AP 8th Class Social Bits Chapter 10 Landlords and Tenants under the British and the Nizam with Answers

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AP State Syllabus 8th Class Social Bits 10th Lesson Landlords and Tenants under the British and the Nizam with Answers

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Question 1.
During the time of Mughal emperors, …………………. collected land revenue from the peasants.
A) emperor
B) revenue department
C) zamindars
D) sirazdars
Answer:
C) zamindars

Question 2.
During the British reign, there were great ……………. in India.
A) deeds
B) investments
C) benefits
D) famines
Answer:
D) famines

Question 3.
In ……………… Cornwallis was the Governor General.
A) 1947
B) 1793
C) 1856
D) 1857
Answer:
B) 1793

Question 4.
The barrage in Krishna and Guntur districts …………….
A) Dhawaleshwaram
B) Prakasam
C) Sir Arthur Cotton
D) Keesara
Answer:
B) Prakasam

Question 5.
An anicut across the Godavari river at Dhawaleshwaram was completed in
A) 1820
B) 1800
C) 1849
D) 1856
Answer:
C) 1849

Question 6.
In Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts, there were Doras who owned more than a thousand acres of land.
A) 500
B) 550
C) 600
D) 650
Answer:
B) 550

Question 7.
In …………… there was a civil war in America.
A) 1851
B) 1871
C) 1841
D) 1861
Answer:
D) 1861

Question 8.
The number of famines in the second half of the Nineteenth century
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 14
Answer:
B) 11

Question 9.
Patwari was a …………. official.
A) Mandal
B) Village
C) District
D) State
Answer:
B) Village

Question 10.
The peasants formed to carry their agitation forward and demanded abolition of landlordism, reduction of land revenue and control over moneylenders.
A) Rythu Sabha
B) Kisan Sabhas
C) Kisan Mela
D) Kisan Jagruthi
Answer:
B) Kisan Sabhas

Question 11.
The small forts of landlords in Telangana are called as
A) Buruju
B) Forts
C) Gadis
D) All the above
Answer:
C) Gadis

Question 12.
The own lands of Zamindars were called
A) Enams
B) Kudhkhasht
C) Qidmatgars
D) None
Answer:
B) Kudhkhasht

Question 13.
The roles of Zamindars
A) collecting taxes
B) having land
C) both A & B
D) none
Answer:
C) both A & B

Question 14.
In …………….. the peasants of Awadh in Uttar Pradesh took out huge processions to protest against the Zamindars who were extracting money from them.
A) 1920-22
B) 1922-24
C) 1924-26
D) 1926-28
Answer:
A) 1920-22

Question 15.
The famous peasant movements were the Deccan ryots of ……………… s.
A) 1850
B) 1860
C) 1870
D) 1872
Answer:
B) 1860

Question 16.
The permanent settlement system was introduced by ………………
A) Warren Hastings
B) Corn Wallis
C) Bentinck
D) Wellesly
Answer:
B) Corn Wallis

Question 17.
The Permanent Settlement System was introduced in the year.
A) 1790
B) 1791
C) 1792
D) 1973
Answer:
D) 1973

Question 18.
The Zamindars collected ………….. rather than revenue from them.
A) the income from auction
B) rent
C) riped crop
D) none
Answer:
B) rent

Question 19.
The prices of the grains rose and cultivation slowly expanded in this year.
A) 1800
B) 1810
C) 1820
D) 1840
Answer:
C) 1820

Question 20.
Ceded districts means
A) Bellary, Anantapn
B) Kadapa
C) Kurnool
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 21.
The other name of Ceded districts
A) Stone seema
B) Karnataka
C) Rayalaseema
D) None
Answer:
C) Rayalaseema

Question 22.
In this year Thomas Munro came to Rayalaseema districts as Collector.
A) 1700
B) 1800
C) 1900
D) 1850
Answer:
B) 1800

Question 23.
………….. recognised that there were no Zamindars in South like North.
A) Bentinck
B) Thomas Munro
C) Wellesly
D) Robert Clive
Answer:
B) Thomas Munro

Question 24.
Recognising the importance of the peasants, Munro devised the Ryotwari settlement in entire.
A) South India
B) Western India
C) Both A & B
D) Northern India
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 25.
Ryotwari means
A) Farmer
B) Farmer’s right to cultivation
C) Landcess
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Farmer’s right to cultivation

Question 26.
Before the cultivation commenced in Munro made necessary advances to the ryots to purchase seeds, implements, bullocks and to repair old wells or dig new ones.
A) 1801 – 02
B) 1802 – 03
C) 1803 – 04
D) 1804 – 05
Answer:
A) 1801 – 02

Question 27.
Due to the untiring efforts of Sir Arthur Cotton, an anicut across the Godavari river at Dhawaleshwaram was completed in
A) 1840
B) 1845
C) 1849
D) 1850
Answer:
C) 1849

Question 28.
Severe Famine was occured in the year.
A) 1800
B) 1830
C) 1833
D) 1836
Answer:
C) 1833

