Economic Impact of British Rule in India

Q. When was Permanent Settlement established in India?

1. 1792
2. 1793
3. 1794
4. 1795

Q. When did the British introduce the Indentured Labour System in India?

1. 1846
2. 1921
3. 1843
4. 1920

Q. The system of Permanent settlement introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa is known as thesystem.

1. Iqtadari
2. Zamindari
3. Ryotwari

Q. When did the Great Famine end?

1. 1876
2. 1877
3. 1878
4. 1879

Q. How is the Ryotwari System different from the Zamindari System?
Ryotwari System - RS
Zamindari System - ZS

1. In the RS, the government directly dealt with the peasant without the intervention of a middle man.
2. In the ZS, the government directly collected taxes from the peasant.
3. In the RS, the people could own the land as long as they paid land revenue for it.
4. The RS introduced the concept of private property.

Q. Many of the indentured labourers were taken to foreign colonies of the British. Which of the following is not such a colony?

1. Ceylon
2. Trinidad
3. Natal
4. Ganjam

Q. Read the following statements and select the appropriate option:

Statement 1 (S1): There was a shortage of food crops in India.
Statement 2 (S2): Farmers turned to commercialised agriculture.

1. Both S1 and S2 are true and S2 is a result of S1.
2. Both S1 and S2 are true and S1 is a result of S2.
3. S1 is true but S2 is not true.
4. Both S1 and S2 are true but the two statements are unrelated.

Q. During the financial phase of British capitalism in India, both slavery and indentured labour were abolished.

1. True
2. False

Q. Instead of food andcrops, Indian peasants during British rule began growingcrops in hopes of clearing their debts and paying their taxes.

1. Kahrif
2. sustenance
3. cash
4. Rabi

Q. 'X' was an engineer and a civil servant. 'X' also served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council. 'X' decided to divert the west-flowing Periyar river draining into the Arabian Sea to the east so that it could irrigate lakhs of acres of dry land dependent on the Vaigai river. Identify 'X'.

1. Lord Wenlock
2. Arthur Cotton
3. Colonel Pennycuick
4. Robert Clive

Q. How much money did Robert Clive make after the Battle of Plassey?

1. 27, 900 pounds
2. 31, 500 pounds
3. 45, 100 pounds
4. 50, 000 pounds

Q. Who amongst the following worked for a better irrigation system in India?

1. Josh Pennycuick
2. Robert Clive
3. Arthur Cotton
4. Warren Hastings