EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 37

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 37

361) 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

Answer: None of the above
   
362) Consider the following statements
1. The famine of 1876-78 in Madras, Mysore. Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Western UP and Punjab is considered to be the Worst famine in Indian history.
2. The Dadni merchants constituted the core of the rising middle class in lndia before Battle of Plassey.
3. The INC adopted a resolution criticizing the Drain of Wealth from India in its annual session held in Calcutta (1896)
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
363) Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?
1.Dadabhai Naoroji
2.G Subramania lyer
3.RC Dutt
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1,2 and 3

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
364) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I      List II
A. Land allotted to big feudal landlords      1. Jagirdari System
B. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors      2. Ryotwari System
C. Land allotted to each peasant with the right system to sublet, mortgage, gift or sell      3. Mahalwari
D. Revenue settlements made at village level      4 Zamindari Systems

Below Codes are given in A B C D order

A) 1 3 2 4
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 2 1 3 4

Answer: 1 4 2 3
   
365) Which of the following statements above Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?
1. It recognized the cultivators as the owner of land.
2. It was a temporary settlement.
3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.
Select the correct answer using the Codes given below
A) 1and2
B) 1,2and 3
C) Only 1
D) 2 and 3

Answer: 1,2and 3

366) Which among the following. is/are the impact/impacts of industrial revolution in England?
1. Cottage industry was replaced by the factory system of production using machines.
2. It led to the overpopulation of villages.
3. It led to the emergence of working class movements.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1,2and3
B) 1 and 3
C) Only 1
D) 2 and 3

Answer: 1 and 3
   
367) Consider the following statements and identify the person referred to there in with
the help of the code given below During his stay in England, he endeavored to educate
the British people about their responsibilities as rulers of India. He delivered speeches
and published articles to support his opposition to the unjust and oppressive regime of the
British Raj, In 1867, he helped to establish the East India Association of which he became the Honorary Secretary.

A) Pherozeshah Mehta
B) Mary Carpenter
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Ananda Mohan Bose

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
   
368) The per capital income in India was Rs.20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
A) MG Ranade
B) Sir W Hunter
C) RC Dutt
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
 
Answer: RC Dutt
   
369) Which of the following is wrongly matched?
A) The Pitt's India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company's affairs
B) Charter Act of 1813 : Company's monopoly of trade with India ended
C) Charter Act of 1833 : Company's debt taken over by the government of India
D) Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company's affairs

Answer: Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company's affairs
   
370) Which of the following was not one of the taxes which the British Government imposed on India or increased from time to time in order to augment its resources?
A) Income tax
B) Profession tax
C) License tax and salt duly
D) Land and famine cess

Answer: Profession tax