No. of questions - 20
Time - 10 min
Negative marking : -0.25 mark
1.
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.
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2.
Who authored the book ‘Poverty and the Unbritish Rule in India’ ?
3.
Who introduced Ist-e-Marari settlement?
4.
In British System Ryotwari land revenue collection was prevalent in
5.
Who of the following were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India ?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G. Subramania Iyer
3. R.C. Dutt
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6.
When was the first tea company established in Assam ?
7.
Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement
8.
The ‘Permanent Settlement’ was made with
9.
Which Governor-General introduced the permanent land revenue system in India?
10.
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 ?
11.
The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by British in the
12.
Which one of the following statements correctly define the term ‘Drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?
13.
Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis was introduced in the year
14.
Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji ?
15.
Who started Ryotwari system?
16.
Who is the exponent of the Theory of ‘Economic Drain’ of India during the British Rule?
17.
There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the
18.
Who considered that ‘British Economic Policy is disgusting in India’?
19.
The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the
20.
Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmer which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was
