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What was the main reason behind the decline of the indigo industry in the 20th century?
(a) It was less profitable.
(b) Production of synthetic indigo.
(c) British government closed the factories.
(d) None of the above
Option b – Production of synthetic indigo.
Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
(a) The export of tea would enrich the British tea planters in India.
(b) The export of opium would bring a return in the form of Chinese silver.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) India had enough surplus of both these commodities.
Option c – Both (a) and (b)
Where was the first coffee garden planted by the Britishers?
(a) Chikmagalur
(b) Coorg
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Wayanad
Option a – Chikmagalur
Which was organized for the development of agriculture in 1906?
(a) Indian Agricultural Service
(b) All India Agricultural Board
(c) Famine Commission
(d) Provincial Agricultural Commission
Option a – Indian Agricultural Service
Commercialization of agriculture led to further growth of rural poverty because the peasant
(a) got unremunerative prices for his produce.
(b) was exploited by the merchants and other middlemen.
(c) had to accept fixed prices for his produce.
(d) was left with no money to buy food grains during famines and other natural calamities.
Option b – was exploited by the merchants and other middlemen.
Economically, one of the results of British rule in India in the 19th century was the
(a) increase in the exports of Indian handicrafts.
(b) growth in the number of Indian-owned factories.
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture.
(d) the rapid increase in the urban population.
Option c – commercialization of Indian agriculture.
What is the period of ‘the first phase or ‘Mercantile phase’ of British colonialism?
(a) 1757-1813
(b) 1813-1860
(c) 1713-1764
(d) 1885-1905
Option a – 1757-1813
When was the trade monopoly of East India Company ended?
(a) 1784
(b) 1813
(c) 1885
(d) 1909
Option b – 1813
In the nineteenth century, India was converted into a classic colony’ by converting her as
(a) a procedure of raw material to fused British industries.
(b) an importer and absorber of British industrially manufactured goods.
(c) a fertile ground for British capital investment.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Option d – Both (a) and (b)
Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
(a) Ruin of Indian agriculture
(b) Ruin of Indian industries
(c) Ruin of Indian trade
(d) Ruin of Indian feudalism
Option d – Ruin of Indian feudalism
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
(a) raw cotton oilseeds and opium.
(b) sugar, salt, zinc, and lead.
(c) copper, silver, gold, spices, and tea.
(d) cotton, silk, salt, Petre, and opium.
Option d – cotton, silk, salt, Petre, and opium.
Which one of the following statements about the colonial economy is not correct?
(a) The British presence inhibited indigenous capitalism.
(b) Laissez-faire actively promoted indigenous capitalism.
(c) The white collective monopoly came earliest and remained most pronounced in Eastern India.
(d) The Bombay Hinterland was difficult to penetrate before the construction of railways.
Option b – Laissez-faire actively promoted indigenous capitalism.
Consider the following statements in the context of de-industrialization. I. It was started in 1813. II. The ending of the trade monopoly of the East India Company has speed up this process. Choose the correct code given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor Il
Option c – Both I and II
At which place did Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar set up its first cotton mill in 1853?
(a) Bombay
(b) Allahabad
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Surat
Option a – Bombay
The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Holland
(d) Italy
Option c – Holland
The Tinkathiya system refers to
(a) Champaran tenant who was bound by law to plant three out of every part of their land.
(b) Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three out of every twenty parts of their land.
(c) Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three out of every kattha of their land.
(d) Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three crops on every part of their land.
Option b – Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three out of every twenty parts of their land.
(a) Gorakhpur-Opium
(b) Begusarai-Paddy
(c) Champaran-Neel (Indigo)
(d) Burdwan-Paddy
Option c – Champaran-Neel (Indigo)
‘Dubla Hali’ system was practiced in which region of India?
(a) Surat (Gujarat)
(b) Munger (Bihar)
(c) Midnapore (West Bengal)
(d) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
Option a – Surat (Gujarat)
Consider the following statements. I. Under the ‘Tinkathia system,’ the peasants were forced to cultivate three Kattha indigo out of every 20 Kattha of land. II. Raj Kumar Shukla was the prominent person to raise their voice against the Tinkathia system’. Which of the above-mentioned statement is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – I and II
The first tea garden in India was set up in 1835 in
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
Option b – Assam
The first tea company in Assam was established in which of the following year?
(a) 1835
(b) 1837
(c) 1839
(d) 1841
Option c – 1839
The cause of the decline of textile industries in the 18th century in Bengal was ( Modern History MCQ Book )
(a) a decline in the quality of production.
(b) non-availability of raw materials.
(c) high tariff rates on exports to Britain.
(d) non-availability of craftsmen.
Option c – high tariff rates on exports to Britain.
Consider the following statements. I. One significant development in the second half of the 19th century was the establishment of large-scale machine-based industries in India. II. The first textile mill was started in Bombay by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1863 and the first jute mill in Sirsha (Bengal) in 1865. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option a – Only I
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