INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2020 - 21
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Paleolithic sites.
- These sites were generally located near water sources.
- Some of the famous sites of Paleolithic age are Soan valley and Potwar Plateau on the northwest India.
- Horticulture was started during this period.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age sites are generally located near water sources.
Some of the famous sites of Old Stone Age in India are:
- The Soan valley and Potwar Plateau on the northwest India.
- The Siwalik hills on the north India.
- Bhimpetka in Madhya Pradesh.
- Adamgarh hill in Narmada valley.
- Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and
- Attirampakkam near Chennai.
Domestication of animals, horticulture and primitive cultivation started during Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age.
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Solution: b)
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age sites are generally located near water sources.
Some of the famous sites of Old Stone Age in India are:
- The Soan valley and Potwar Plateau on the northwest India.
- The Siwalik hills on the north India.
- Bhimpetka in Madhya Pradesh.
- Adamgarh hill in Narmada valley.
- Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and
- Attirampakkam near Chennai.
Domestication of animals, horticulture and primitive cultivation started during Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Aryavarta, Madhyadesa and Dakshinapatha refer to
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Solution: c)
The later Vedic texts refer to the three divisions of India – Aryavarta (northern India), Madhyadesa (central India) and Dakshinapatha (southern India).
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Solution: c)
The later Vedic texts refer to the three divisions of India – Aryavarta (northern India), Madhyadesa (central India) and Dakshinapatha (southern India).
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement.
- Permanent Settlement was an agreement, where East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.
- Revenue collection was the only motive behind introducing the Permanent Settlement and British officials did not have any intention to resolve the problems faced by the farmers.
- Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.
In introducing the Permanent Settlement, British officials hoped to resolve the problems they had been facing since the conquest of Bengal. By the 1770s, the rural economy in Bengal was in crisis, with recurrent famines and declining agricultural output. Officials felt that agriculture, trade and the revenue resources of the state could all be developed by encouraging investment in agriculture.
Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
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Solution: b)
The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.
In introducing the Permanent Settlement, British officials hoped to resolve the problems they had been facing since the conquest of Bengal. By the 1770s, the rural economy in Bengal was in crisis, with recurrent famines and declining agricultural output. Officials felt that agriculture, trade and the revenue resources of the state could all be developed by encouraging investment in agriculture.
Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement.
- The Permanent Settlement was introduced first in Bengal and it was confined to Northern India.
- Charter Act of 1833 gave statutory backing to Permanent Settlement.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
The Permanent Settlement was introduced first in Bengal and Bihar and later in the south district of Madras and Varanasi. The system eventually spread over northern India by a series of regulations dated 1 May 1793. These regulations remained in place until the Charter Act of 1833.
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Solution: d)
The Permanent Settlement was introduced first in Bengal and Bihar and later in the south district of Madras and Varanasi. The system eventually spread over northern India by a series of regulations dated 1 May 1793. These regulations remained in place until the Charter Act of 1833.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Ryotwari system.
- The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro.
- In this system, the peasants were regarded as the owners of the land and the taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants.
- By introducing Ryotwari system, the role of moneylenders was reduced substantially which benefitted the farmers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820. It allowed the government to deal directly with the cultivator (‘ryot’) for revenue collection and gave the peasant freedom to cede or acquire new land for cultivation. The peasants were regarded as the owners of the land.
Here there were no middlemen as in the Zamindari system. But, since high taxes had to be paid in cash the problem of moneylenders came into the show. They further burdened the peasants with heavy interests.
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Solution: a)
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820. It allowed the government to deal directly with the cultivator (‘ryot’) for revenue collection and gave the peasant freedom to cede or acquire new land for cultivation. The peasants were regarded as the owners of the land.
Here there were no middlemen as in the Zamindari system. But, since high taxes had to be paid in cash the problem of moneylenders came into the show. They further burdened the peasants with heavy interests.
