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1. Who was the commander of the British forces during the American War of Independence? Name the Governor General of Bengal who introduced Permanent Settlement in 1793?
A. John Simon
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Irwin
D. Charles Cornwallis
2. When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?
A. 1770
B. 1858
C. 1813
D. 1795
3. Professionally, Buchanan was a/an
A. archaeologist.
B. physician.
C. philosopher.
D. viceroy.
4. Consider the following options. (i) The fifth report submitted to the British Parliament in 1800 AD. (ii) Jotedars were quite powerful. (iii) Santhals were a great danger to Paharis. (iv) No Zamindari was auctioned in Bengal.
A. i, ii and iii
B. i, ii, iii and iv
C. ii and iii only
D. iii and iv only
5. 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
6. Under the Ryotwari system, the lands were resurveyed
A. every 10 years.
B. every 20 years.
C. every 30 years.
D. every 40 years.
7. Taluqdar refers to
A. Government official.
B. King's official.
C. One who holds territorial unit.
D. poor peasants.
8. 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
9. 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.
10. Which of the following is not a feature of shifting cultivation?
A. Patches of forest are cut and burnt in rotation.
B. Seeds are sown in the ashes.
C. Plots cleared are cultivated for a few years and then left fallow.
D. These patches were enriched by nitrogen from the ash.
11. Which of the following was true under colonial rule?
A. Forest people retained the customary right to hunt.
B. Forest people were considered savage, primitive, and difficult.
C. British officials encouraged shifting cultivation.
D. All of these
12. Village headmen in Bengal were known as
A. Jotedars.
B. Ryots.
C. Amins.
D. Amlahs.
13. Who introduced Zamindari System?
A. Lord Clive
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord William Bentinck
14. Which revenue system was introduced in Bombay Deccan?
A. Permanent Settlement
B. Kankut
C. Batai
D. Ryotwari
15. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
A. Lord Charles Cornwallis
B. Francis Buchanan
C. David Ricardo
D. Thomas Munro
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