CBSE Class 12 History Colonialism And The Countryside MCQs Set 02

Question. Till 1832, a large area of land given to Santhals was demarcated as
(a) Damin-i-Koh.
(b) Twenty four kos.
(c) Santhal property.
(d) Paharias property.

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. Village headmen in Bengal were known as
(a) Jotedars.
(b) Ryots.
(c) Amins.
(d) Amlahs.

Answer : A

Question. Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord William Bentick

Answer : A

Question. The group of rich farmers were known as ____.
(a) Zamindars
(b) Grihpatis
(c) Bhoomipatis
(d) Jotedars

Answer : D

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. Under the Ryotwari system, the lands were resurveyed
(a) every 10 years.
(b) every 20 years.
(c) every 30 years.
(d) every 40 years.

Answer : C

Question. Professionally, Buchanan was a/an
(a) archaeologist.
(b) physician.
(c) philosopher.
(d) viceroy.

Answer : B

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

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. _______ was the major source of cotton for the British till 1862.
(a) America
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Japan

Answer : A

Question. The life span of Maharaja Mehtab Chand was
(a) 1830-1889.
(b) 1820-1879.
(c) 1825-1863.
(d) 1832-1888.

Answer : B

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

Question. The Company established its rule in Bengal in mid
(a) 1770s.
(b) 1760s.
(c) 1750s.
(d) 1740s.

Answer : B

Question. Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon _______
(a) river
(b) permanent agriculture
(c) forests
(d) Trade

Answer : C

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

Answer : A

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

Answer : A

Question. Taluqdar refers to
(a) Government official.
(b) King's official.
(c) One who holds territorial unit.
(d) poor peasants.

Answer : C

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. The Royatwari system was implemented mainly in
(a) Bombay Deccan
(b) Calcutta and Northern India
(c) Northern India only
(d) Bihar and Assam.

Answer : A

Question. When was the permanent settlement introduced in Bengal?
(a) 1785
(b) 1764
(c) 1793
(d) 1905

Answer : C

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

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. Zamindars were responsible for
(a) extraction of minerals from the hills.
(b) cotton trade with the British.
(c) maintaining bahi khatas for the British.
(d) Paying revenue to the Company.

Answer : D

Question. ______ were the tribes living in the foothills of Rajmahal hills.
(a) Gonds
(b) Garo
(c) Santhals
(d) Mundas

Answer : C

Question. Damin-i-Koh was the area demarcated for the tribe.
(a) Ho
(b) Santhal
(c) Munda
(d) Junto

Answer : B

Question. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(1) Santhal Rebellion
(2) American Civil war
(3) Permanent Settlement
(4) First revenue settlement in Bombay Deccan area.
Choose the correct options:
(a) 4, 3, 1, 2
(b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer : C

Question. Which commission was set up to investigate the riots of Deccan’s farmer in 1875?
(a) Deccan riots commission
(b) Hyderabad riots commission
(c) Bengal riots commission
(d) Chota Nagpur Plateau riots commission

Answer : A

Question. The jotedars, who were more powerful than zamindars in rural Bengal, were most powerful in
(a) East Bengal.
(b) North Bengal.
(c) South Bengal.
(d) West Bengal.

Answer : B

Question. Who introduced Permanent Settlement?
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord Cornwalis
(c) Lord Northbrook
(d) Lord Lytton

Answer : B

Question. When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?
(A) 1770
(B) 1858
(C) 1813
(D) 1795

Answer: c

Question. Who was the commander of the British forces during the American War of Independence?
OR
Name the Governor General of Bengal who introduced Permanent Settlement in 1793?
(a) John Simon
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Charles Cornwallis
Answer: d

Question. Which of the statement(s) are correct about the duties of the Zamindars under permanent settlements
(1) Zamindars had several (sometimes as many as 400) villages under them.
(2) The Company fixed the total demand over the entire estate whose revenue the zamindar contracted to pay.
(3) The zamindar collected rent from the different villages, paid the revenue to the Company, and retained the difference as his income
(4) 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) 1, 2, 4
(B) 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 2, 4
(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?
(1) The initial demands were very high. The Company pegged the revenue demand high, arguing that the burden on zamindars would gradually decl ine as agricultural production
expanded and prices rose.
(2) High demand was imposed in the 1790s when the prices of agricultural produce were contented.
(3) The zamindar collected rent from the different villages, paid the revenue to the Company, and retained the difference as his income.
(4) 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) 1, 2, 4
(B) 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 2, 4
(D) All of the above.

