1.

The colonial rulers introduced the Permanent Settlement in: a) Bengal b) Madras c) Bombay d)
Punjab

2. The Ryotwari system was first introduced in: a) Madras Presidency b) Bengal Presidency c)
Bombay Presidency d) Punjab Presidency

3. The system where the British administrators directly settled revenue with individual peasants was:
a) Zamindari b) Ryotwari c) Mahalwari d) Jagirdari

4. The ryot's right to land was recognized under the: a) Ryotwari system b) Mahalwari system c)
Permanent Settlement d) Zamindari system

5. The Deccan Riots of 1875-76 were triggered due to: a) High land revenue b) Land disputes c)
Famine d) Water shortage

6. The system of revenue collection introduced by the British in the Deccan was: a) Ryotwari b)
Permanent Settlement c) Mahalwari d) Zamindari

7. The cultivation system imposed by the British in Java was known as: a) Plantation system b)
Ryotwari system c) Indigo cultivation d) Cultivation by contract

8. The act passed by the British to protect the rights of tenants was the: a) Bengal Tenancy Act b)
Deccan Agriculture Act c) Ryotwari Act d) Permanent Settlement Act

9. The system in which the peasant directly paid revenue to the state was: a) Zamindari b) Ryotwari
c) Mahalwari d) Jagirdari

10. The first region in which the Permanent Settlement was introduced was: a) Punjab b) Bengal c)
Madras d) Bombay

11. The revenue settlements were made between the British and intermediaries in the: a) Zamindari
system b) Ryotwari system c) Mahalwari system d) Permanent Settlement

12. The Chundikuli riots of 1837 took place in: a) Bengal b) Madras c) Bombay d) Punjab

13. The Zamindari system was mainly introduced in the region of: a) Northern India b) Southern
India c) Western India d) Eastern India

14. The revenue settlement in the Mahalwari system was made with: a) Individual peasants b)
Communities or villages c) Zamindars d) British administrators

15. The Ryotwari system was first introduced by Thomas Munro in: a) Madras b) Bengal c) Bombay
d) Punjab

16. The famine of 1876-77 affected mainly the region of: a) Madras b) Bombay c) Bengal d) Punjab

17. The Ryotwari settlement system aimed to: a) Establish permanent revenue collectors b) Secure
revenue through intermediaries c) Directly deal with peasants d) Encourage community-based
settlements

18. The land revenue system in which the state appointed collectors was: a) Zamindari b) Ryotwari
c) Mahalwari d) Permanent Settlement

19. The revenue settlement system adopted by the British in North India was: a) Zamindari b)
Ryotwari c) Mahalwari d) Permanent Settlement
20. The system of cultivation introduced by the British in the Deccan was: a) Ryotwari b) Indigo
cultivation c) Plantation system d) Mahalwari

21. The Act passed in Bengal to protect the rights of tenants was called the: a) Bengal Tenancy Act b)
Deccan Agriculture Act c) Ryotwari Act d) Permanent Settlement Act

22. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal by: a) Lord Cornwallis b) Sir John Shore c)
Lord Wellesley d) Lord Dalhousie

23. The Deccan Riots of 1875-76 were caused primarily due to: a) Increase in land revenue b) Famine
c) Unfair treatment by British administrators d) Water scarcity

24. The cultivators who were the direct taxpayers under the Ryotwari system were known as: a)
Zamindars b) Ryots c) Mahals d) Taluqdars

25. The system where the revenue was fixed for a specific period and not changed until its expiry
was: a) Zamindari b) Ryotwari c) Mahalwari d) Permanent Settlement