Question 29.
An anicut was constructed on the river Krishna in
A) 1850
B) 1852
C) 1853
D) 1854
Answer:
D) 1854

Question 30.
The Kurnool – Cuddapah (KC) canal was dug in the year.
A) 1850
B) 1855
C) 1857
D) 1860
Answer:
C) 1857

Question 31.
The tenants had to pay rent that was times more than the land revenue paid by the ryots to the government.
A) 2 – 5
B) 3 – 7
C) 4 – 8
D) 5 – 9
Answer:
B) 3 – 7

Question 32.
In the first half of 19th century, they tried to collect maximum land revenue through
A) Kudramukh
B) Deshmukh
C) Patwari
D) Patel
Answer:
B) Deshmukh

Question 33.
In Nizams rule the large landlords were called
A) Gadis
B) Doras
C) Landlords
D) Pettandars
Answer:
B) Doras

Question 34.
The Civil war in America was started in
A) 1860
B) 1861
C) 1862
D) 1863
Answer:
B) 1861

Question 35.
The Civil war in America ended in
A) 1865
B) 1867
C) 1873
D) 1877
Answer:
A) 1865

Question 36.
The effect of the Civil war in American showed on India in this way
A) the demand for cotton fell
B) the demand for cotton increased
C) increase in exports of agricultural products
D) exports of agricultural products are as it is
Answer:
A) the demand for cotton fell

Question 37.
In the Hyderabad state there were about 1500 Jagirs spread over 6535 villages and samsthanams over 497 villages.
A) 16
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
Answer:
D) 14

Question 38.
During the colonial period, the peasants were forced to do work without wages.
A) Vetti
B) Slavery
C) Getting services
D) None
Answer:
A) Vetti

Question 39.
The plight of Vetti can be understood through a government report written in
A) 1800
B) 1870
C) 1878
D) 1880
Answer:
C) 1878

Question 40.
The peasants also had to regularly supply to Zamindars.
A) ghee, milk
B) vegetables, jaggery
C) gross, dung cakes
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 41.
“The ……………. also prevent the peasants from improving their fields because they are afraid that the peasants would then start asserting their nights over the land.
A) farmers
B) landlords
C) zamindars
D) coolies
Answer:
C) zamindars

Question 42.
The revenue that was shared to the Nizam was called
A) Hindukhush
B) Peshkash
C) Enam
D) Adangal
Answer:
B) Peshkash

Question 43.
The zamindars also owned land on which the labourers worked. This was called their ‘self-cultivated’ land or Khudkhasht lands.
Pick the correct comment.
A) Zamindars worked on these lands.
B) Rights are of zamindars, kasht was of labour.
C) Zamindars donated these lands to the poor.
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Rights are of zamindars, kasht was of labour.

Question 44.

Pick the correct statement.
A) This barrage connected the Krishna and Guntur districts.
B) This barrage changed the fate of Krishna delta.
C) This is a boon by Sir Arthur Cotton.
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 45.
‘The peasants also had to regularly supply ghee, milk, vegetables, gur, straw, cowdung cakes, etc. free of cost to the zamindar’s house.’
This was a form of
A) gifts
B) boons
C) custom
D) exploitation
Answer:
D) exploitation

Question 46.
Famines, or massive food shortages leading to acute distress, were a regular feature of the British rule.
This was a regular feature of the British rule
A) Surplus food
B) Shortage of food grains
C) Low quality of grains
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Shortage of food grains

Question 47.
‘Peasants fled the countryside’ – The reason was
A) a hike in landcess and unable to pay the revenue
B) conducting attacks
C) giving hard punishments
D) All the above
Answer:
A) a hike in landcess and unable to pay the revenue

Question 48.
This was happened because of land revenue introduced by the Britishers.
A) Farmers suffered from loans
B) Farmers achieved more progress
C) Farmers growed more crops
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Farmers suffered from loans

Question 49.
This is due to decrease in demand of cotton
A) farmers changed as beggers
B) food grains are scarce
C) severe famine
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 50.
This program is introduced to feed the children in our state
A) Annadaata
B) Antyodaya
C) MDM
D) Velugu Project
Answer:
C) MDM

Question 51.
Peasants very often borrowed money from in order to pay their land revenue.
A) Moneylenders
B) Zamindars
C) Banks
D) Organisations
Answer:
A) Money lenders

Question 52.
During the colonial period the peasants were forced to do
A) Vetti
B) Cultivation
C) Work
D) Donations
Answer:
A) Vetti

Question 53.
The Britishers raised this tax to increase their income in India
A) Pullari tax
B) Property tax
C) Landcess
D) Ganachari tax
Answer:
C) Landcess

Question 54.
The agricultural products that were exported to England from India
A) Cotton, Blue
B) Sugarcane, Wheat
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None
Answer:
C) Both 1 & 2

Question 55.
Andhra, like the rest of the country, suffered from severe famines in the centuries.
A) 19
B) 20
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 56.
The severe famine occured in Ganjam
A) 1865 – 66
B) 1867 – 68
C) 1869 – 70
D) 1870 – 71
Answer:
A) 1865 – 66