NCERT CLASS 8 SST CH HISTORY 3

 

                           RULING THE COUNTERYSIDE



1. Match the following.

RyotVillage
MahalPeasant
NeijCultivation on ryot’s lands
RyoteiCultivation on planter’s own land

Answer.

RyotPeasant
MahalVillage
NeijCultivation on planter’s own land
RyoteiCultivation on ryot’s land

2. Fill in the blanks.

(a) Growers of woad in Europe saw __________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.

(b) The demand for indigo increased in late eighteenth-century Britain because of __________.

(c) The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of __________.

(d) The Champ ran movement was against __________.

Answer.

(a) Growers of woad in Europe saw indigo as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.

(b) The demand for indigo increased in late eighteenth-century Britain because of the expansion of cotton production.

(c) The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of synthetic dyes.

(d) The Champ ran movement was against indigo planters.

3. Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.

Answer.

The Permanent Settlement System was a land revenue system introduced in 1793 by the East India Company. Rajas and talukdars were recognized as zamindars to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company. The main features of the Permanent Settlement system are:

a. The amount paid by the zamindars to the company was fixed permanently.

b. The Rajas were made the zamindars.

c. Zamindars lost their right over the lands whenever they failed to make payments to the company.

d. Exorbitant prices of land which zamindars had to pay to the company (which they failed).


4. How was the Mahal Wari System different from the Permanent Settlement?

Answer.

Differences between Mahal Wari System and Permanent Settlement are given below.

Mahal Wari SystemPermanent Settlement
Holt Mackenzie devised it, and it came into effect in 1822Permanent Settlement was brought by Lord Cornwallis in 1793
The epicentre of the system was a villageThere was no such epicentre
Villages were called ‘Mahal’–
The estimated revenue of each plot within a village was added up to calculate the revenue that each village (mahal) had to payThe revenue was fixed that each zamindar had to pay to the company
The revenue was to be revised periodicallyRevenue was fixed
The charge to collect the revenue was on the village headmanThe charge to collect the revenue was on the village zamindar (rajas/talukdars)

5. Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.

Answer.

The new Munro system of fixing revenue posed two problems:

a. The revenue demand was fixed way too high for peasants to pay.

b. Peasants were unable to pay the rent, which culminated in villages getting deserted.

6. Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?

Answer.

The ryots were reluctant to grow indigo for the below-given reasons:

a. They were paid very low prices for it.

b. The ryots never saw any profit accruing from the indigo plantation.

c. Ryots were asked to grow indigo on the fertile parts of their land by the planters, which they were apprehensive about.

7. What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of indigo production in Bengal?

Answer.

The collapse of indigo production in Bengal was caused by the following circumstances:

a. Ryots’ denied producing the indigo anymore.

b. Protests started taking place by the peasants/ryots supported by the zamindars.

c. Following the protests, the Indigo Commission was constituted by the government, which accepted the faults of the planters and asked the planters to stop the cultivation.

d. Planters eventually moved out of the city.




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