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प्रश्न
Answer in 100-150 Words
Why Was the Jotedar a Powerful Figure in Many Areas of Rural Bengal?
उत्तर
Jotedars were rich peasants in Bengal. They owned big plots of land sometimes running into thousand of acres of land. They controlled local trade and commerce including the money lending business. They had great influence on the local village population. They were regarded more powerful than the Zamindars even. Following are the main reasons for the high status of Jotedars.
1.The Jotedars controlled trade and commerce including money lending business at the local level.
2.In order to weaken the Zamindars, Jotedars would mobilise ryots not to pay or delay payment towards land revenue.
3.The Jotedars opposed the moves of Zamindars to increase the Jama of a village.
4.The Jotedars lived in villages only. Hence they were in a better position to interact with and influence the peasants.
5.Jotedars were rich and owned big areas of land under cultivation. Many a time they would buy estates of Zamindar. That would be auctioned due to failure to pay up land revenue.
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Answer in 100-150 words.
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| (i) | cutcheries | (a) | peasant |
| (ii) | Jumma | (b) | moneylender |
| (iii) | Sahukar | (c) | court |
| (iv) | ryot | (d) | assessment |
Choose the correct option.
Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?
Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
Consider the following statements.
- Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 AD.
- Jotedars were quite powerful.
- All the Zamindars paid their dues very easily.
- The ryots came to see the moneylenders as devious and deceitful.
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- Introduction of Permanent settlement
- American Civil war
- Fifth report in the British Parliament
- Santhals arrived in the hilly area of Rajmahal
The correct Chronological order of these events is?
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Zamindars were responsible for ______.
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When did the jotedars becomes powerful?
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Fifth Report | 1. 1793 |
| B. Permanent Settlement | 2. 1813 |
| C. American Civil War | 3. 1856 |
| D. Santhal Rebellion | 4. 1861 |
After acquiring the royal charter, the East India Company could:
Who was the ruler of England at the time when the East India Company got permission to trade with India?
Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793?
Consider the following statements regarding the failure of revenue payment by zamindars:
I. Initially, the company made very high initial demand because if the demand was fixed for all time to come, the Company would never be able to claim a share of increased income from land when prices rose and cultivation expanded.
II. The high demand was imposed in the 1790s, a time when the prices of agricultural produce were depressed, making it difficult for the ryots to pay their dues to the zamindar.
III. The revenue was invariable, regardless of the harvest, and had to be paid punctually. In fact, according to the Sunset Law, if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Which among the following was the first province of India where colonial rule was established?
Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced?
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Francis Buchanan | 1. Introduced Permanent Settlement |
| B. Charles Cornwallis | 2. Surveyed North Bengal |
| C. David Ricardo | 3. Land records management |
| D. Sidhu Manjhi | 4. Santhal revolt |
Assertion (A): Zamindars defaulted on payments in the Permanent Settlement.
Reason (R): Prices of the agricultural produce were low.
With reference to the role of the British officers in India, match Column-B with column-A, by using the codes given below.
| Column-A | Column-B |
| A. Lord Cornwallis | 1. Observer |
| B. Augustus Cleveland | 2. Economist |
| C. Francis Buchanan | 3. Governor General of Benga |
| D. David Ricardo | 4. Policy of Pacification |
