Class 10 - History

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Set 12

1. In the nineteenth century, where did hundreds of thousands of Indian and Chinese labourers go to work?

(A) Europe
(B) North America
(C) Around the world on plantations, in mines, and construction projects
(D) Australia

2. What were Indian indentured workers promised in their contracts?

(A) Permanent settlement in the working country
(B) Return travel to India after five years of work
(C) Lifetime employment on plantations
(D) Freedom to choose their employer

3. From which regions of India did most Indian indentured workers come in the mid-nineteenth century?

(A) Northern regions like Punjab
(B) Western regions like Gujarat
(C) Southern regions like Kerala
(D) Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, central India, and dry districts of Tamil Nadu

4. What changes did the mentioned regions in India experience in the mid-nineteenth century?

(A) Rise in cottage industries
(B) Decrease in land rents
(C) Increase in land rents, decline in cottage industries, and lands cleared for mines and plantations
(D) No significant changes

5. How is indentured labour defined?

(A) Skilled labor with high wages
(B) Forced labor without contracts
(C) Bonded labor under contract to work for a specific time to pay off passage
(D) Temporary labor without obligations

6. What led the poor in the mentioned regions of India to migrate in the mid-nineteenth century?

(A) Increase in agricultural productivity
(B) Decline in land rents
(C) Failure to pay rents, deep indebtedness, and the need for work
(D) Government incentives for staying in their villages

7. What did the contracts for Indian indentured labourers typically involve?

(A) Permanent employment with a fixed salary
(B) Freedom to choose their working location
(C) Return travel to India after five years of service
(D) No specific commitments

8. What impact did the loss of cottage industries have on the poor in the mentioned regions of India?

(A) Increased income opportunities
(B) No significant impact
(C) Deepened their indebtedness and forced migration
(D) Improved living conditions

9. What regions did Indian indentured workers go to work around the world?

(A) Only within Asia
(B) Primarily in North America
(C) On plantations, in mines, and in road and railway construction projects globally
(D) Limited to European countries

10. What was the purpose of hiring Indian indentured laborers in various projects around the world?

(A) To provide permanent settlement for workers
(B) To reduce labor shortages in India
(C) To strengthen local economies
(D) To meet the demand for labor on plantations, mines, and construction projects