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Economic policies of the british - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2022
    During the Colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in which of the following sectors in India?
    1. Agriculture
    2. Education
    3. Railways and Infrastructure
    4. Textiles and Handicrafts
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  2. Question 2

    SSC MTS 2021/ MPSC Prelims 2022
    The Ryotwari system was introduced by the British in which region?
    1. Madras and Bombay
    2. Bengal and Bihar
    3. North-Western Provinces
    4. Punjab and Delhi
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  3. Question 3

    WBCS Prelims 2017/ BPSC 2023
    The Permanent Settlement led to the emergence of which new class in rural Bengal?
    1. Moneylenders
    2. Zamindars
    3. Ryots
    4. Mahajans
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Which of the following is not a feature of the Mahalwari system?
    1. Introduced by Holt Mackenzie
    2. Land revenue settled with village
    3. Practiced in Punjab and UP
    4. Introduced in Madras Presidency
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  5. Question 5

    Decline in food crop production
    Commercialisation of agriculture under the British led to:
    1. Increase in subsistence farming
    2. Decline in cash crop exports
    3. Greater food security
    4. Decline in food crop production
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CGL 2021/ NET 2020
    Who wrote the book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
    1. M.G. Ranade
    2. B.G. Tilak
    3. G.K. Gokhale
    4. Dadabhai Naoroji
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  7. Question 7

    CAPF 2020/ SSC CGL 2019
    Which of the following famines occurred during British rule in India?
    1. Bengal Famine (1770)
    2. Bombay Famine (1899)
    3. Bengal Famine (1943)
    4. All of the above
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CDS 2023
    During whose tenure was the Indigo Revolt witnessed?
    1. Lord Canning
    2. Lord Lytton
    3. Lord Dalhousie
    4. Lord Ripon
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  9. Question 9

    UPSC NDA 2020
    The term “Economic Drain” was officially discussed for the first time in which platform?
    1. INC Karachi Session
    2. House of Commons (UK)
    3. Indian Legislative Council
    4. Round Table Conference
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  10. Question 10

    BPSC 2019
    During British rule, Indian peasants were forced to grow indigo primarily for:
    1. Local consumption
    2. Export to China
    3. Export to Britain
    4. Army use
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  11. Question 11

    UPSC CAPF 2018
    During which phase of British economic policy in India was the direct plunder of surplus Indian revenues used to buy finished goods for export to England?
    1. Mercantilism (1757–1813)
    2. Free Trade (1813–1858)
    3. Finance Capitalism (1858–1947)
    4. Industrial Capitalism (1757–1813)
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CGL 2020
    Which event marked the beginning of the Mercantilist phase of British economic policy in India?
    1. Battle of Buxar (1764)
    2. Battle of Plassey (1757)
    3. Treaty of Allahabad (1765)
    4. Charter Act of 1813
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  13. Question 13

    BPSC Prelims 2020
    In the phase of Finance Capitalism (1858–1947), what was the primary purpose of British investments in Indian railways?
    1. Industrial growth of India
    2. Urban development
    3. Facilitation of raw material exports
    4. Welfare of Indian peasants
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  14. Question 14

    UPSC CAPF 2016
    In which regions was the Ryotwari System introduced by the British?
    1. Bengal, Bihar, Odisha
    2. Madras, Bombay, Assam
    3. Punjab, North-West Provinces
    4. Central India, Ganga Valley
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL 2019
    The Mahalwari System was introduced in 1833 during the tenure of which Governor-General?
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Lord William Bentinck
    3. Lord Dalhousie
    4. Lord Wellesley
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  16. Question 16

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    According to R.C. Dutt, what proportion of India’s net revenue was drained annually to Britain?
    1. One-half
    2. One-third
    3. One-fourth
    4. One-third
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  17. Question 17

    UPSC CAPF 2013
    Which industry was most affected by British deindustrialisation policies?
    1. Jute industry
    2. Cotton textile industry
    3. Steel industry
    4. Shipbuilding industry
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  18. Question 18

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    Which crop was primarily grown for export due to commercialization of agriculture?
    1. Wheat
    2. Indigo
    3. Rice
    4. Millets
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  19. Question 19

    UPSC CAPF 2013
    Which industry was almost entirely owned by Europeans under British rule?
    1. Jute industry
    2. Cotton textile industry
    3. Steel industry
    4. Shipbuilding industry
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  20. Question 20

    KPSC Prelims 2019
    What was the primary purpose of the British telegraph system in India?
    1. Public communication
    2. Industrial growth
    3. Military and administrative control
    4. Rural development
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