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Ruling the Countryside — Set 02 (Advanced Level)

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Chapter Overview & Core Concepts: Ruling the Countryside

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Q1
Why did the Permanent Settlement of 1793 initially create severe distress for traditional Zamindars in Bengal?
Why did the Permanent Settlement of 1793 initially create severe distress for traditional Zamindars in Bengal?
શા માટે 1793ના કાયમી સમાધાને બંગાળમાં પરંપરાગત જમીનદારો માટે શરૂઆતમાં ગંભીર તકલીફ ઊભી કરી?
બંગાળમાં પરંપરાગત જમીનદારો માટે 1793ના કાયમી સમાધાને શરૂઆતમાં શા માટે ગંભીર તકલીફ ઊભી કરી?
A
The revenue demand fixed by the Company was extraordinarily high and rigid, and under the 'Sunset Law', failure to remit payment by sunset on a specified date resulted in the immediate public auction of their estates (जमींदारी की नीलामी) / The revenue demand fixed by the Company was extraordinarily high and rigid, and under the 'Sunset Law', failure to remit payment by sunset on a specified date resulted in the immediate public auction of their estates (जमींदारी की नीलामी)કંપની દ્વારા નિર્ધારિત આવકની માંગ અસાધારણ રીતે ઊંચી અને કઠોર હતી, અને 'સનસેટ લો' હેઠળ, ચોક્કસ તારીખે સૂર્યાસ્ત સુધીમાં ચૂકવણી કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતાના પરિણામે તેમની એસ્ટેટની તાત્કાલિક જાહેર હરાજી કરવામાં આવી હતી (જમીદારી ની નીલામી) / આ રેવન્યુ ડિમાન્ડ અસાધારણ રીતે નક્કી કરવામાં આવી હતી અને કંપની દ્વારા અસાધારણ રીતે અધિકૃત રીતે નક્કી કરવામાં આવી હતી. કાયદો', નિર્દિષ્ટ તારીખે સૂર્યાસ્ત સુધીમાં ચૂકવણી કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતાના પરિણામે તેમની એસ્ટેટની તાત્કાલિક જાહેર હરાજી કરવામાં આવી હતી (જમીંદારીની નીલામી)
B
Zamindars were sent to London / Zamindars were sent to Londonજમીનદારોને લંડન મોકલવામાં આવ્યા હતા / જમીનદારોને લંડન મોકલવામાં આવ્યા હતા
C
Peasants refused to eat food / Peasants refused to eat foodખેડૂતોએ ખોરાક ખાવાની ના પાડી / ખેડૂતોએ ખોરાક ખાવાની ના પાડી
D
Zamindars were made soldiers / Zamindars were made soldiersજમીનદારોને સૈનિક બનાવવામાં આવ્યા/ જમીનદારોને સૈનિક બનાવવામાં આવ્યા
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Explanation: The initial revenue demand was pegged very high ($10/11\text{th}$ to the Company). If a Zamindar failed to pay by sunset of the deadline, his estate was confiscated and auctioned to urban mercantile speculators.
સમજૂતી: The initial revenue demand was pegged very high ($10/11\text{th}$ to the Company). If a Zamindar failed to pay by sunset of the deadline, his estate was confiscated and auctioned to urban mercantile speculators.
સમજૂતી: પ્રારંભિક આવકની માંગ ખૂબ ઊંચી હતી (કંપનીને $10/11\text{th}$). જો કોઈ જમીનદાર સમયમર્યાદાના સૂર્યાસ્ત સુધીમાં ચૂકવણી કરવામાં નિષ્ફળ જાય, તો તેની મિલકત જપ્ત કરવામાં આવી હતી અને શહેરી વેપારી સટોડિયાઓને તેની હરાજી કરવામાં આવી હતી. જો જમીનદાર સમયમર્યાદાના સૂર્યાસ્ત સુધીમાં ચૂકવણી કરવામાં નિષ્ફળ જાય, તો તેની મિલકત જપ્ત કરવામાં આવી હતી અને શહેરી વેપારી સટોડિયાઓને હરાજી કરવામાં આવી હતી.
Q2
Why did the British introduce the 'Ryotwari' system in South and Western India instead of replicating Bengal's Permanent Settlement?
Why did the British introduce the 'Ryotwari' system in South and Western India instead of replicating Bengal's Permanent Settlement?
અંગ્રેજોએ બંગાળના કાયમી સમાધાનની નકલ કરવાને બદલે દક્ષિણ અને પશ્ચિમ ભારતમાં 'ર્યોતવારી' પ્રણાલી શા માટે દાખલ કરી?
અંગ્રેજોએ બંગાળની કાયમી સમાધાનની નકલ કરવાને બદલે દક્ષિણ અને પશ્ચિમ ભારતમાં 'ર્યોતવારી' પદ્ધતિ શા માટે દાખલ કરી?
A
South India had no land / South India had no landદક્ષિણ ભારત પાસે કોઈ જમીન ન હતી/ દક્ષિણ ભારત પાસે કોઈ જમીન ન હતી
B
In South India, there were no traditional hereditary Zamindars or large intermediary landlords, and British administrators believed settlement must be made directly with the actual tillers of the soil (Ryots) / In South India, there were no traditional hereditary Zamindars or large intermediary landlords, and British administrators believed settlement must be made directly with the actual tillers of the soil (Ryots)દક્ષિણ ભારતમાં, કોઈ પરંપરાગત વારસાગત જમીનદાર કે મોટા વચેટિયા જમીનદારો નહોતા, અને બ્રિટિશ પ્રશાસકો માનતા હતા કે પતાવટ સીધેસીધી જમીનના ખેડાણ કરનારાઓ (રયોટ્સ) સાથે થવી જોઈએ / દક્ષિણ ભારતમાં, કોઈ પરંપરાગત વારસાગત જમીનદાર કે મોટા મધ્યસ્થી જમીનદારો નહોતા, અને બ્રિટિશ પ્રશાસકો સીધેસીધું વસાહત માને છે. જમીનના ખેડાણ (રયોટ્સ)
C
Madras was ruled by the French / Madras was ruled by the Frenchમદ્રાસ પર ફ્રેન્ચ દ્વારા શાસન હતું / મદ્રાસ પર ફ્રેન્ચ દ્વારા શાસન હતું
D
Southern peasants demanded higher taxes / Southern peasants demanded higher taxesદક્ષિણના ખેડૂતોએ ઊંચા કરની માંગણી કરી / દક્ષિણના ખેડૂતોએ ઊંચા કરની માંગણી કરી
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Explanation: Alexander Read and Thomas Munro noted that southern agriculture lacked large feudal landlords (Zamindars). Hence, revenue had to be settled directly with the hereditary cultivators (Ryots) after detailed soil surveys.
સમજૂતી: Alexander Read and Thomas Munro noted that southern agriculture lacked large feudal landlords (Zamindars). Hence, revenue had to be settled directly with the hereditary cultivators (Ryots) after detailed soil surveys.
સમજૂતી: એલેક્ઝાન્ડર રીડ અને થોમસ મુનરોએ નોંધ્યું હતું કે દક્ષિણની ખેતીમાં મોટા સામન્તી જમીનદારો (જમીનદારો)નો અભાવ હતો. આથી, જમીનના વિગતવાર સર્વેક્ષણ પછી આવકનો સીધો જ વારસાગત ખેડુતો (રયોટ્સ) સાથે પતાવટ કરવાની હતી. આથી, જમીનના વિગતવાર સર્વેક્ષણ પછી વંશપરંપરાગત ખેડુતો (રયોટ્સ) સાથે આવકની સીધી પતાવટ કરવાની હતી.

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