Ruling the Countryside quiz

The East India Company became the Diwan of Bengal in:

The Permanent Settlement was introduced in:

The Mahalwari Settlement was devised by:

Under the Ryotwari system, revenue was settled directly with the:

The European plant that gave a blue dye and competed with indigo was:

The Blue Rebellion broke out in Bengal in:

The play Nil Darpan was written by:

Mahatma Gandhi went to Champaran to support:

Cultivation of indigo on lands directly controlled by planters was called:

A unit of measurement of land used in Bengal was the:

Why did the Company introduce the Permanent Settlement? (2 marks)

Why did many zamindars fail to pay revenue in the early years? (2 marks)

What was a mahal? (2 marks)

Why did the Ryotwari system fail to benefit the ryots? (2 marks)

Why was there a great demand for indigo in Europe? (2 marks)

Why did indigo production shift from the Caribbean to India in the late 18th century? (2 marks)

Why did the planters find nij cultivation difficult to expand? (2 marks)

What were the main findings of the Indigo Commission of 1860? (2 marks)

Why did ryots dislike the loans given by planters? (2 marks)

What happened to the indigo industry after the Blue Rebellion? (2 marks)

The Diwani was granted in 1765 and the Permanent Settlement introduced in 1793. How many years apart were they? How many years after the Permanent Settlement was the Mahalwari Settlement devised? (3 marks)

A ryot borrowed Rs 40 from a planter to grow indigo on 5 bighas. The planter bought the crop at Rs 6 per bigha. How much did the ryot get? How much did he still owe after paying from this sum? (3 marks)

Suppose in 1788 about 30% of indigo imported into Britain came from India, and by 1810 the figure rose to 95%. By how many percentage points did India's share increase? If Britain imported 4,000 tonnes in 1810, how much came from India? (3 marks)

Under the Ryotwari system, a ryot with 15 acres was asked to pay Rs 3 per acre. Later the demand was raised by 50%. Find his old and new revenue payment. (3 marks)

The Blue Rebellion began in 1859, the Indigo Commission met in 1860, and Gandhi visited Champaran in 1917. How many years separated the rebellion from the Champaran movement? Arrange these with the Permanent Settlement in chronological order. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In March 1859, thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to grow indigo. They stopped paying rents to planters, attacked indigo factories and beat up the agents who came to collect rent. Women joined the fight with pots and pans. (i) Name this movement. (ii) Why did the ryots revolt? (iii) How did the government respond? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A zamindar under the Permanent Settlement had to pay a fixed amount every year. If he failed, his estate was auctioned. Many zamindaris were sold at auctions in the early years. (i) Why did zamindars find it hard to pay? (ii) What happened to the estates of defaulting zamindars? (iii) How did the situation change in the 19th century? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In the steeping vat, indigo plants were soaked in water for several hours. The liquid was then beaten with paddles, and the blue sediment settled in another vat before being pressed into cakes. (i) Name the second vat. (ii) Why was the liquid beaten? (iii) Why was indigo production hard work for labourers? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In the south, officials such as Thomas Munro felt that the British should act as paternal fathers protecting the ryots. Revenue was settled directly with the cultivators after a survey of the land. (i) Name this system. (ii) Why did the officials prefer it? (iii) Why did ryots flee their villages in many places? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In 1917, a peasant from Bihar persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran and see the plight of indigo cultivators. (i) Why were the cultivators unhappy? (ii) What does this show about indigo cultivation even after 1859? (iii) Why is Champaran important in the national movement? (5 marks)

Draw a chart comparing the Permanent Settlement, Mahalwari Settlement and Ryotwari system. Explain the features and problems of each. (6 marks)

Draw a labelled flowchart of the process of indigo manufacture in a factory. Explain why indigo was profitable for the planters. (6 marks)

Draw a timeline from 1765 to 1917 marking at least six events related to the countryside under British rule. Explain the significance of any three. (6 marks)

On an outline map of India, mark the areas of the three revenue systems and the indigo-growing regions of Bengal and Bihar. Explain the impact of Company rule on the peasants of these regions. (6 marks)

Draw a flowchart showing the causes, events and results of the Blue Rebellion. Explain how it united different groups against the planters. (6 marks)