CBSE Class 12 History Colonialism And The Countryside MCQs

SUMMARY

This chapter emphasizes upon colonial rule in the country side.Many sources attempt to explain histories and the problems historian face in interpreting them.It also mention about revenue records and surveys ,journals and accounts left by surveyers and travelers and reports produced by enquiry commissions.It detais the bitter relation between colonial officials in Bengal.While reading the chapter we would understand the tribals living in the hills of Raj Mahal and their sruggles with the British officials. It highlights about report submitted by the Decan Riots Commission.It also gives an information about cotton boom and its impact on Indian economy.

Key concepts

Archive :- The places where a collection of historical documents or records are stored.
Taluqdar :- One who holds a taluk.
Benami :- A term used for transaction made in the name of a fictious or relatively insignificant person, where as the real beneficiary is unnamed.
Sahukar :- Someone who acted as both a money lender and a trader
Rentier :- It is a term used to designate people who live on rental income from property.

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Question. Who was Charles Cornwallis?
a. Colonel of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.
b. Admiral when the Permanent Settlement was established.
c. Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.
d. Commander of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.

Answer : A

Question. Which among the following the reasons for the failure of payments by the zamindars?
a. Demands were very high.
b. Agricultural Products were depressed.
c. Revenue was invariable.
d. All of the above.

Answer : D

Question. Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon_______
a) River
b) Permanent Agriculture
c) Forests
d) Trade

Answer : A

Question. Consider the following events
i. Introduction of Permanent Settlement
ii. American Civil War
iii. Fifth Report of the British Parliament
iv. Santhal arrived in the hilly area of Rajmahal
Arrange the above statements in chronological sequence
a. i, ii, iii, iv
b. i, iv, iii, ii
c. i, iii, ii, iv
d. i, iii, iv, ii

Answer : D

Question. Who were adhiyars?
a. Sharecroppers
b. Shareholders
c. Slaves
d. High-class men

Answer : B

Question. Who was the Raja of Burdwan when the Permanent Settlement was introduced?
a. Maharaja Aftab Chand Mehtab
b. Maharaja Mehtab Chand Bahadur
c. Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab
d. Maharaja Mehtab Chand (Tejchand)

Answer : D

Question. Who were the Paharias?
a. Hunters
b. Shifting Cultivators
c. Charcoal Producers
d. All of the above

Answer : B

Question. To whom with the Permanent Settlement was made ?
a. Governor-Generals of Bengal
b. Rajas and Taluqdars of Bengal
c. Working men of Bengal
d. Priests of Bengal

Answer : A

Question. Who was Sidhu Majhi?
a. Leader of Santhal rebellion
b. Leader of Gond Rebellion
c. Leader of Paharia Rebellion
d. Leader of 1857 Rebellion

Answer : A

Question. Who among the following emerged as a threat to Paharis in Rajmahal?
a. Santhal
b. Bhil
c. Gujjars
d. Bekarwal

Answer : A

Question. “Everywhere he went. He obsessively observed the stones and rocks and the different strata and the layers of soil”- Whom is referred here?
a. Lord Clive
b. Buchanan
c. Alexander Cunningham
d. Lord Dalhousie

Answer : A

Question. What is Mahua?
a. A fruit
b. A medicinal herb
c. A tree
d. A flower

Answer : A

Question :  Match the following:
            List-I                               List-II
(i) Manucci                         (a) Samarqand
(ii) Jean Baptist Tavernier    (b) Italy
(iii) Duarte Barbosa            (c) France
(iv) Abdur Razzak               (d) Portuguese
Options:
         (i)     (ii)    (iii)   (iv)
(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)    (a)
(b)    (a)    (d)    (c)    (b)
(c)    (d)    (a)    (b)    (c)
(d)    (c)    (b)    (a)    (d)

Answer :  A

Question :  Identify the economist whose ideas were operated by the British officials in Maharashtra in 1820’s
(a) David Ricardo
(b) Thames Robert
(c) John Stuart Mil
(d) Walter Bagehot

Answer :  A

Question :  Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?
(a) Santhal
(b) Bhil
(e) Guj jar
(d) Bekarwal

Answer :  A

Question :  Daniin-i-koh was formed for __
(a) Santhals
(b) Paharias
(c) British
(d) Zamindari

Answer :  A

Question :  Consider the following statements regarding the establishment of British East India Company in Bengal:
(i) The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793.
(ii) In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan, during which a number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold.
(iii) The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only i
(b) i and ii
(c) i and iii
(d) i, ii and iii

Answer : D

Question :  When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?
(a) 1770
(b) 1858
(c) 1813
(d) 1795

Answer : C

Question :  Which of the statement(s) are correct about the duties of the Zamindars under permanent settlements
(i) Zamindars had several (sometimes as many as 400) villages under them.
(ii) The Company fixed the total demand over the entire estate whose revenue the zamindar contracted to pay.
(iii) The zamindar collected rent from the different villages, paid the revenue to the Company, and retained the difference as his income
(iv) He was expected to pay the Company regularly, failing which his estate could be auctioned.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) i, ii, iv
(b) i, iii, iv
(c) iii, ii, iv
(d) All of the above.

Answer :  D

Question :  In Permanent Settlement, sometimes zamindars failed to pay the revenue demand and unpaid balances accumulated. Which of the statement(s) are correct regarding zamindars failed to pay the revenue demand?
(i) The initial demands were very high. The Company pegged the revenue demand high, arguing that the burden on zamindars would gradually decline as agricultural production expanded and prices rose.
(ii) High demand was imposed in the 1790s when the prices of agricultural produce were contented.
(iii) The zamindar collected rent from the different villages, paid the revenue to the Company, and retained the difference as his income.
(iv) He was expected to pay the Company regularly, failing which his estate could be auctioned.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) i, ii, iv
(b) i, iii, iv
(c) iii, ii, iv
(d) All of the above.

Answer :  B

Question :  Identify the following image.
(a) Charles Cornwallis
(b) Waren Hesttings
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Clive

Answer :  A

Question :  A physician who came to India and served in the Bengal Medical Service was-
(a) Edward Balfour
(b) Francis Buchanan
(c) Mehtab Chand
(d) William Griffith

Answer :  C

Question :  Who were Talukdars under British Raj in India?
(a) The one who holds territorial units.
(b) Government Officials who were responsible for territorial units.
(c) Head of the pageants.
(d) Rich peasants.

Answer :  A

Question :  Who introduced Zamindari System?
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord William Bentinck

Answer :  C

Answer :  A

Question :  Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(i) Santhal Rebellion
(ii) American Civil war
(iii) Permanent Settlement
(iv) First revenue settlement in Bombay Deccan area.
Choose the correct options:
(a) iv, iii, i, ii
(b) iv, i, ii, iii
(c) iii, iv, i, ii
(d) i, ii, iii, iv

Answer : C

Question :  Sahukars are the people who refer as
(a) A sahukar was someone who acted as both a moneylender and a trader.
(b) Rich peasants.
(c) Maintaining records for lands and territories.
(d) Shifting cultivators.

Answer :  A