Q 1 – The Champaran movement was against
(a) peasants
(b) East India Company
(c) the oppressive attitude of the planters
(d) none of the above
Ans. (c) the oppressive attitude of the planters
Q 2 – The Company tried many experiments to increase the land revenue. Name the Settlement system introduced in the Madras and Bombay presidencies?
(a) Permanent Settlement System
(b) British Settlement System
(c) Ryotwari Settlement System
(d) Mahalwari Settlement System
Ans. (c) Ryotwari Settlement System
Q 3 – The Company was appointed as the Diwan of Bengal in
(a) 1762
(b) 1763
(c) 1764
(d) 1765
Ans. (d) 1765
Q 4 – What is the literal meaning of the Greek word indikon?
(a) Blue
(b) Dye
(c) From India
(d) From England
Ans. (c) From India
Q 6 – Gandhiji visited Champaran
(a) to see the plight of Indigo planters in Champaran
(b) to see the progress indigo plantation
(c) to see the managing system of the company
(d) none of the above
Ans. (a) to see the plight of Indigo planters in Champaran
Q 7 – In which year did Bengal witness the Great Famine?
(a) 1775
(b) 1770
(c) 1777
(d) 1778
Ans. (b) 1770
Q 8 – Who devised the new system of revenue called Mahalwari?
(a) Queen Elizabeth
(b) Holt Mackenzie
(c) Queen Victoria
(d) Gandhiji
Ans. (b) Holt Mackenzie
Q 9 – Why was there a popular demand for Indian indigo in Italy, France and Britain?
(a) India was the biggest producer of indigo and no other country produced indigo
(b) There was a ban on indigo import in other countries
(c) Indigo imports were tax-free
(d) Indigo was used to dye cloth and there was a huge demand
Ans. (d) Indigo was used to dye cloth and there was a huge demand
Q 10 – A few statements with respect to the Bengal economy after the Company had become the Diwan are given. Pick out the one that is not applicable to the Bengal economy.
(a) The Bengal economy thrived and progressed.
(b) Artisanal production and agricultural cultivation showed signs of collapse
(c) The artisans started deserting villages as they were forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices
(d) Peasants were unable to pay the dues that were being demanded from them.
Ans. (a) The Bengal economy thrived and progressed.
Q 11 – Indigo production came down in Bengal in
(a) 1850
(b) 1852
(c) 1855
(d) 1859
Ans. (d) 1859
Q 12 – A set of statements on how the Permanent Settlement system was advantageous to the British are given below. Pick out the one that is not applicable
(a) The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land.
(b) The rajas and taluqdars were recognized as zamindars.
(c) The British could get a continuous flow of revenue.
(d) This system created a new class of landlords who were loyal to the British.
Ans. (a) The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land.
Q 13 – Who had developed the Munro system?
(a) Captain Alexander
(b) Holt Mackenzie
(c) Thomas Munro
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Thomas Munro
Q 14 – How much proportion of Indigo was imported from India by Britain in 1810?
(a) 75%
(b) 95%
(c) 90%
(d) 85%
Ans. (b) 95%
Q 15 – From among the regions mentioned below, which region introduced the Mahalwari Settlement System in 1822?
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (d) Uttar Pradesh
Q 16 – H.T. Colebrook describes the conditions of the under-tenant farmers in
(a) 1800
(b) 1805
(c) 1806
(d) 1810
Ans. (c) 1806
Q 17 – After harvest, the indigo plant was taken to the indigo factory.
(a) dye
(b) vat
(c) farm
(d) machine
Ans. (b) vat
Q 18 – What do you mean by nij and ryoti?
(a) The two main trading centres of indigo
(b) The two main areas where indigo was cultivated in India
(c) The two important systems of indigo cultivation
(d) The two main sets of zamindars
Ans. (c) The two important systems of indigo cultivation.
