i want a economies best bookPeasants and Farmers - Class 9 Social Science MCQs (Free Practice Test)
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In early 19th century which were two major commercial crops grown in India ?
Answer :
| Sugarcane and Jute | |
| Jute and indigo | |
 | Indigo and Opium |
| Cotton and Sugarcane |
By selling which of the following items to China, did the British regularly collect money for purchasing tea from China ?
Answer :
| Opium |
| Jute | |
| Cotton | |
| Sugar cane |
Which of the following options refers to Captain Swing ?
Answer :
| Name of the Captain of a Ship. | |
| Name of the army Captain under The British. | |
| A mythical name which was used to threaten landlords by sending threatening letters. |
| Name of the leader who organised peasants' riots against threshing machines. |
Who among the following became the President of U.S.A. in 1800 ?
Answer :
| Thomas Jefferson |
| Abraham Lincoln | |
| George Washington | |
| Woodrow Wilson |
Which of the following is the most important cause of the Great agrarian depression ?
Answer :
| Closure of banks | |
| Closure of factories | |
| Over production and fall of agricultural prices |
| Crash of stock market |
Between 1820-1850 in which area did the Indian Americans settle down ?
Answer :
| Apalachian Plateau | |
| Mississippi Valley |
| Texas region | |
| Nevada |
Why did the poor peasants resort to riots to protest against the use of threshing machines ?
Answer :
| Threshing machines had become a sign of badtimes and unemployment. |
| They were opposed to machines. | |
| They found the machines too difficult to operate. | |
| The peasants were too poor to buy threshing machines |
Why did ihe landlords and farmers decide to buy threshing machines ?
Answer :
| To increase profit from land | |
| To reduce their dependence on labourers |
| To bring more land under cultivation | |
| To prevent the labourers from toiling day and night. |
Which of the following European nations introduced opium to China in early 16th century ?
Answer :
| Britain |
| Portugal | |
| Netheriand | |
| France |
In 19th century why did the peasants protest against the use of threshing machine by landlords ?
Answer :
| Because the machines were expensive. | |
| These were not easily available. | |
| These deprived the workers of their livelihood |
| These were too heavy to operate. |
