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Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Which of the following is not a local name of shifting cultivation?

  1. Milpa

  2. Rabi

  3. Tavy

  4. Jhum
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B Correct answer
Explanation

. It has many local names such as lading in Southeast Asia, milpa in Central America, chitemene or tavy  in Africa, and chena in Sri Lanka.  In India, dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, jhum, podu, khandad and  kumri are some of the local terms for swidden agriculture. Rabi is a kind of crop.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

By $1773$, the British government in Bengal had established a monopoly to trade in ___________.

  1. Indigo

  2. Opium

  3. Tea

  4. Cotton
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

By 1773, the British East India Company had established a strong monopoly over the trade of opium in Bengal, which they exported to China.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Why was common land essential for survival of the poor in England?

  1. Common land supplemented income of the poor and helped them during bad times

  2. Poor could move freely in common land

  3. Poor could set up industry in common land

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Common land provided essential resources like fuel, grazing for livestock, and foraging, which acted as a safety net for the poor in rural England.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Which one of the following is the appropriate reason that excited swing rioters to destroy threshing machines during $1930s$ in England?

  1. They broke these machines in the name of Captain Swing

  2. These machines deprived workmen of their livelihood

  3. Captain Swing was a person who broke all these machines

  4. They were threatening landloads
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Threshing machines replaced manual threshing labor, throwing agricultural workers out of jobs. The Swing riots (1830s, not 1930s) were protests by impoverished farm workers destroying these machines that threatened their livelihoods. Captain Swing was a symbolic name, not a real person.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

What was done in different countries of England during the Captain Swing movement?

  1. Threshing machines were broken

  2. Rich farmers were compelled to help poor farmers

  3. Landowners were looted

  4. Agriculture was expanded
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

During the Captain Swing movement (1830-1832), farm workers across southern English counties (Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, etc.) systematically destroyed threshing machines. This was a widespread protest against unemployment and low wages caused by mechanization.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Agricultural Revolution first occurred in __________.

  1. England

  2. France

  3. USA

  4. India
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Agricultural Revolution began in Great Britain around the turn of the 18th century. In many ways, British agriculture advanced more rapidly than any other European nation. The increased agricultural production of the 18th century can be traced to four interrelated factors:

  • The increased availability of farmland.
  • A favorable climate.
  • More livestock.
  • Improved crop yield.
Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Why did the landlords and farmers decided to buy threshing machines?

  1. To increase profit from land

  2. To reduce their dependence on labourers

  3. To bring more land under cultivation

  4. To prevent the labourers from toiling day and night
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During the Napoleonic Wars, prices of foodgrains were high and farmers expanded production vigorously. Fearing a shortage of labour, they began buying the new threshing machines that had come into the market. They complained of the insolence of labourers, their drinking habits, and the difficulty of making them work. The machines, they thought, would help them reduce their dependence on labourers. 

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

By selling which of the following items to China, did the British regularly collect money for purchasing tea from China?

  1. Opium

  2. Jute

  3. Cotton

  4. Sugar cane
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 In 1785, about 15 million pounds of tea was being imported into England. By 1830, the figure had jumped to over 30 million pounds. In fact, the profits of the East India Company came to depend on the tea trade. England at this time produced nothing that could be easily sold in China. They could buy tea only by paying in silver coins or bullion. It was believed that a loss of treasure would impoverish the nation and deplete its wealth.  They searched for a commodity they could sell in China, something they could persuade the Chinese to buy. Opium was such a commodity. By the early 1820s, about 10,000 crates were being annually smuggled into China.