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  • Question 1
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    The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of __________.
    Solution
    The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of synthetic dyes.
  • Question 2
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    The ______ system of revenue collection was introduced in the Madras Presidency.
    Solution
     The new system that was devised came to be known as the ryotwar (or ryotwari). Developed by Thomas Munro, this system was gradually extended all over south India. 
  • Question 3
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    The Ryotwari System was introduced in_______.
    Solution
    Ryotwari system was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 in Madras and Bombay presidencies. Under this system, the government made settlements with the cultivators for a specific period during which the cultivator gave 50 per cent of the produce to the government.
  • Question 4
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    The demand for indigo increased in the late-eighteenth-century in Britain because of __________.
    Solution
    The demand for indigo increased in late -eighteenth-century Britain because of the expansion of cotton production as a result of industrialisation, which in turn created an enormous demand for cloth dyes.
  • Question 5
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    What does mahal mean?
    Solution
    Under the Mahalwari system, the land was divided into Mahals. Each Mahal comprised one or more villages which was collectively responsible for the payment of revenues. It was introduced in 1833 by William Bentinck. The village committees was held responsible for collection of the taxes. It was introduced in Central Province, North-West Frontier, Agra, Punjab, Gangetic Valley, etc of British India.
  • Question 6
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    Match the following:

    		List I

    		List II
    A
    		Ryot1
    		village
    B
    		Mahal2
    		peasant
    C
    		Nij3
    		cultivation on ryots lands
    D
    		Ryoti4
    		cultivation on planters own land

    Solution
    Ryot- Peasant
    Mahal- Village
    Nij- Cultivation on planters own land
    Ryoti- Cultivation on ryots lands
  • Question 7
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    The indigo plant is used in making a dye for ______. 
    Solution
    Bengal indigo was very popular all over the world.  Indigo planting became more and more commercially profitable because of the demand for blue dye in Europe which was made from the indigo plant. These dyes were very expensive and only the Roman Emperors and the very wealthy could afford them. In 1810, 95% of indigo imported in Britain was from India.
  • Question 8
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    The Permanent Settlement was introduced in ______ and ______ in 1793 A.D
    Solution
    Permanent Settlement:- A revenue system introduced in Bengal and Bihar under which the zamindars acquired hereditary rights over the land in lieu of payment of a fixed amount to the state.
  • Question 9
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    Growers of woad in Europe saw __________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.
    Solution
    By the thirteenth century Indian indigo was being used by cloth manufacturers in Italy, France and Britain to dye cloth. However, only small amounts of Indian indigo reached the European market and its price was very high. European cloth manufacturers therefore had to depend on another plant called woad to make violet and blue dyes. Being a plant of the temperate zones, woad was more easily available in Europe. It was grown in northern Italy, southern France and in parts of Germany and Britain. Worried by the competition from indigo, woad producers in Europe pressurised their governments to ban the import of indigo.
  • Question 10
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    The Zamindars were required to pay a fixed amount to British as land revenue irrespective of what they could collect under the _____.
    Solution
    Permanent settlement of Bengal was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. It was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, parts of Northern Karnataka, Varanasi and some other areas. The Zamindars needed to pay a fixed amount of land revenue on a fixed date every year. This amount could not be increased later, however, if the Zamindar failed to pay the amount on fixed date, the Company could sell their land via public auction.
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