The British Government’s Industrial Policy

Q. In 1896, the British government levied the same amount of tax on both British and Indian cloth. Why?

1. To protect the interest of Indian mill owners.
2. To protect the sale of British cloth in India.
3. To protect the sale of Indian-made cloth.
4. To protect the sale of British cloth in Britain.

Q. Indian cloth mills were established in India in the 1850s in which two cities?

1. Mumbai, Ahemdabad
2. Ahemdabad, Pune
3. Jamshedpur, Mumbai
4. Visakhapatnam, Pune

Q. Which of the follwing was not produced in Indian industries during the British rule?

1. Paper
2. Cement
3. Thread
4. Weapons

Q. Choose the appropriate pairs in the context of the British government’s industrial policy in India.

1. British governments income in 1896
2. Levied 3.5% tax on British cloth coming to India.
3. Special tax on British cloth
4. Drastically reduced
5. Factory owners of India
6. British Government

Q. Two cloth mills were set up in India at _____ and ______ in the 1850s.

1. Mumbai
2. Chennai
3. Allahabad
4. Ahmedabad

Q. Assertion [A]: The factory owners and the educated mass of India wanted a special tax on the British cloth being sold in India.

Reason [R]: The idea of levying tax on foreign goods was taken from the English mainland.

1. [A] is true, but [R] is false
2. [A] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct justification for [A]
3. [A] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct justification for [A]
4. [A] and [R] are false

Q. Two cloth mills were set up in India at _____ and ______ in the 1850s.

1. Mumbai
2. Chennai
3. Allahabad
4. Ahmedabad

Q. Choose the appropriate pairs in the context of the British government’s industrial policy in India.

1. British governments income in 1896
2. Levied 3.5% tax on British cloth coming to India.
3. Special tax on British cloth
4. Drastically reduced
5. Factory owners of India
6. British Government