NCERT MCQ ON PEASANTS AND FARMERS

Question 1.
Why did the ordinary dust storm took the form of Black Blizzard in US plains in the 1930s?
(a) The whole plain was an arid zone
(b) The entire ploughed landscape was stripped of all grass
(c) The area faced heavy flooding
(d) There was no rainfall in the region

Answer: (b) The entire ploughed landscape was stripped of all grass

Question 2.
What was the normal height of terrifying dust storms during the 1930s in USA?
(a) 5000 to 6000 feet
(b) 100 to 200 feet
(c) 7000 to 8000 feet
(d) 700 to 800 feet

Answer: (c) 7000 to 8000 feet

Question 3.
Which of the following systems was adopted by the British to convince the unwilling Indian cultivators to produce opium?
(a) Cheap loans
(b) Advances
(c) Collective farming
(d) Scientific farming methods

Answer: (b) Advances

Question 4.
In the early 19th century which were the two major commercial crops grown in India?
(a) Sugarcane and cotton
(b) Jute and cotton
(c) Indigo and opium
(d) Wheat and indigo

Answer: (c) Indigo and opium

Question 5.
Why peasants protested against the threshing machines?
(a) They were dangerous
(b) Difficult to operate
(c) Deprived the workers of their livelihood
(d) Too costly to buy

Answer: (c) Deprived the workers of their livelihood

Question 6.
Which of the following became the Bread Basket of the world during 20th century?
(a) Japan
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) America

Answer: (d) America

Question 7.
What was the result of the ‘Opium War’ (1837-42)?
(a) China was forced to accept the humiliating terms of the subsequent treaties signed
(b) It had to legalize the opium trade
(c) It had to open up China to foreign merchants
(d) All the above

Answer: (d) All the above

Question 8.
Who introduced opium in China?
(a) The Dutch
(b) The French
(c) The American
(d) The Portuguese

Answer: (d) The Portuguese

Question 9.
Under which mythical name were threatening letters written to the rich farmers in England?
(a) Captain Swing
(b) Captain John
(c) Captain Swaine
(d) Captain Mark

Answer: (a) Captain Swing

Question 10.
The Manchus were:
(a) Chinese rulers
(b) Roman rulers
(c) Indian rulers
(d) Portuguese rulers

Answer: (a) Chinese rulers

Question 11.
Farmers in England began buying the new threshing machines because they:
(a) feared shortage of labor
(b) wanted to show superiority by buying these machines
(c) had enough money which they wanted to invest
(d) none of these

Answer: (a) feared shortage of labor

Question 12.
From China the English East India Company imported:
(a) Silk and coffee
(b) Silk and tea
(c) Coffee and tea
(d) Paper and tea

Answer: (b) Silk and tea

Question 13.
In 1831 mechanical reaper was invented by:
(a) Cyrus McCormic
(b) Dietrich Brandis
(c) Alexander Hogue
(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Cyrus McCormic

Question 14.
Opium was exported from India to:
(a) China
(b) Rome
(c) U.K.
(d) Portugal

Answer: (a) China

Question 15.
Who was the American President under whom maximum expansion of wheat cultivation took place?
(a) President Wilson
(b) President Roosevelt
(c) George Washington
(d) Abraham Lincoln

Answer: (a) President Wilson

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