Q1.How did the Govt of England React against the Captain Swing movement?
Ans.1.A.Government of England reacted very severely against the actions ofparticipants of the movement.
B.Those suspected of the rioting were rounded up.
C.1976 prisoners were tried up, nine menwere hanged,505 transported-over 450 of them to Australia.
D.644 put behind bars.
Q2.Who was captain Swing?Why was he so famous?
Ans.2.A.Captain Swing was an imaginary name which was used by the workers to threat the farmers.
B.The workmen wrote letters to farmers to not use threshing machines. Soon, this
imaginary name became a symbol of terror.
C.Many letters were sent to farmers signed in the name of Captain Swing.
D.Thus he became a Synonymous to the movement against
the farmers.
Q3.What were the main features of Open Field System?
Ans.3.A.The Large part of the countryside was open. It was
divided into private property or enclosure.
B.Peasants used to cultivate the land around their village. They allotted a fixed
number of strips for farming.
C.A part of the land was kept as the common land. This common land was used
pasture land to collect fuel wood and fruits etc.
Q.Why did the british govt support the enclosure system?
Ans.4.A.Till the middle of eighteenth century the enclosure movement proceeded very
slowly.
B.The early enclosures were usually created by indivi
dual landlords.
C.After the mid eighteenth century however the enclosure movement swept through
the countryside changing the English landscape fore
ver.
D.When the price of wool went up in the world market
and the rich farmers wanted to
expand wool production to earn profits.
E.They were keen on controlling large areas of land in compact blocks to allow
improved breeding. So they began dividing and enclosing common land.
F.From the mid eighteenth century the English population expanded rapidly. This
meant an increased demand for food grains to feed the population.
Q5.Why was the common land essential for the survival of the poor?
Ans.
All the villagers had access to common land. Here t
hey pastured their cows and grazed
their sheep, collected fuel wood foe fire and berri
es and fruit for food. They fished in
the river and ponds, and hunted rabbits in common f
orests. So in this way, for the poor,
the common land was essential for survival. It supp
lemented their meager income,
sustained their cattle, and helped them tide over b
ad times when crops failed.
Q6.What were the impacts of enclosures on the poor?
Ans.6.A.Enclosures deprived the poor from collecting fire wood from their forests.
B.The poor were prohibited to enter in the grazing land to graze the animals.
C.They were not able to collect fruit or hunt small animals for food.
D.In some areas poor were deprived of their rights and forced to move towards
southern parts.
Q7.Why the British Government has problem from the production of opium in Central India and Rajasthan?
Ans. A.By 1773, the British Government in Bengal had established a monopoly to trade in
opium.
B.No one else was legally permitted to trade in the product. By the 1820s, the British
found to their horror that opium production in their territories was rapidly declining,
but its production outside the British territories was increasing.
C.It was being produced in Central India and Rajasthan, within princely states that were not under British control.
D.In these regions, local traders were offering much higher prices ton peasants and
exporting opium to China. To the British this trade was illegal. It was smuggling and it had to be stopped. Government monopoly had to be retained.
Q18.how did Napoleon Wars make impact on food production?
Ans.A.The Napoleonic war increased the demand for food grains and the price rise. Farmers increased their production as much possible
. B.The end of the wars brought surplus soldiers back to the villages. European food grains too started to come into England. Thus prices come down and agricultural depression started.
C.The agricultural depression reduced the cultivated area and the number of employees.
Q19,How did Indian Farmers became ready to grow opium?
Ans.19. A.Indian farmers were provided advances to produce opium.
B.By accepting loan the farmers were forced to grow opium on a specific area of land.
C.The loans were given by the colonial opium agents to the farmers.
Q20.Q.What were the steps taken by Lin Ze Xu to stop opium Trade?
Ans.a.Lin Ze Xu special commisioner at Canton in 1839, estimated that there were over 4 million opium smokers in China.
b.Lin arrested 1600 men involved in the opium trade and confiscated 11000 pounds of opium.
c.Then he forcedd the foreign factories to hand over their stocks of opium and burnt 20000 crates of opium and blew the ashes to the wind.
d.When he announced that Canton was closed for Foreign Trade, Britain Declared war
Q21.Why were The farmers in Britain Buying New Threshing Machines?
ans.A.The new machines reduced their dependence on the labour.
B.The n ew machines were able to harvest 200 acres of wheat in two weeks.
C.They made the farmers to sow and harvest a big Traits of LAnd.This led to increase in production.
d.It could work as 16 men with Sackers.
