Class 08 Social Science History Ruling The Countryside CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History Ruling The Countryside

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History Ruling the Countryside CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
The image given depicts an important Governor General of the East India Company accepting the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from the Mughal ruler in 1765. Name this British personality.
Question 1 figure 1
  • A
    Robert Clive
    Correct
  • B
    Lord Dalhousie
  • C
    Lord Mountbatten
  • D
    Warren Hastings
2
From the given dates, on which date did the Mughal emperor appoint the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal?
  • A
    On 12 August 1750
  • B
    On 12 August 1765
    Correct
  • C
    On 12 August 1700
  • D
    On 12 August 1780
3
What was the chief advantage of the Company when appointed as the Diwan of Bengal?
  • A
    The Company could trade to whichever country they wanted.
  • B
    Agricultural production saw an increase in Bengal.
  • C
    The Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory under its control and they could raise revenue
    Correct
  • D
    The Company helped the artisans to sell their goods at higher prices
4
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
    Artisanal production and agricultural cultivation showed signs of collapse
  • B
    Peasants were unable to pay the dues that were being demanded from them
  • C
    The artisans started deserting villages as they were forced to sell their goods to the Company at low prices
  • D
    The Bengal economy thrived and progressed.
    Correct
5
When happened in 1770 in Bengal so that one-third of the population was wiped out?
  • A
    Robert Clive had to wage a battle with the locals and killed many .
  • B
    The British and the French had a war in Bengal and many were killed .
  • C
    Due to a terrible famine, ten million people in Bengal were wiped out.
    Correct
  • D
    The British shipped a lot of locals to Britain and the met with an accident.
6
In which year did Bengal witness the Great Famine?
  • A
    1775
  • B
    1778
  • C
    1770
    Correct
  • D
    1777
7
From the given possibilities, which year did the British introduce the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?
  • A
    1793
    Correct
  • B
    1800
  • C
    1815
  • D
    1780
8
Which Governor General was responsible for the introduction of Permanent Settlement of Bengal? Identify from the picture given .
Question 8 figure 1
  • A
    Warren Hastings
  • B
    Lord Dalhousie
  • C
    Robert Clive
  • D
    Lord Cornwallis
    Correct
9
According to the terms of the Permanent Settlement, who were recognized as zamindars?
  • A
    Farmers and Peasants
  • B
    Rajas and Taluqdars
    Correct
  • C
    Village heads
  • D
    British officers
10
How did the Company ask the Rajas to collect revenue?
  • A
    Rajas had to give it in the form of jewellery and gold
  • B
    Rajas had to give it from their treasury.
  • C
    Rajas had to raise revenue by selling their own land .
  • D
    Rajas had to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company
    Correct
11
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
    This system created a new class of landlords who were loyal to the British.
  • B
    The British could get a continuous flow of revenue .
  • C
    The revenue amount was not a fixed one and the zamindars did not benefit from increased production from the land.
    Correct
  • D
    The rajas and taluqdars were recognized as zamindars.
12
The following set of statements show the disadvantages and the problems faced by the Permanent Settlement system, choose the one that is not TRUE.
  • A
    As the expenses increased, Government had to decrease the taxes in other provinces .
    Correct
  • B
    Company officials discovered that the zamindars were not investing in the improvement of land as they used primitive techniques .
  • C
    If the revenue amount was not paid, they lost their zamindari and there were many landless labourers.
  • D
    Many land owners were evicted because they did not have relevant documents to prove that they owned the land .
13
In which year was the Permanent Settlement System abolished?
  • A
    1890
  • B
    1900
  • C
    1885
  • D
    1955
    Correct
14
The under tenants depressed by an excessive rent In kind and by usurious returns of the cattle, seed and subsistence , advance to them, can never extricate themselves from debt. In so abject a state, they cannot labour in spirit, while they earn a scanty subsistence without hope of bettering their situation. These words of an Englishman described the pathetic conditions of the under tenants of Bengal in 1806. With the help of the picture given, name the Englishman who wrote this .
Question 14 figure 1
  • A
    William Jones
  • B
    Horace Hayman Wilson
  • C
    H T Colebrook
    Correct
  • D
    Henry Thomas
15
Name the Englishman who introduced the Mahalwari Settlement System as a substitute to the e Permanent Settlement System.
  • A
    H T Colebrook
  • B
    Alexander
  • C
    Holt Mackenzie
    Correct
  • D
    Thomas Munro