Economic Causes of the Sepoy Mutiny

Q.

How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?

Q. Why did the demand for raw materials grown in British colonies increase in the 19th century?

1. Industrial Revolution
2. French Revolution
3. Green Revolution
4. Agricultural Revolution

Q. Who formed Inam Commission?

1. Zamindars
2. British
3. Farmers
4. Kings

Q. Who collected tax under Zamindari system?

1. Zamindars
2. Farmers
3. Company
4. Kings

Q. Which type of crops did the English East India Company force Indians to cultivate?

1. Food crops
2. Plantation crops
3. Cash crops
4. Ornamental crops

Q. It is the early 19th century.

I collect taxes from peasants, and pay the English East India Company after taking a small commission from the tax amount. I exploit the farmers for my financial gain, and they soon turn against me.

Who am I?

1. Diwan
2. Subedar
3. Viceroy
4. Zamindar

Q. What was the court language in the Indian subcontinent under colonial rule in the 20th century?

1. Tamil
2. Sanskrit
3. English
4. Hindi

Q. was a policy that compelled Indian rulers to accept the Company’s dominance in return for protection.

1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Subsidiary Alliance
3. Ring Fence
4. Pitt's India Act

Q. How did the East India Company take extra money from the general population of the country?

1. Through revenue systems
2. Through expansionary policies
3. Through military policies
4. Through home agreement policies

Q. You are a peasant living in the Indian subcontinent in the early 19th century. You have two acres of land to your name. The English East India Company has recently introduced the Inam Commission, and you are now mandated to provide title deeds for your land.

What is the purpose of providing these deeds?

1. Tax Authorisation
2. Proof of land-ownership
3. Revenue Assessment
4. Identity Proof

Q. The Zamindari System is also known as the:

1. Subsidiary System
2. Taluqdari System
3. Permanent Settlement
4. Inami System

Q. Which of the following documents were demanded from landholders by the Inam Commission?

1. Sale deeds
2. Title deeds
3. Rent agreements
4. Net production accounts