CBSE History Class 8
Ruling the Country Side
Ruling the Country Side - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: Land revenue demand was fixed permanently. True/False
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Q2: Who introduced the Mahalwari Settlement?
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Q3: Mahalwari Settlement was introduced in____________ presidency.
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Q4: The growing expenses of the company had to be met by intelligently administering the land and revenue. True/False
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Q5: Who hold the responsibility of paying the revenue in the Mahalwari Settlement?
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Q6: Name the land revenue settlement that introduced in southern India.
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Q7: Name the person who first introduced Ryotwari settlement.
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Q8: The Ryotwari system was extended to entire territory of Southern India by______________.
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Q9: Who was Thomas Munroe?
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Thomas Munroe was the governor of Madras
Q10: Match the following:
| Places |
Crops |
| (1) Bengal |
(i) Cottonn |
| (2) United Provinces |
(ii) Tea |
| (3) Assam |
(iii) Sugarcane |
| (4) Maharashtra |
(iv) Jute |
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1 iv, 2 iii, 3 ii, 4 i
Q11: Which country was the biggest supplier of indigo in the 19th century?
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Q12: What is woad?
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The woad was used as substitute of indigo by the textile manufacturers of Europe.
Q13: The _______was used as substitute of indigo by the textile manufacturers of Europe.
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Q14: The French started growing indigo in the ____________ island.
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Q15: Name the system of cultivation under which indigo planters forced the ryots to sign a contract and grow indigo on 25% of the ryots land.
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Q16: Gomasthas were the agents of
- Village headmen.
- East India company.
- Indigo cultivators.
- Indigo planters.
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Q17: Name the region to which the indigo planters moved after the decline in production of indigo in Bengal.
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Q18: Gandhi launched the movement against indigo planter from Champaran. True/False
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Q19: Who was the President of the Indigo Commission?
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Q20: Name the system which forced the people to take the help of Mahatama to get their grievances redressed from the government.
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Q21: Name the person who gave the extensive description of Carribean islands.
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Jean Baptiste Labat.
Q22: The money used to purchase goods after 1765 came from the land revenue of _____________.
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Q23: What was the term used for the revenue state under the British?
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Q24: Company forced the peasants of Bengal to grow a crop plant. Name that plant.
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Q25: Why did company force the peasants of Bengal to grow jute?
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To fulfil the demands of the European markets
Q26: Name the place where the revolt of slaves had taken place.
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St. Domingue situated in Caribbean islands.
Q27: The act which is not related to the Mahalwari system is
- Revenue demand was revised periodically
- Revenue system introduced by Holt Mackenzie
- Taluqdars recognized as zamindars
- Introduction of act in about 1822
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Taluqdars recognized as zamindars
Q28: The British forced the peasants of Maharashtra to grow______.
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Q29: The granting of the Diwani rights was a memorable event in Robert Clive’s life for which he commissioned a________.
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Q30: Who issued the order that the orders that riots should not be compelled to accept indigo contracts?
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Q31: Name the action of the British government that tried to enquire into the system of indigo production and its related problems.
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Q32: What was the name of the Weekly markets in Bengal frequented by peasants and artisans?
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Q33: Name the act that began recognizing Rajas and Taluqdars as Zamindars.
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The Permanent Settlement Act
Q34: State One major effect of not paying revenues during the permanent settlement.
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auctioning of zamindari.
Q35: Why did the East India Company changed the system of revenue collection many times?
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to meet with its expenses of administration
Q36: To purchase goods in India before 1765, the company used _______________.
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imported gold and silver.
Q37: What was morris prints.?
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Floral patterns on cotton produced by a 19th century poet and artist in England
Q38: Which of the two was easily available- Indigo or Woad?
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Q39: France abolished slavery in the French colonies after the slave revolt in ________.
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Q40 : where did the slave revolt take place in 1791?
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In the French colony of St Domingue situated in the Caribbean islands
Q41: Who were forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices?
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The Indian artisans were forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices.
Q42: Which tragedy occurred during 1770 in Bengal?
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A horrible famine occurred in Bengal during 1770, in which one-third of the population was wiped out.
Q43: What is meant by the word ‘Mahal’ in the British revenue records?
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The Mahal was a revenue estate comprising of a village or a group of villages and it had to pay the revenue to British government.
