History Practice Quiz 160

Q1.Under the ryoti system, what percentage of a ryot's holding was required to be used for indigo cultivation?

A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75%

Q2.How many ploughs were required for one bigha of indigo cultivation?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

Q3.What was the size of a bigha in Bengal after British standardization?

A. One-half of an acre B. One-third of an acre C. One-fourth of an acre D. One acre

Q4.Under the ryoti system, who provided the seed and the drill for indigo cultivation?

A. The ryot B. The village headman C. The planter D. The government

Q5.What percentage of land producing indigo was under the nij system till the late nineteenth century?

A. Less than 25% B. 25% C. 50% D. More than 75%

Q6.Who mostly cut the indigo plant in early-nineteenth-century Bengal?

A. Women B. Children C. Men D. Planters

Q7.What was the first stage in the production of indigo dye after the plant was harvested?

A. The leaves were soaked in warm water in a fermenting vat B. The leaves were beaten with paddles in a beater vat C. The leaves were pressed and dried for sale D. The leaves were carried to the vats by women

Q8.How long did indigo workers have to stand in waist-deep water to beat the indigo solution?

A. Over eight hours B. Over six hours C. Over ten hours D. Over four hours

Q9.What was added to the solution in the beater vat to help separate the indigo?

A. Lime water B. Salt water C. Fresh water D. Oil

Q10.Who typically carried the indigo plant to the vats?

A. Women B. Men C. Children D. Planters

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History Practice Quiz 160