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Social Studies - 8th

Q (1): Choose the correct option: Mahal:
(a) Farms (b) Crops (c) Village (d) Town
Q (2): Choose the correct option: 1765
(a) Land Measurement (b) Diwani Rights
(c) Cotton plantation (d) Village/Group of Villages
Q (3): Who was Charles Cornwallis?
(a) Governor General of India when Permanent Settlement was introduced.
(b) Governor General of Bihar when Permanent Settlement was introduced.
(c) Governor General of Orissa when Permanent Settlement was introduced.
(d) Governor General of Madras when Permanent Settlement was introduced.
Q (4): What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of indigo production
in Bengal?
Q (5): What is Kalamkari print?
(a) Print created by weavers of Andhra Pradesh in India.
(b) Print created by weavers of Uttar Pradesh in India.
(c) Print created by weavers of Orissa in India.
(d) Print created by weavers of Bihar in India.
Q (6): Fill in the blanks: After the revolt, Indigo production _______________ in Bengal.
(a) Collapsed (b) Succeeded (c) Increased
Q (7): State whether True or False: After the indigo production collapsed in Bengal, the
planters shifted to Bihar.
(a) True. (b) False.
Q (8): Who was held responsible for the plight of the peasants by the Commission?
Q (9): Choose the correct option: Mahalwari
(a) Mackenzie (b) Slave (c) Bigha (d) Vat
Q (10): State whether True or False: The company introduced permanent settlement in
1793.
(a) True. (b) False.
Q (11): Fill in the blanks: The two main systems of indigo cultivation
were________and___________.
(a) Rabi and Kharif. (b) Nij and ryoti. (c) Nij and Rabi. (d) Ryoti and Khari
Q (12): Choose the correct option: Ryoti:
(a) Village (b) Cultivation on ryot’s lands.
(c) Cultivation on planter’s own land. (d) Peasant
Q (13): Who were Taluqdars?
(a) Intermediaries between the kings and the landlords were known as Taluqdars.
(b) Intermediaries between the zamindars and the company officials were known as
Taluqdars.
(c) Intermediaries between the zamindars and the British were known as Taluqdars.
(d) Intermediaries between the peasants and the company officials were known as Taluqdars

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Q (14): Describe how company became the Diwan.

(a) On 12 August 1665, Robert Clive was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the
Mughal ruler.
(b) On 11 August 1765, Robert Clive was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the
Mughal ruler.
(c) On 12 August 1765, Robert Clive was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the
Mughal ruler.
(d) On 15 August 1765, Robert Clive was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the
Mughal ruler.
Q (15): How was the Mahalwari System different from Permanent Settlement.
Q (16): Define the term 'Slave'.
(a) A person who is owned only by British is called a slave.
(b) A person who is not owned by someone else is called a slave. A slave has full freedom and
is not compelled to work for anyone.
(c) A slave is a person who can go for any job as his wish and has complete freedom to do
anything he wants.
(d) A person who is owned by someone else is called a slave. A slave has no freedom and is
compelled to work for the master.
Q (17): Choose the correct option: Mahal
(a) Crops (b) Land Measurement (c) Peasants
Q (18): Fill in the blanks: In 1792 France abolished_________in the French colonies.
(a) Nij and Ryoti. (b) Child Labour. (c) Racism. (d) Slavery.
Q (19): State whether True or False: The company became diwan but still was seen as
traders.
(a) True. (b) False.
Q (20): Choose the correct option: Mahalwari System of land revenue collection was not
introduced in:
(a) Punjab (b) North West Province (c) Awadh (d) De
Q (21): Choose the correct option: Cinchona trees provide raw material for making:
(a) Quinine (b) Mats and ropes (c) Rubber (d) Beverages
Q (22): Choose the correct choice: By 1810, the indigo imported in Britain from India
was________percent.
(a) 90 (b) 95 (c) 92 (d) 100
Q (23): Where was indigo grown mainly?
(a) Equator. (b) Tropics. (c) Polar region. (d) Temperate.
Q (24): What is Nij?
(a) Peasant. (b) Villager.
(c) Cultivation on ryot's land. (d) Cultivation on planter's own land.
Q (25): Complete the sentence: The international demand for indigo was affected by the
discovery of __________.
(a) Cloth dyes (b) Synthetic dyes (c) Natural dyes
Q (26): What was Mahal?

