Feeding the Masses

Q.

Write a note to explain the effect of the following: The British government’s decision to abolish the corn laws

Q. The British formed 'Canal colonies' in Punjab. Which of the following statements are true regarding Canal Colonies?

1. Connecting rivers to Arabian ocean.
2. Building canals to change infertile land into fertile land.
3. Making farmers from other regions to settle here.
4. Using the canals for irrigation purpose.

Q. As per the ___ Laws, import of corn in Britain was restricted

1. Corn
2. Agriculture
3. Vegetable
4. Cropping

Q.

Punjab and Haryana grow rice mainly due to (1) availability of cheap labour. (2) development of canals irrigation and tube-wells. (3) fertile soil. (4) development of the transport network.

Q. S1: Colonisation was one of the driving factor that resulted in advancement of technology.

S2: Transportation improved, railways became faster, ships became bigger for increased trade, steam engine was invented.

Pick the relevant options from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 is the reason for S2
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. S1: Britain expanded its food production to Russia, America and Europe.

S2: As industrialisation grew in Britain, people spent more on food and more people migrated to urban areas for work.

Select the appropriate options from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reasons for S1
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence
3. S1: False; S2: True
4. S1: True; S2: False

Q. Which of the following was an impact of the shortage of labour in America and Australia?

1. It led to a mass migration from Europe.
2. It led to the failure of crops in America and Australia.
3. It lead to multiple famines in Australia and America
4. It forced the people of America and Australia to leave their countries.

Q. What name was given by the British Government to newly irrigated areas to settle peasants of Punjab?

Q. What was 'Corn Laws'?

1. Restriction on import of corn
2. Permission on import of corn
3. Restriction on export of corn
4. Permission on export of corn.

Q. The French colonised Vietnam with an interest to _____.

1. Help them in industrialisation
2. Expand their territories
3. Increase the production of rice to export
4. Construct roads, ports and railway network

Q. When one kind of region is considered to be specialised in the production of specific goods, what is it called?

1. Regional production
2. Production specialisation
3. Regional specialisation
4. Specialised production

Q. How did the East India Company subdue the Indian Princes?

Q. Explain any three steps taken by the French to develop cultivation in the Mekong Delta.

Q. Which of the following was responsible for the increase in prices of food grains in Britain, in the late 18th century?

1. Corn Law
2. Anti-Corn Law
3. Wheat Law
4. Food Law

Q. What were the semi-arid lands that were made fertile by building a network of canals in Punjab known as?

1. Canal territories
2. Punjab canals
3. Colonial canals
4. Canal colonies