9th Class Social Science Peasants and Farmers Question Bank

done Multipal Choice Question - Peasants and Farmers Total Questions - 15

• question_answer1)
  Captain Swing was a
  A)
  labourer in East Kent                                           done clear
  B)
  an imaginary name in threatening letters done clear
  C)
  Leader of an armed band                         done clear
  D)
  revolutionary leader done clear
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• question_answer2)
  At the beginning of each year, at a public meeting, each village was
  A)
  allowed to cultivate its own land               done clear
  B)
  made effort to use bad land done clear
  C)
  allocated a number of strips to cultivate                 done clear
  D)
  asked to pay increased rent done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Who created the early enclosures on land?
  A)
  Rich farmers        done clear
  B)
                                             Individual landlords done clear
  C)
  Small farmers       done clear
  D)
                                             Group of farmers done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which one of the following led to the 'enclosure movement' in England by the end of 18th century?
  A)
  Greed of rich farmers                                           done clear
  B)
  Interest of landowners done clear
  C)
  Skyrocketing price of food grains due to war           done clear
  D)
  Severe government action done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which two crops increased the fertility of the soil?
  A)
  Potato and onion done clear
  B)
                                             Pumpkin and tobacco done clear
  C)
  Rice and wheat    done clear
  D)
                                             Turnip and clover done clear
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• question_answer6)
  The Captain Swing riots spread in the countryside due to
  A)
  enclosure movement done clear
  B)
                                             threshing machines done clear
  C)
  agricultural depression                                          done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which among the following regions became the major wheat-producing area of America?
  A)
  Great plains across the Mississippi river                  done clear
  B)
  Appalachian mountains done clear
  C)
  Sub-tropical coast                                               done clear
  D)
  Mid-Atlantic done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Who said, "Plant more wheat, wheat will win the war"?
  A)
  President Thomas Jefferson                                  done clear
  B)
  President Wilson done clear
  C)
  President Bush     done clear
  D)
                                             President Truman done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Who invented the 'mechanical reaper'?
  A)
  John Deree          done clear
  B)
                                             Napoleon done clear
  C)
  Cyrus McCormick done clear
  D)
                                             Dakote done clear
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• question_answer10)
  What did the British see as a major source of government income in India?
  A)
  Income tax          done clear
  B)
                                             Sales tax done clear
  C)
  Land revenue      done clear
  D)
                                             All of the above done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Name a popular drink of the British.
  A)
  Tea             done clear
  B)
                                             Coffee done clear
  C)
  Wine                    done clear
  D)
                                             Milk done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Two major commercial crops grown in India were
  A)
  cotton and jute    done clear
  B)
                                             indigo and opium done clear
  C)
  sugarcane and wheat                                           done clear
  D)
  tea and coffee done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Who introduced opium in China in early 16th century?
  A)
  Dutch                  done clear
  B)
                                             British done clear
  C)
  Portuguese  done clear
  D)
                                             French done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which two states of India produced opium for the Britishers?
  A)
  UP and Rajasthan done clear
  B)
                                             Himachal and Bengal done clear
  C)
  Orissa and Andhra Pradesh                                  done clear
  D)
  Bengal and Bihar done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Travelling traders in India were called
  A)
  Pykars         done clear
  B)
                                             Spykars done clear
  C)
  Saudagars            done clear
  D)
                                             Maunds done clear
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