CBSE - PEASANTS AND FARMERS

what were the reasons of the dust storms? (1) Early 1930s were years of persistent drought (2) The wind blew with ferocious speed (3) The entire landscape had been ploughed over, stripped of all the grass that held ittogether. (4) All the above

What was the result of the ‘Opium War’ (1837-42)? (1) China was forced to accept the humiliating terms of the subsequent treaties signed (2) It had to legalise the opium trade (3) It had to open up China to foreign merchants (4) All the above

In 1839, who was sent by the Emperor to Canton as a Special Commissioner to stop the opium trade? (1) I-tsing (2) Lin Ze-xu (3) Lao-Tsu (4) None of the above

In 1831, Cyrus McCormick invented the first mechanical reaper. What was its most Important advantage? (1) In could harvest 50 acres of wheat (2) 500 acres of wheat could be harvested in two weeks (3) It could cut grass on large areas (4) It could prepare the ground for cultivation