Class 8 History - Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside (20 MCQs)
1. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in which year?
A. 1793
B. 1757
C. 1857
D. 1765
2. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Robert Clive
3. Under the Permanent Settlement, who were declared as the owners of the land?
A. Farmers
B. British Officials
C. Zamindars
D. Village Panchayats
4. The Ryotwari system was primarily implemented in which regions?
A. Bengal and Bihar
B. Bombay and Madras
C. Punjab and Delhi
D. Assam and Manipur
5. What was the major crop grown in Indigo plantations?
A. Cotton
B. Tea
C. Indigo
Class 8 History - Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside (20 MCQs)
D. Opium
6. Why did the demand for Indian indigo increase in the 19th century?
A. Chinese stopped selling indigo
B. European cloth manufacturers wanted blue dye
C. Indigo was used in medicines
D. It was cheaper than tea
7. What was the main method used by the British to force farmers to grow indigo?
A. Paying high prices
B. Providing good irrigation
C. Forcing through loans and contracts
D. Giving free seeds
8. Who led the Indigo Revolt of 1859?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas
C. Rani Lakshmibai
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar
9. What is 'Nij' cultivation?
A. Indigo grown by zamindars
B. Indigo grown directly by planters
C. Indigo grown by British officials
D. Indigo grown by tribal people
10. What was the major drawback of the Permanent Settlement?
A. Farmers were too rich
B. Zamindars lost power
Class 8 History - Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside (20 MCQs)
C. Revenue demand was fixed
D. British lost control
11. The Mahalwari System was implemented in which region?
A. Madras
B. Bengal
C. North-Western Provinces
D. Bombay
12. Who were the main revenue collectors under the Mahalwari system?
A. Zamindars
B. Village Panchayat
C. Lambardars
D. Patwaris
13. Indigo dye is extracted from which part of the plant?
A. Flower
B. Fruit
C. Root
D. Leaves
14. Which British officer played a major role in planning the Mahalwari system?
A. Holt Mackenzie
B. Robert Clive
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Cornwallis
15. What did the Indigo Commission of 1860 conclude?
A. Planters were innocent
Class 8 History - Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside (20 MCQs)
B. Indigo farming should be promoted
C. Indigo cultivation should be optional
D. Indigo exports should stop
16. Ryots were basically:
A. Landlords
B. Moneylenders
C. Peasant cultivators
D. British officers
17. Why did zamindars fail to pay revenue regularly?
A. They spent too much
B. Crop failure and fixed revenue demand
C. They moved to cities
D. They became corrupt
18. Which system allowed British officials to collect taxes directly from peasants?
A. Permanent Settlement
B. Mahalwari
C. Ryotwari
D. Indigo system
19. The Indigo Rebellion was successful because:
A. British supported planters
B. Ryots stopped farming
C. Support from intellectuals and press
D. Government rewarded rebels
20. Which system led to commercialization of agriculture in India?
Class 8 History - Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside (20 MCQs)
A. Zamindari
B. Mahalwari
C. Ryotwari
D. British land revenue systems
