MCQ Questions | Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 3 | Ruling the Countryside with Answers

MCQ | Ruling the Countryside Class 8

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NCERT Solutions Class 8 Social Science
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	8th
Subject:	Social Science History
Chapter:	3
Chapters Name:	Ruling the Countryside
Medium:	English

Ncert Solutions for Class 8 Social Science | Objective Type Questions

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Ruling the Countryside | Class 8 Social Science | NCERT Solutions

Q1.	ncert mcq class 8 history chapter 3 with answers 1770, famine killed:
	A. 10 million people
	B. 20 million
	C. 1/4th of population
	D. 1 Lac

Ans: 10 million people

Q2.	online mcq test for class 8 social science history In the process of improving agriculture and earning the revenue income the Britishers needed to invest in:
	A. Ryots
	B. Money lenders
	C. Land
	D. Officials

Ans: Land

Q3.	ncert mcq class 8 history chapter 3 with answers Mahalwari systems was devised by:
	A. Thomas Munro
	B. Holt Mackenzie
	C. Charles Cornwallis
	D. Robert Clive

Ans: Holt Mackenzie

Q4.	online mcq test for class 8 social science history In Which area Mahalwari system of land revenue collection was not introduced?
	A. Punjab
	B. North West Provinces
	C. Awadh
	D. Delhi region

Ans: Delhi region

Q5.	cbse class 8 social science book Which product Company was trying to expand and cultivate?
	A. Opium
	B. Indigo
	C. Both a and b
	D. None of these

Ans: Both a and b

Q6.	cbse class 8 social science book pdf download In which year the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced?
	A.1763
	B.1773
	C.1783
	D.1793

Ans: 1793

Q7.	cbse class 8 social science history ruling the countryside Where did the Ryotwari Settlement was introduced?
	A. Bombay Presidency
	B. South and West India
	C. Deccan
	D. Punjab

Ans: South and West India

Q8.	cbse class 8 social science history When the price of indigo was very high the Europeans depended on which plant?
	A. Woad
	B. Sal
	C. Palash
	D. Juniper

Ans: Woad

Q9.	cbse class 8 social science history chapter 3 A few statements with respect to the Bengal economy after the Company had become the Diwan are given. Pick out the one that is not applicable to the Bengal economy.
	A. The Bengal economy thrived and progressed.
	B. Artisanal production and agricultural cultivation showed signs of collapse
	C. The artisans started deserting villages as they were forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices
	D. Peasants were unable to pay the dues that were being demanded from them

Ans: The Bengal economy thrived and progressed.

Q10.	cbse class 8 social science ruling the countryside From the given possibilities, which year did the British introduce the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?
	A.1793
	B.1800
	C.1815
	D.1780

Ans: 1793

Q11.	cbse class 8 social science notes A set of statements on how the Permanent Settlement system was advantageous to the British are given below. Pick out the one that is not applicable
	A. The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land.
	B. The rajas and taluqdars were recognized as zamindars.
	C. The British could get a continuous flow of revenue .
	D. This system created a new class of landlords who were loyal to the British.

Ans: The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land.

Q12.	cbse class 8 social science syllabus From among the regions mentioned below, which region introduced the Mahalwari Settlement System in 1822 ?
	A. Bombay
	B. Madras
	C. Bihar
	D. Uttar Pradesh

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

Q13.	cbse class 8 social science worksheets pdf What do you mean by nij and ryoti?
	A. The two main trading centres of indigo
	B. The two main areas where indigo was cultivated in India
	C. The two important systems of indigo cultivation
	D. The two main sets of zamindars

Ans: The two important systems of indigo cultivation

Q14.	class 8 social science book What happened in 1770 in Bengal so that one-third of the population was wiped out?
	A. The British shipped a lot of locals to Britain and the met with an accident.
	B. Robert Clive had to wage a battle with the locals and killed many .
	C. The British and the French had a war in Bengal and many were killed .
	D. Due to a terrible famine, ten million people in Bengal were wiped out.

Ans: Due to a terrible famine, ten million people in Bengal were wiped out.

Q15.	class 8 social science book pdf Growers of woad in Europe saw crop as competition to their earnings.
	A. tea
	B. rubber
	C. indigo
	D. coffee

Ans: indigo

Q16.	class 8 social science chapter 3 Indigo production came down in Bengal in
	A.1850
	B.1852
	C.1855
	D.1859

Ans: 1859

Q17.	class 8 social science chapter 3 question answer Who had developed the Munro system?
	A. Capiain Alexander
	B. Holt Mackenzie
	C. Thomas Munro
	D. None of these