Q 19 – The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of
(a) synthetic dyes
(b) woad
(c) blue colour
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) synthetic dyes
Q 20 – Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Diwan | (a) Villages |
| (ii) Indigo | (b) Cultivation of planter’s own land |
| (iii) Vat | (c) Chief finance administrator |
| (iv) Mahal | (d) A plant producing the blue colour |
| (v) Nij | (e) Storage vessel |
| (vi) New Munro System | (f) Fixing revenue |
Ans.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Diwan | (c) Chief finance administrator |
| (ii) Indigo | (d) A plant producing the blue colour |
| (iii) Vat | (e) Storage vessel |
| (iv) Mahal | (a) Villages |
| (v) Nij | (b) Cultivation of planter’s own land |
| (vi) New Munro System | (f) Fixing revenue |
Q 21 – Fill in the blanks:
1. Gomasthas were the agents of planters
2. The Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal.
3. The painter was commissioned by Clive to record memorable events of his life.
4. Ryotwari system was also known as Munro System
5. Ryoti is cultivation on Ryot’s lands.
6. Bigha is the unit of Land measurement by the British in Bengal.
Q 22 – Given below are some points with regard to the nij cultivation of indigo. Select the one that is not related to the nij cultivation
(a) The planters produced indigo in the lands that he directly controlled.
(b) Planters cultivated in lands either bought by them or rented it from other zamindars and produced indigo by directly employing hired labourers
(c) Planters needed large areas in compact blocks to cultivating indigo
(d) The planters were forced to sign a contract, an agreement (Satta)
Ans. (d) The planters were forced to sign a contract, an agreement (Satta)
Q 23 – As Diwan, the company had to look after _______ of Bengal
(a) financial administration
(b) defence
(c) religious issues
(d) judiciary
Ans. (d) judiciary
Q 24 – ______ was Governor-General of India in 1793
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Charles Cornwallis
(c) Louis Chole
(d) George Martin
Ans. (a)Warren Hastings
Q 25 – Under permanent settlements, Rajas and Talukdars were recognised as
(a) Zamindars
(b) Kings
(c) Diwans
(d) Peasants
Ans. (c) Diwans
Q 26 – Nearly _____ people died in Bengal famine that occurred in 1770
(a) 20 million
(b) 1 million
(c) 10 million
(d) 25 million
Ans. (b) 1 million
Q 27 – Many cultivators lost their land because
(a) rent was high.
(b) of famine.
(c) of no rainfall.
(d) they were jailed.
Ans. (d) they were jailed.
Q 28 – Zamindars were responsible for collecting ____ from peasants.
(a) rent
(b) goods
(c) food
(d) money
Ans. (c) food
Q 29 – When Company got the Diwani of Bengal, the Governor-General of the Presidency was
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Robert Clive
(d) James Mill
Ans. (c) Robert Clive
Q 30 – Under the Mahalwari system, each ____ were called Mahal.
(a) village
(b) peasants
(c) houses
(d) towns
Ans. (a) village
Q 31 – The company introduced _____ in 1793
(a) Judiciary changes
(b) Permanent Settlement
(c) administrative reforms
(d) agriculture reforms
Ans. (b) Permanent Settlement
Q 32 – Over _______ of Bengal population was wiped out due to the famine of 1770.
(a) One third
(b) one fifth
(c) one half
(d) two-third
Ans. (c) one half
Q 33 – Morris cotton print was invented by
(a) William Morris
(b) Robert Morris
(c) John Morris
(d) Morris Will
Ans. (a) William Morris
Q 34 – _______ collected revenues under Mahalwari system.
(a) Zamindars
(b) English officials
(c) village headmen
(d) soldiers
Ans. (b) English officials
Q 35 – A large farm operated by a plantar employing various forms of forced labour is called:
(a) Plantation
(b) Nij
(c) Bigha
(d) Ryoti
Ans. (c) Bigha
Q 36 – The lathi wielding strongmen maintained by planters are:
(a) Ryots
(b) Peasant
(c) Lathiyals
(d) Vat-Beater
Ans- (c) Lathiyals
Q 37 – Which year is the mark of the beginning of the Champaran Movement by Mahatama Gandhi?
(a) 1756
(b) 1930
(c) 1911
(d) 1917
Ans. (d) 1917
Q 38 – In the process of improving agriculture and earning the revenue income the Britishers needed to invest in:
(a) Ryots
(b ) Moneylenders
(c) Land
(d) Officials
Ans. (b ) Moneylenders