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(a) In British revenue records, Mahal was a revenue estate which may be a village or a group o
villages.
(b) In Indian revenue records, Mahal was an estate which may be a village.
(c) In British revenue records, Mahal was a revenue estate which may be a plantation.
(d) In Indian revenue records, Mahal was a revenue estate which may be a plantation.
Q (27): Choose the correct option: The Kuki belong to the present state of:
(a) Manipur (b) Mizoram (c) Nagaland (d) Arunac
Q (28): Choose the correct option: The Peasant Movement of Champaran in north west
Bihar opposed the cultivation of:
(a) Sugarcane (b) Indigo (c) Opium (d) Pepper
Q (29): Choose the correct option: Ryotwari Settlement was introduced in:
(a) Bombay Presidency (b) South and West India (c) Deccan (d)
Q (30): State whether True or False: In 1860, the indigo cultivators started to rebel.
(a) True. (b) False.
Q (31): Fill in the blanks: Indigo cultivation was done under two main systems known as
___________and__________.
(a) Shifting and ryoti. (b) Nij and ryoti. (c) Nij and shifting. (d) Munro and ni
Q (32): Name two states where cotton was grown.
(a) Maharashtra and Bihar. (b) Maharastra and Haryana.
(c) Maharashtra and Bengal. (d) Maharashtra and Punjab.
Q (33): Fill in the blanks: In India the harvest of indigo plant was cut mostly by
_______________.
(a) Women (b) Children (c) Men
Q (34): State whether True or False: Sugarcane was grown in Assam.
(a) True. (b) False.
Q (35): Choose the correct option: The British smuggled and sold:
(a) Indigo to China (b) Cotton to China (c) Opium to China (d) Coffee to China
Q (36): Define the term 'Plantation'.
(a) A village operated by employing various forms of voluntary labour. It is associated with the
production of tea and coffee.
(b) A plant operated by employing various forms of forced labour. It is associated with the
production of tea, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco and cotton.
(c) A large farm operated by a planter employing various forms of forced labour. It is associat
with the production of tea, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco and cotton.
(d) A company operated by employing various forms of voluntary labour. It is associated with
the production of clothes and shoes.
Q (37): State True or False: The Permanent Settlement created many problems.
(a) True. (b) False.
Q (38): Fill in the blanks: The _______________ settlement, created problems.
(a) Permanent (b) Temporary (c) Immediate

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Q (39): Complete the sentence: The demand for indigo increased in late eighteenth-century
Britain because of __________.
(a) Expansion of cotton production that lead to an enormous demand for cloth dyes.
(b) Reduction of cotton production that lead to an enormous demand for cloth dyes.
(c) Expansion of cotton production that decreased the demand for cloth dyes.
Q (40): What are commercial crops?
(a) Crops which are cultivated for the poor people are called commercial crops.
(b) Crops which are cultivated for sale in the market are called commercial crops.
(c) Crops which are cultivated for the kings are called commercial crops.
(d) Crops which are not cultivated for sale in the market are called commercial crops.
Q (41): Choose the correct option: Ryot:
(a) Village (b) Peasant (c) Crops (d) Farmer
Q (42): Fill in the blanks: One _______________ of Indigo cultivation required two ploughs.
(a) Bigha (b) Lathlyals (c) Vat
Q (43): Choose the correct option: By the late 18th century, Company was trying to expand
the cultivation of: (A) Opium (B) Indigo (C) Cotton (D)Tea
(a) A,B (b) B,C (c) C,D (d) A,C
Q (44): What is indigo?
(a) Plant that produces rich black color which is used as a dye.
(b) Plant that produces rich blue color which is used as a dye.
(c) Plant that produces rich white color which is used as a dye.
(d) Plant that produces rich pink color which is used as a dye.
Q (45): Who were Gomasthas?
(a) Taxpayers. (b) Cultivators. (c) Planters. (d) Agents
Q (46): State whether true or false: Gomasthas were the agents appointed by planters
(a) True (b) False
Q (47): Choose the correct option: As the price of indigo was very high , the Europeans
developed on another plant called:
(a) Woad (b) Sal (c) Palash (d) Juniper
Q (48): Choose the correct option: The strongmen maintained by the planters
(a) Slave (b) Munro (c) Lathlyals (d) Jean
Q (49): Fill in the blanks: In British revenue records _______________ is a revenue estate.
(a) Town (b) Ryots (c) Mahal
Q (50): Fill in the blanks: In March 1859 thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to
grow_________.
(a) Rubber. (b) Jute. (c) Indigo. (d) Cotton.
Q (51): Choose the correct option: A person owned by someone else
(a) Bigha (b) Munro (c) Jean Baptiste Labat (d) Slave
Q (52): Choose the correct option: Gandhiji
(a) Champaran Movement (b) Diwani Rights

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(c) Land Measurement (d) Village/Group of Villages

Q (53): In which year was Permanent Settlement introduced by the company?
(a) 1793 (b) 1763 (c) 1665 (d) 1678
Q (54): Fill in the blanks. The Champaran Movement was
against ________.
(a) The cotton planters (b) The Indigo planters (c) The jute planters
Q (55): Choose the correct option: Ryotwari System
(a) Munro (b) Bigha (c) Printin
Q (56): Fill in the blanks: Indian Indigo was being used by cloth manufacturers in
_______________, _______________, and _______________ to
dye
cloth.
(a) Italy, Russia, Spain (b) Italy, France, Britain (c) France, Spain, China
Q (57): What is Ryoti?
(a) Cultivation on ryot's land. (b) Cultivation on one's own land.
(c) Cultivation on Britisher's land. (d) Cultivation on other planter's land.
Q (58): Fill in the blanks: The planters at times pressurised the village headmen to sign
the_________on behalf of the ryots.
(a) Contract. (b) Payslip. (c) Pledge. (d) Land records.
Q (59): Why was Indigo Commission set up?
Q (60): Choose the correct choice: The Mughal emperor appointed East India Company as
the Diwan of the ________.
(a) Bihar. (b) Bengal. (c) Orissa. (d) Mumbai.

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