Chapter-3 Rural Life and Society — Online MCQ Test
SOCIAL · Samacheer Kalvi 8th · Tamil Nadu State Board
Practice Chapter-3 Rural Life and Society with a free chapter-wise online MCQ test.
This chapter covers: Zamindari Ryotwari Mahalwari Indigo Revolt Santhal Rebellion Describes British land revenue systems and the peasant uprisings against colonial rule.
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Chapter-3 Rural Life and Society — Important Questions & Answers
Which land revenue system was introduced in Bengal by the British, making the zamindar the main revenue collector?
- A. Ryotwari System
- B. Mahalwari System
- C. Zamindari System
- D. Village System
Answer: C. Zamindari System
The Zamindari System was introduced in Bengal. Under this system, zamindars collected revenue from peasants and paid it to the British.
The Zamindari System was introduced in Bengal. Under this system, zamindars collected revenue from peasants and paid it to the British.
The Indigo Revolt of 1859–60 was mainly against the cultivation of which crop?
- A. Wheat
- B. Indigo
- C. Rice
- D. Cotton
Answer: B. Indigo
The revolt was directed against the forced cultivation of indigo by peasants under oppressive European planters.
The revolt was directed against the forced cultivation of indigo by peasants under oppressive European planters.
Which of the following best describes the Mahalwari System?
- A. Revenue was collected from individual peasants through zamindars
- B. Revenue was fixed permanently on each peasant's land
- C. Revenue was collected from a village or mahal as a unit
- D. Revenue was paid only after the harvest festival
Answer: C. Revenue was collected from a village or mahal as a unit
The Mahalwari System assessed revenue on a group of villages or a mahal, and the village headmen were responsible for collection.
The Mahalwari System assessed revenue on a group of villages or a mahal, and the village headmen were responsible for collection.
A farmer in a British-controlled village was made to pay revenue for the whole village as a unit. Which system was this?
- A. Ryotwari System
- B. Mahalwari System
- C. Zamindari System
- D. Commercial Farming System
Answer: B. Mahalwari System
The Mahalwari System assessed revenue at the village or mahal level, not on individual peasants.
The Mahalwari System assessed revenue at the village or mahal level, not on individual peasants.
In a board exam, a student writes: 'The British land revenue system encouraged the growth of middlemen and increased peasant hardship.' Which system best supports this statement most directly?
- A. Zamindari System
- B. Ryotwari System
- C. Mahalwari System
- D. Tribal land tenure system
Answer: A. Zamindari System
The Zamindari System depended heavily on intermediaries, or middlemen, and often caused great hardship to peasants through high revenue demands.
The Zamindari System depended heavily on intermediaries, or middlemen, and often caused great hardship to peasants through high revenue demands.