) Labour was needed precisely at a time when peasants were usually busy with cultivation.
(d) This also requires many Ploughs & Bullocks.
Ans. (c)

(c) is incorrect because the issue was not that labor was needed when peasants were busy; rather, it was that the labor requirements and work involved in Niz cultivation were hard to meet due to the difficult conditions. 

Q.6. Find out the correct statement for Ryoti’s system.
(i) The planters fixed the ryots to sign a contract.
(ii) At times they pressurized the village headmen to sign the contract on behalf of the ryots.
(iii) Those who signed the contract got cash advances.
(iv) Planters provided the seed & the drill necessary for farming.
Choose the correct option:
(a) (i), (ii) & (iv)   
(b) (ii) & (iii)   
(c) (i), (iii) & (iv)   
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
Ans. (d)

All the statements describe the key aspects of the Ryoti system, where planters forced ryots into contracts, pressured village headmen, gave cash advances, and supplied seeds and tools. Hence, (d) is the correct answer.

Q.7. In which year & month, blue rebellion took place?
(a) April 1859    
(b) March 1859    
(c) June 1859       
(d) Feb 1859
Ans. (b)

The Blue Rebellion, which involved indigo planters and peasants, started in March 1859, making (b) March 1859 the correct answer.

Q.8.  Match the following :

(a) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4    
(b) A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
(c) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4    
(d) A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
Ans. (b)

Ryots are peasants, Mahal refers to the village, Ni is cultivation on planters' land, and Ryoti is cultivation on ryots' lands. Hence, (b) A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 is correct.

Q.9. Which one of the following is considered as a proper statement as per Munro system?
(i) Munro system, also known as Ryotwari system.
(ii) The settlement they argued had to be made directly with cultivators.
(iii) The charge of collecting the revenue & paying it to the Company & directly was given to village headmen.
(iv) The estimated revenue of each plot was added to calculate the revenue that each village ray.
Choose the correct option:
(a) (i) & (ii) are true    
(b) (iii) & (iv) are true    
(c) (i) & (iii) true        
(d) All are true
Ans. (a)

(i) and (ii) correctly describe the Munro (Ryotwari) system, where revenue settlement was made directly with cultivators. However, (iii) and (iv) are incorrect as the Ryotwari system did not involve village headmen for revenue collection. Therefore, the correct answer is (a) (i) & (ii).