History of India | Modern History | Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy

History of India | Modern History | Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy

Nov 13, 2024 - 13:33 Updated: Nov 13, 2024 - 13:43
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1. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the

Absence of heavy industries
Scarcity of foreign capital
Scarcity of natural resources
Preference of the rich to invest in land

2. Who introduced Ist-e-Marari settlement?

Wellesley
Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dufferin

3. The term 'imperial preference' was applied to the

Special privileges on British imports in India
Racial discrimination by the britishers
Subordination of Indian interest to that of the British
Preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes

4. The 'Permanent Settlement' was made with

Zamindars
Village communities
Muqaddamas
Peasants

5. Which Governor-General introduc-ed the permanent land revenue system India?

Lord John Shore
Lord Clive
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Warren Hastings

6. Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis was introduced in the year

1787 A.D.
1789 A.D.
1790 A.D.
1793 A.D.

7. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the former which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was

the Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
there was no officials check upon the Zamindars
it was the responsibility of the British government
the farmers were not interested in getting pattas

8. Which one of the following is correct about the permanent settlement introduced in Bihar?

The Zamindars were deprived of the ownership of the land
The right of ownership of land was made hereditary and transferable for the Zamindars
Land revenue was constitutionalised
Abolition of Zamindari

9. Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement

Permanent Settlement
Mahalwari Settlement
Ryotwari Settlement
None of the above

10. Who started Ryotwari system?

Thomas Munro
Martin Burda
Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie

11. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by British in the

Bengal Presidency
Madras Presidency
Bombay Presidency
Madras & Bombay Presidency

12. In British System Ryotwari land revenue collection was prevalent in

North India
East India
West India
South India

13. When was the first tea company established in Assam?

1835
1837
1839
1841

14. Who is the exponent of the Theory of 'Economic Drain' of India during the British Rule?

M.N. Roy
Jai Prakash Narayan
Rammanohar Lohiya
Dadabhai Naoroji

15. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?

B.G. Tilak
R.C. Dutt
M.G. Ranade
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

16. Who authored the book 'Poverty and the Unbritish Rule in India'?

Amartya Kumar Sen
Ramesh Chandra Dutt
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Dadabhai Naoroji

17. Who considered that 'British Economic Policy is disgusting in India'?

B.G. Tilak
Dadabhai Naoroji
Karl Marx
Adam Smith

18. Which one of the following statements correctly define the term 'Drain theory' as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?

That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain
That a part of Indians national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns
That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
That the British good were being imported to the country making it poor day by day