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Economic policies of the british - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2020
    Which act ended the East India Company’s trade monopoly in India?
    1. Charter Act of 1813
    2. Charter Act of 1833
    3. Regulating Act of 1773
    4. Pitt’s India Act of 1784
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  2. Question 2

    RRB NTPC 2022
    When was the first railway line in India opened?
    1. 1833
    2. 1853
    3. 1873
    4. 1893
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  3. Question 3

    Who was associated with the introduction of the Ryotwari System in India?
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Holt Mackenzie
    3. Lord William Bentinck
    4. Thomas Munro
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following was a staple commodity exported by the East India Company from Bengal in the 18th century?
    1. Cotton, Silk, Saltpetre
    2. Tea, Coffee, Sugar
    3. Wheat, Rice, Millets
    4. Iron, Steel, Coal
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  5. Question 5

    The Permanent Settlement was introduced in which regions?
    1. Madras and Bombay
    2. Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Varanasi
    3. Punjab and Assam
    4. Rajasthan and Gujarat
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  6. Question 6

    Under the Ryotwari System, land revenue rates were:
    1. 30% for dry land and 40% for irrigated land
    2. Fixed at 10/11th of the produce
    3. 50% for dry land and 60% for irrigated land
    4. Collected by Zamindars
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