Answer: a

ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs :

Question. Assertion (A): The East India Company realised that there was a need to fix the revenue amount for regular flow of income.
Reason (R): British officials felt that agriculture, trade and the revenue resources of the state could all be developed by encouraging investment in agriculture.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a

Question. Assertion (A): In the early decades after the Permanent Settlement, zamindars regularly failed to pay the revenue demand and unpaid balances accumulated.
Reason (R): The Company had recognised the zamindars as important, but it wanted to control and regulate them, subdue their authority and restrict their autonomy.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: b

Question. Assertion (A) : The Paharias regularly raided the plains where settled agriculturists lived.
Reason (R) : In the 1770s the British embarked on a brutal policy of extermination, hunting the Paharias down and killing them.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: b

Question. Assertion (A) : The British turned to the Santhals and they were given land and persuaded to settle in the foothills of Rajmahal.
Reason (R) : Having failed to subdue the Paharis and transform them into settled agriculturists, the British turned to the Santhals.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a

CASE-BASED MCQs :

Question. Study this extract of the Fifth report and answer the following questions:

Referring to the condition of Zamindars and land, the Fifth Report stated: The revenue was not realized with punctuality, and lands to a considerable extent were periodically exposed to sale by auction. In the native year 1203, corresponding with 1796-97, the land advertised for sale comprehended a Jumma or assessment of Sicca Rupees 28,70,061, the extent of land actually sold bore a Jumma or assessment of 14,18,756, and the amount of purchase money Sicca Rupees 17,90,416. In 1204, corresponding with 1797-98, the land advertised was for Sicca Rupees 26,66,191, the quantity sold was for Sicca Rupees 22,74,076, and the purchase money Sicca Rupees 21,47,580. Among the defaulters were some of the oldest families of
the country. Such were the Rajahs of Nuddea, Rajeshaye, Bishenpore (all districts of Bengal), and others, the dismemberment of whose estates at the end of each succeeding year, threatened them with poverty and ruin, and ruin, and in some instances presented difficulties to the revenue officers, in their efforts to preserve undiminished the amount of public assessment.

Question. Assertion (A): Among the defaulters were some of the oldest families of the country.
Reason (R): The revenue was not realized with punctuality, and lands to a considerable extent were periodically exposed to sale by auction.
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) R is correct but A is wrong.

Answer: b

Question. What are the officials who wrote the Fifth Report trying to show through these figures?
(A) Maladministration, corruption and misrule by the East India Company Officials.
(B) Drawback of the system of permanent settlement.
(C) Inefficiency in revenue collection.
(D) Only (B) and (C)

Answer: a

Question. Long term generalisations from these figures of two years may lead to misinterpretation of the actual situation. How?
(A) As these were the years when Zamindars faced problems.
(B) There could be exaggeration of facts.
(C) Both (i) and (ii).
(D) None of the above.

Answer: c

Question. What do you think, according to this extract is the meaning of Jumma?
(A) The amount collected as land revenue.
(B) The amount collected from the auction of the land.
(C) The officials assessment of land revenue.
(D) All of the above.

Answer: c

CASE-BASED MCQs :

Question. Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question. Identify the British official shown in the picture.
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord William Cornwallis
(c) Lord Charles Clausle
(d) Lord Charles Cornwallis

Answer : D

Question. Which revenue system was introduced during his authority?
(a) Ryotwari System
(b) Permanent Settlement
(c) Zamindari System
(d) Mahalwari System

Answer : B

Question. What was his designation during his stay in India?
(a) Governor General of Bengal
(b) Governor General of India
(c) Viceroy of India
(d) President of East India Company

Answer : A

Question. Which was the first princely state that fell prey to the vices of this revenue system?
(a) Jhansi
(b) Bengal
(c) Burdwan
(d) Mewar

Answer : C