Solutions of chapter 3. Ruling the Countryside | Social Science- Our Pasts III- Part-I

1

Match the following:

(i) Ryot	Village
(ii) Mahal	Peasant
(iii) Nij	Cultivation on ryot’s land
(iv) ryoti	Cultivation on planter’s own 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 because of ________

(c) The international demand for indigo was effected by the discovery of_______

(d) The Champaran Movement was against _________

3

Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.

4

How was the Mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?

5

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

6

Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?

7

What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of Indigo production in Bengal?

8

Find out more about the Champaran Movement and Mahatma Gandhi’s role in it.

Solution of Chapter 3. Ruling the Countryside (Social Science- Our Pasts III- Part-I Book)