Q 1 – When was the permanent settlement introduced in Bengal?
(a) 1785
(b) 1764
(c) 1793
(d) 1905
Ans. (c) 1793
Q 2 – Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord William Bentick
Ans. (a) Lord Cornwallis
Q 3 – When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?
(a) 1770
(b) 1858
(c) 1813
(d) 1795
Ans. (c) 1813
Q 4 – Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon _______
(a) river
(b) permanent agriculture
(c) forests
(d) Trade
Ans. (c) forests
Q 5 – Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?
(a) Santhal
(b) Bhil
(e) Guj jar
(d) Bekarwal
Ans. (a) Santhal
Q 6 – Daniin-i-koh was formed for ________
(a) Santhals
(b) Paharias
(c) British
(d) Zamindari
Ans. (a) Santhals
Q 7 – _______ was the major source of cotton for the British till 1862.
(a) America
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Japan
Ans. (a) America
Q 8 – Damin-i-Koh was the area demarcated for the tribe.
(a) Ho
(b) Santhal
(c) Munda
(d) Junto
Ans. (b) Santhal.
Q 9 – Consider the following options.
1. The fifth report submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 AD.
2. Jotedars were quite powerful.
3. Santhals were a great danger to Paharis.
4. No Zamindari was auctioned in Bengal.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(e) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
Ans. (a) 1, 2 and 3
Q 10 – Consider the following statements:
1. Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 AD.
2. Jotedarswere quite powerful.
3. All the Zamindars paid their dues very easily.
4. The ryots came to see the moneylenders as devious and deceitful.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(e) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (c) 1, 2 and 4.
Q 11 – Consider the following events:
1. Introduction of Permanent settlement
2. American Civil war
3. Fifth report in the British Parliament
4. Santhals arrived in the hilly area of Rajmahal
The correct Çhronological order of these events is:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 4, 3, 2
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Ans. (b) 1, 4, 3, 2
Q 12 – Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
(a) Lord Charles Cornwallis
(b) Francis Buchanan
(c) David Ricardo
(d) Thomas Munro
Ans. (a) Lord Charles Cornwallis
Q 13 – The life span of Maharaja Mehtab Chand was
(a) 1830-1889.
(b) 1820-1879.
(c) 1825-1863.
(d) 1832-1888.
Ans. (b) 1820-1879.
Q 14 – When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?
(a) 1770
(b) 1858
(c) 1813
(d) 1795
Ans. (c) 1813
Q 15 – Which of the following is not a feature of shifting cultivation?
(a) Patches of forest are cut and burnt in rotation.
(b) Seeds are sown in the ashes.
(c) Plots cleared are cultivated for a few years and then left fallow.
(d) These patches were enriched by nitrogen from the ash.
Ans. (d) These patches were enriched by nitrogen from the ash
Q 16 – Professionally, Buchanan was a/an
(a) archaeologist.
(b) physician.
(c) philosopher.
(d) viceroy.
Ans. (b) physician.
Q 17 – Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?
(a) Santhal
(b) Bhil
(c) Guj jar
(d) Bekarwal
Ans. (a) Santhal
Q 18 – Who among the following was the leader of the Santhal rebellion?
(a) Siddhu Manjhi
(b) Birsa Munda
(c) Kanu
(d) Paharias
Ans. (i) Siddhu Manjhi
Q 19 – The Royatwari system was implemented mainly in
(a) Bombay Deccan
(b) Calcutta and Northern India
(c) Northern India only
(d) Bihar and Assam.
Ans. (a) Bombay Deccan
Q 20 – Daniin-i-koh was formed for __
(a) Santhals
(b) Paharias
(c) British
(d) Zamindari
Ans. (a) Santhals