History Practice Quiz 329

Q1.What was the impact of the famine of 1832-34 on the cattle of the Deccan?

A. One-third of the cattle were killed B. Half of the cattle were killed C. Two-thirds of the cattle were killed D. All cattle were killed

Q2.What proportion of the human population died in the Deccan famine of 1832-34?

A. One-third B. Half C. Two-thirds D. One-fourth

Q3.How did peasants typically pay the revenue demand in the Bombay Deccan?

A. By selling their land B. By borrowing from a moneylender C. By migrating to new regions D. By working as laborers

Q4.By which decade did officials find evidence of alarming levels of peasant indebtedness everywhere?

A. 1820s B. 1830s C. 1840s D. 1850s

Q5.By which year were there signs of an economic recovery in the context of British India?

A. Mid-1830s B. Mid-1840s C. Mid-1850s D. Mid-1860s

Q6.What did British officials realize about the revenue settlements of the 1820s?

A. They were moderate and fair B. They were harsh and exorbitant C. They were flexible and supportive D. They were based on land quality

Q7.What did peasants need to expand cultivation?

A. More ploughs and cattle B. More irrigation canals C. More government subsidies D. More export licenses

Q8.Before the 1860s, what proportion of raw cotton imports into Britain came from America?

A. One-half B. Two-thirds C. Three-fourths D. Four-fifths

Q9.In which year was the Cotton Supply Association founded in Britain?

A. 1855 B. 1857 C. 1859 D. 1861

Q10.What was the objective of the Manchester Cotton Company formed in 1859?

A. To reduce cotton imports B. To encourage cotton production worldwide C. To monopolize cotton trade D. To improve cotton quality