CBSE Class 12 History Colonialism And The Countryside MCQs Set B

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

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