Indigo Cultivation
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Q. What does the term "ryoti" mean ?
- Zamindar
- Raja
- Cultivation of plants on a ryot's (peasant's) land
- Peasant
Q.
What were the two main systems of indigo cultivation?
Nij and ryoti
Nij and joti
Mansab and jagir
None of the above
Q. Which of the following were methods of Indigo cultivation?
- Nij
- Taluqdar
- Mahalwari
- Ryoti
Q.
Which were the first two crops whose cultivation the Company government tried to expand in India?
Tea and coffee
Opium and cotton
Opium and indigo
Cotton and sugarcane
Q. The system of cultivation of Indigo called _____________.
- Nij system
- Ryoti system
- Both A and B
- None of these
Q. Two features A and B are marked in the political outline map of India.
Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map:
A. The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927.
B. The place which is associated with the movement of Indigo Planters.
A. The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927.
B. The place which is associated with the movement of Indigo Planters.
Q. Choose the cash crops that were needed in Europe in the late 18th century CE.
- Rice
- Jute
- Tea
- Wool
- Sugarcane
- Wheat
- Maize
- Barley
Q. Name the place where the movement of Indigo Planters was started.
Q. What was the alternative used in Europe instead of the cultivation of indigo ?
- Cotton
- Silk
- Woad
- None of the above
Q. Planters forced ryots to grow indigo on the fertile soil where they used to cultivate rice.
- True
- False
Q. During the 18th Century CE, French planters produced indigo and sugar in the French colony of
- Martinique
- Dominica
- Saint-Domingue
- St. Lucia
Q. What does the term "nij" mean?
- Cultivating plants on one's own land
- Cultivation of plants on ryot's land
- Raja
- Zamindar
Q. In 1788, only 30 percent of all Indian indigo produced was imported to Britain.
- False
- True
Q. What were the systems adopted by the British to control indigo cultivation?
- Ryoti system
- Zamindari system
- Nij system
- Mahalwari system
Q. What does the term "ryoti" mean ?
- Zamindar
- Cultivation of plants on a ryot's (peasant's) land
- Raja
- Peasant
Q. What were the systems adopted by the British to control indigo cultivation?
- Ryoti system
- Zamindari system
- Nij system
- Mahalwari system
