History Practice Quiz 314

Q1.What were jotedars called in some other parts of Bengal?

A. Haoladars, gantidars, or mandals B. Adhiyars or bargadars C. Zamindars or ryots D. Chinnery or Buchanan

Q2.Who painted the Bengal village scene shown in Fig. 9.4 of the source text?

A. George Chinnery B. Francis Buchanan C. A British revenue official D. An Indian artist

Q3.What was the relationship between jotedars and poorer cultivators?

A. Jotedars exercised immense power over poorer cultivators B. Jotedars were dependent on poorer cultivators for loans C. Poorer cultivators often became jotedars D. Jotedars and poorer cultivators had equal status

Q4.Who described the ways in which the jotedars of Dinajpur resisted the zamindar?

A. Buchanan B. The Raja of Burdwan C. The Company D. The Fouzdar

Q5.In which region of Bengal did the jotedars resist the zamindar's authority according to Buchanan?

A. Dinajpur B. Burdwan C. North Bengal D. Murshidabad

Q6.What did the jotedars pay only a few rupees on account of, according to Buchanan?

A. Revenue B. Rent C. Loan D. Interest

Q7.What did the jotedars hold more of than they were entitled to by their pottahs?

A. Lands B. Money C. Revenue D. Ryots

Q8.Where did the jotedars complain if the zamindar's officers detained them at the cutcherry?

A. Fouzdarry Thanna and munsiff's cutcherry B. Company's office C. Raja's palace D. Buchanan's court

Q9.What did the jotedars instigate the petty ryots not to pay while their causes were unsettled?

A. Revenue B. Rent C. Loan D. Interest

Q10.Which zamindar transferred some of his zamindari to his mother to avoid Company takeover?

A. Raja of Burdwan B. Raja of Dinajpur C. Raja of Murshidabad D. Raja of Bengal

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History Practice Quiz 314