Indian Peasantry Systems Quiz
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Under which system did Ryots (farmers) receive ownership (pattas) of land and pay rent directly to the Government?

  • Permanent Settlement
  • Jagirdari System
  • Mahalwari System
  • Ryotwari System (correct)
  • Which system was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 and covered 19% of British India?

  • Bishvedari System
  • Mahalwari System
  • Ryotwari System
  • Permanent Settlement (correct)
  • In which regions was the Mahalwari System mainly implemented during the British rule in India?

  • West and South India
  • United Provinces, Central Provinces, and Punjab
  • Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Varanasi
  • Madras, Bombay, East Bengal, Assam, and Kurg (correct)
  • What was the focus of 'Imperial Preference' during the British rule in India?

    <p>Providing special privileges on British imports</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which district was the first implementation of land surveying and assessment before taxation carried out under the Ryotwari System?

    <p>Baramahal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key impact of the British rule's preference for the rich to invest in land rather than industries?

    <p>Lack of independent development of industries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the main architect of the Lucknow Pact?

    <p>Muhammad Ali Jinnah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the aim of the Home Rule League Movement in India?

    <p>Self-Rule through political education and discussion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was described as the 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity' by Sarojini Naidu?

    <p>Muhammad Ali Jinnah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the readmission of extremists to the Congress?

    <p>Home Rule League Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What demand was made jointly by Congress and Muslim League during the Lucknow Pact?

    <p>Dominion status for the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who brought forward the concept for the foundation of Home Rule League in India?

    <p>Annie Besant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the Ho and Munda Rebellion in the Chota Nagpur and Singhbhum region during 1820-37?

    <p>Birsa Munda</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which revolt was known as the 'Great Tumult' and considered the most significant tribal revolt?

    <p>Ho and Munda Rebellion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known as the father of earth and led the Ho and Munda Rebellion?

    <p>Birsa Munda</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region experienced the Rampa Rebellion in 1879 & 1922 against forest laws and restrictions on their Podu system?

    <p>Andhra</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did the Bhil Uprisings occur in Khandesh, western Ghats, Maharashtra?

    <p>1846</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the revolt at Manbhum in Midnapur district of Bengal presidency in 1832-33?

    <p>Ganga Narain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who advocated for the introduction of Roman script for the Hindi language during the Presidential address in 1938?

    <p>Subhash Chandra Bose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Indian National Congress session saw the debate and acceptance of Gandhiji's advocacy of 'Poorna Swaraj' through Non-cooperation?

    <p>Nagpur Session, 1920</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who helped Mahatma Gandhi to write the Constitution of Congress in 1919?

    <p>N.C. Kelkar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who declared that 'The Congress is faltering to its fall' and aspired to assist it to a peaceful demise while in India?

    <p>Lord Curzon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which session of the Indian National Congress did Chittaranjan Das preside over, known as Deshbandhu, and form the Swaraj Party with Motilal Nehru?

    <p>Gaya Session, 1922</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who attended the last session of the Indian National Congress held in Amritsar in 1919 before his death on August 1, 1920?

    <p>Bal Gangadhar Tilak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the first modern labour union comprising textile workers of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills?

    <p>B.P. Wadia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the first International Labour Summit held in 1919?

    <p>Washington, USA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in 1929?

    <p>Jawaharlal Nehru</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first Indian to be a member of the Communist International?

    <p>M.N. Roy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Indian Communist Party founded by M.N. Roy and others?

    <p>17th October, 1920</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the Radical Democratic Party in 1940?

    <p>M.N. Roy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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