MCQ on British Rule on Indian Economy Quiz: Modern History of India

Question 1. Who introduced Ist-e-Marari settlement?

(A) Wellesley

(B) Warren Hastings

(C) Lord Cornwallis

(D) Lord Dufferin

Question 2. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the?

(A) Absence of heavy industries

(B) Scarcity of foreign capital

(C) Scarcity of natural resources

(D) Preference of the rich to invest in land

Question 3. The ‘Permanent Settlement’ was made with _________.

(A) Zamindars

(B) Village communities

(C) Muqaddamas

(D) Peasants

Question 4. The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the __________.

(A) Special privileges on British imports in India

(B) Racial discrimination by the Britishers

(C) Subordination of Indian interest to that of the British

(D) Preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes

Question 5. Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis was introduced in the year?

(A) 1787 A.D

(B) 1789 A.D.

(C) 1790 A.D.

(D) 1793 A.D.

Question 6. Which Governor-General introduced the permanent land revenue system in India?

(A) Lord John Shore

(B) Lord Clive

(C) Lord Cornwallis

(D) Lord Warren Hastings

Question 7. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the former which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was?

(A) The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers

(B) There was no officials check upon the Zamindars

(C) It was the responsibility of the British government

(D) The farmers were not interested in getting pattas

Question 8. The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions?

(A) Making Zamindar’s position stronger vis-a-vis the ryot

(B) Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars

(C) Making judicial system more efficient

(D) None of the above statements (A), (B) and (C) are correct

Question 9. In_______the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar were given to the Bengal Tenency Act.

(A) 1885

(B) 1886

(C) 1889

(D) 1900

Question 10. Which one of the following is correct about the permanent settlement introduced in Bihar?

(A) The Zamindars were deprived of the ownership of the land

(B) The right of ownership of land was made hereditary and transferable for the Zamindars

(C) Land revenue was constitutionalised

(D) Abolition of Zamindari

Question 11. Who started Ryotwari system?

(A) Thomas Munro

(B) Martin Burda

(C) Cornwallis

(D) Lord Dalhousie

Question 12. Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement?

(A) Permanent Settlement

(B) Mahalwari Settlement

(C) Ryotwari Settlement

(D) None of the above

Question 13. In British System Ryotwari land revenue collection was prevalent in?

(A) North India

(B) East India

(C) West India

(D) South India

Question 14. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by British in the? 

(A) Bengal Presidency

(B) Madras Presidency

(C) Bombay Presidency

(D) Madras & Bombay Presidency

Question 15. Who is the exponent of the Theory of ‘Economic Drain’ of India during the British Rule?

(A) M.N. Roy

(B) Jai Prakash Narayan

(C) Rammanohar Lohiya

(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 16. When was the first tea company established in Assam?

(A) 1835

(B) 1837

(C) 1839

(D) 1841

Question 17. Who authored the book ‘Poverty and the Unbritish Rule in India’?

(A) Amartya Kumar Sen

(B) Ramesh Chandra Dutt

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 18. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?

(A) B.G. Tilak

(B) R.C. Dutt

(C) M.G. Ranade

(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Question 19. Which one of the following statements correctly define the term ‘Drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji? 

(A) That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain

(B) That a part of Indians national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns

(C) That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power

(D) That the British good were being imported to the country making it poor day by day

Question 20. Who considered that ‘British Economic Policy is disgusting in India’?

(A) B.G. Tilak

(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(C) Karl Marx

(D) Adam Smith

Question 21. Who of the following were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G. Subramania Iyer
3. R.C. Dutt
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 1 and 2

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 22. Consider the following statements. The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.
   
2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.
   
3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.
   

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(A) Only 1

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 23. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements.

1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
   
2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
   
3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.
   

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(A) Only 1

(B) 1 and 2

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) None of these

Question 24. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below the statements.

• Assertion (A): Generally India had a favourable balance of trade during British rule.
  
• Reason (R): The drain of wealth took the form of unrequired exports.
  

Code

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Question 25. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India ‘Home Charges’ formed an important part of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted ‘Home Charges’?

1. Funds used to support the Indian Office in London.
   
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
   
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1

(B) 1 and 2

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3