Captain Swing was a

1

(a)

farmer

(b)

army chief

(c)

mythical name

(d)

labourer

Who was signing the threatening letters received by England farmers in 1840s?

1

(a)

PLO

(b)

Hitler

(c)

Captain Swing

(d)

Colonel Swing

Strip cultivation was practised by

1

(a)

peasants in England

(b)

tribals

(c)

nomadic pastoralists

(d)

shifting cultivators

16th century enclosures were driven by

1

(a)

land grab

(b)

parliamentary legislation

(c)

desire to increase grain production

(d)

to improve breeding and expand wool production

Cultivation of which crops improved fertility of soil

1

(a)

wheat and maize

(b)

fodder crops

(c)

turnip and potatoes

(d)

turnip and clover

Which of the following was an important factor in farmers investing in threshing machines?

1

(a)

Labour shortage

(b)

Insolence of labourers

(c)

High wages demanded by labour

(d)

To reduce dependence on labour

Which of the following was Not a factor in America being a land of promise?

1

(a)

Wildness could be turned into cultivated fields

(b)

Forest timber exploited for export

(c)

Animals hunted for skin and mountains mined for gold and minerals

(d)

American-Indians could be used as lobour

The Great Agrarian Depression of 1930s was caused by:

1

(a)

Closure of banks

(b)

Closure of factories

(c)

Overproduction and subsequent fall in agricultural prices

(d)

Crash of stocks

Which were the two most important commercial crops of India during the colonial period?

1

(a)

Indigo and Opium

(b)

Opium and Cotton

(c)

Cotton and sugarcane

(d)

Sugarcane and indigo

What was a factor in British confiscation of opium produced in Central India and Rajasthan?

1

(a)

In order to retain British government's monopoly rights to trade in opium

(b)

Opium produced was of inferior quality

(c)

Many cultivators sold off their crop to local traders

(d)

Peasants refused to sell after taking advances

What were the occupations Native Americans?

4

(a)

What lessons can be draw from the conversion of the countryside in the USA from a bread basket to a dust bowl?

4

(a)

Write a paragraph on why the British insisted on farmers growing opium in India?

4

(a)

'Between 1750 and 1900 England's population multiplied four times'. Explain its impact on the enclosures.

4

(a)

How did the war between England and France by the end of the 18th century influence the production of foodgrains in England? Mention any five points.

4

(a)

Why did rich farmers invest in the threshing machines?

4

(a)

Why were the poor in England opposed to the threshing machines?

4

(a)

Explain the Westward expansion of White settlers of USA.

4

(a)

'The New Technology created grounds for the Great Agrarian Depression of the 1930's' Justify the statement by suitable arguments.

4

(a)

Who introduced opium into China in the 16th century?

4

(a)