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Economic Impact of British Rule MCQ

29 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. What was the first cotton mill in lndia established?

  1. ASurat
  2. BMumbai
  3. CAhmedabad
  4. DCoimbatore
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Answer: B) Mumbai

Q2. Which is the oldest trade union organisation in lndia?

  1. Alndian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
  2. BCentre of Indian Trade Union (CITU)
  3. CAll India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
  4. DBhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
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Answer: C) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)

Q3. Where was the first iron and steel industry of lndia established ?

  1. ABhadravati
  2. BBurnpur
  3. CJamshedpur
  4. DBhilai
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Answer: C) Jamshedpur

Q4. The British introduced the railways in lndia in order to-

  1. Apromote heavy industries in India
  2. Bfaciliate British commerce and administrative control
  3. Cmove foodstuff in case of famine
  4. Denable Indians to move freely within the country
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Answer: B) faciliate British commerce and administrative control

Q5. During the colonial rule in lndia the Permanent Settlement was in

  1. ALord Bentick
  2. BLord Cornwallis
  3. CLord Curzon
  4. DLord Wellesely
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Answer: B) Lord Cornwallis

Q6. The first railway line in India was opened in the year-

  1. A1833
  2. B1853
  3. C1857
  4. D1861
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Answer: B) 1853

Q7. Gandhi's intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 resulted in the enhancement of wages for the workers by-

  1. A0.1
  2. B0.15
  3. C0.25
  4. D0.35
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Answer: D) 0.35

Q8. The main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was regarding the-

  1. AAbwabs on illegal taxes
  2. BOppression of the landlords
  3. CLand revenue demands
  4. DTinkathiya systems
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Answer: D) Tinkathiya systems

Q9. Indian Factory Act was promulgated in-

  1. A1861
  2. B1881
  3. C1887
  4. D1898
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Answer: B) 1881

Q10. Assertion (A) : Within half a century of the Battle of Plassey, the phenomenal prosparity of Bengal suffered a serious set-back.nReason (R) : The manufacture of cotton goods the most important item of export from India, enormously increased in other parts of India, while it declined in Bengal.

  1. ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but A is true
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Answer: C) A is true, but R is false

Q11. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the per capita income of India ?

  1. AGopal Krishna Gokhle
  2. BFeroz Shah Mehta
  3. CSurendranath Banerjee
  4. DDadabhai Naoroji
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Answer: D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q12. Under which of the following systems, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers ?

  1. AZamindari
  2. BRyotwari
  3. CAnnawari
  4. DDesaiwari
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Answer: B) Ryotwari

Q13. Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in 1848 ?

  1. ALord William Bentick
  2. BLord Dalhousie
  3. CLord Wellesley
  4. DLord Cornwallis
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Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie

Q14. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid ?

  1. A1853
  2. B1854
  3. C1856
  4. D1858
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Answer: A) 1853

Q15. The cause of decline of textile industries in 18th century in Bangal was-

  1. Adecline in quality of production
  2. Bnon-availability of raw material
  3. Chigh tariff rates on exports to Britain
  4. Dnon-availability of craftsmen
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Answer: C) high tariff rates on exports to Britain

Q16. First railway line were laid down in India under which British Governor ?

  1. ALord Dalhousie
  2. BLord Curzon
  3. CLord Wellesley
  4. DLord Lytton
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Answer: A) Lord Dalhousie

Q17. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule ?

  1. ASdadabhaio Naoroji
  2. BM.N. Roy
  3. CJai Prakash Narayan
  4. DRam Manohar Lohiya
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Answer: A) Sdadabhaio Naoroji

Q18. The English introduced Ryotwari settlement in-

  1. ABengal Presidency
  2. BMadras Presidency
  3. CBombay Presidency
  4. DMadras and Bombay Presidency
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Answer: D) Madras and Bombay Presidency

Q19. Who authored the book 'Poverty aand the Un-British Rule in India' ?

  1. ADadabhai Naoroji
  2. BRamesh Chandra Dutt
  3. CGopal Krishna Gokhle
  4. DAmrtya Kumar Sen
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Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q20. Who is credited with the introduction of Permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar-

  1. ALord Curzon
  2. BLord Cornwallis
  3. CLord Ripon
  4. DLord Wellesely
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Answer: B) Lord Cornwallis

Q21. Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras ?

  1. AMalcom
  2. BMetcalfe
  3. CMunro
  4. DElphinstone
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Answer: C) Munro

Q22. Permanent settlement was a feature of-

  1. AZamindari System
  2. BRyotwari System
  3. CMahalwari System
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: A) Zamindari System

Q23. Name of the journalist who whole-heartedly championed the cause of Indigo Movement was-

  1. ASisir Kumar Ghosh
  2. BBarindra Ghosh
  3. CHarish Chandra Mukherjee
  4. DBipin Chandra Pal
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Answer: C) Harish Chandra Mukherjee

Q24. Under the Permanent Settlement 1793 the Zamindars were required to issue Pattas to farmers which were not issued by many to the Zamindars. The reason was-

  1. AThe Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
  2. BThere was no official check upon the Zamindars
  3. Clt was the responsibility of the British Government
  4. DThe farmers were not interested in getting pattas
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Answer: B) There was no official check upon the Zamindars

Q25. ln lndia, the first bank of limited liability managed by lndians and founded in 1881 was-

  1. AHindustan Commercial Bank
  2. BPunjab and Sind Bank
  3. CPunjab National Bank
  4. DOudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank
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Answer: D) Oudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank

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