(QUIZ) Indian History MCQs : Economic Impact of The British



(QUIZ) Indian History MCQs : Economic Impact of The British



1. Match the following

   Year                                                             Incidents
1) 1698                         a) Farrukhsiyar granted duty free trading rights to East India Company
2) 1665                         b) Dutch Company received exemption from paying tolls
3) 1717                         c) Britishers got Zamindari rights in Kolikata, Sultanutia & Gobindapur.
4) 1652                         d) East India Company granted exemption for paying toll tax.
 
a) 1 - c   2 - b   3 - a   4 - d
b) 1 - c   2 - a   3 - b   4 - d
c) 1 - c   2 - d   3 - b   4 - a
d) 1 - d   2 - c   3 - a   4 - b

2. Consider the following statements.

1) Till the first half of the eighteenth century in terms of trade, India was superior to any European Country.
2) The Economic Hisotry of India written by Dadabhai Naoroji.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) Both 1 & 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements.

1) The two most important forms of drain of wealth were Home Charges & Council Bills.
2) Council Bills were the actual means through which money was transferred.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the following statements about permanent settlement.

1) Warren Hastings known as the father of permanent settlement.
2) The land revenue under permanent settlement was to be fixed.
3) The Zamindars were to pay a fixed amount of revenue by the sun-set of a particular day.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) All of the above
b) 1 & 2 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) 2 & 3 only

5. Consider the following statements about Ryotwari Settlement.

1) Thomas Munro give the shape to Ryotwari settlement.
2) The Ryotwari Settlement technically created individual proprietary rights in land which were vested in peasants.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) Both 1 & 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2

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