1) For which province did the East India Company acquire the Diwani right to collect land revenue? a) Bengal b) Gujarat c) Madras d) Bombay 2) What system of revenue was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal? a) The Munro system b) The Mahalwari Settlement c) The Permanent settlement d) The Ryotwari Settlement 3) What was exported to China in exchange for Chinese tea? a) Jute b) Opium c) Sugarcane d) Wheat 4) For what did The East India Company and banks offer huge loans?  a) Production of Tea b) Production of Cotton c) Production of Opium d) Production of Indigo 5) The system of indigo cultivation in which the planter cultivated the crop on land directly controlled by him.  a) Nij Cultivation b) Ryoti Cultivation c) None of the above 6) The British Governor who developed the Ryotwari Settlement. a) Thomas Munro b) Holt Mackenzie c) The Zamindar d) The rajas 7) The play by Dinbandhu Mitra that portrayed the oppression on Indigo Cultivators. a) Indigo commission b) Nil Darpan c) Blue Rebellion d) None 8) The indigo revolt is also known as the ........ a) Blue Rebellion b) Green Rebellion c) Black Rebellion d) Purple Rebellion 9) who were gomasthas? a) agents of planters b) agents of peasants c) agents of ryots d) none 10) a contract or an agreement called satta was signed between the planters and..... a) peasants b) royts c) both a and b d) none 11) What was the role of the East India Company as Diwan of Bengal? a) A. to look after financial administration  b) B. to look after defence c) C. to look after religious issues d) D. to look after judiciary 12) Under permanent settlements, Rajas and Talukdars were recognised as: a) A. Zamindars  b) B. Kings c) C. Diwans d) D. Peasants 13) Who among the following developed the Ryotwari Settlement system?(3. a) A. Thomas Munro b) B. Holt Mackenzie c) C. Lord Dalhousie d) D. Lord Cornwallis 14) What do you mean by nij and ryoti? a) A. The two main trading centres of indigo b) B. The two main sets of zamindars c) C. The two main areas where indigo was cultivated in India d) D. The two important systems of indigo cultivation 15) Given below are some points with regard to the nij cultivation of indigo. Select the one that is not related to the nij cultivation5. a) A. Planters needed large areas in compact blocks to cultivate indigo b) B. The planters produced indigo in the lands that he directly controlled. c) C. Planters cultivated in lands either bought by them or rented it from other zamindars and produced indigo by directly employing hired labourers d) D. The planters were forced to sign a contract, an agreement (satta) 16) Who are called the ryot? a) A. The village headmen who controlled the village land b) B. The cultivators c) C. The landlords d) D. The women worker who used to carry indigo plant to the vats 17) Under the Mahalwari system, each ...........were called Mahal. a) A. village  b) B. peasants c) C. houses d) D. towns 18) _________________ collected revenues under Mahalwari system. a) A. Zamindars b) B. English officials c) C. Village headmen d) D. Soldiers 19) .................devised Mahalwari system in 1922. a) A. Robert Mills b) B. Lord Cornwallis c) C. Holt Mackenzie d) D. Warren Hastings 20) When did the East India Company get Diwani of Bengal? a) A. 1762 b) B. 1765 c) C. 1770 d) D. 1764

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