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SAI International School
                                                   Session-2020-21
                                                        Class- VIII
                                                   Subject- History
                                        Chapter-3 Ruling The Countryside
                                                     Work Sheet-1

               SLNO  QUESTIONS                                                                     MARKS  PAGE
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                   1)    Who is shown in the image accepting the diwani rights on behalf of  1                26
                        East  India  Company  from  the  Mughal  nawab  and  when?
















                   2)    Who introduced the Mahalwari system?                                      1          29
                            a.  Holt Mackenzie
                            b.  Thomas Munro
                            c.  Alexander Read
                            d.  Lord Cornwallis

                   3)    What happened when the Company became the Diwan?                          1          26
                   4)    Which tragedy occurred during 1770 in Bengal?                             1          27

                   5)    Who introduced Permanent Settlement Act and when?                         1          28
                   6)    What is a Mahal ?                                                         1          29
                   7)    How was the Mahalwari system different from the Permanent                 3          28-29
                        settlement?
                   8)    Give three problems which arose with the Munro System of fixing           3          29
                        revenue.
                   9)    Discuss briefly the features of the ryotwari system?                      3          29

                   10)   ‘The  Bengal  economy  was  facing  a  deep  crisis’.  Explain  the  5               27
                        statement.
                   11)   What were the draw backs of the Permanent Settlement?                     5          28
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