british rule impact on indian economy MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who authored the book ‘Poverty and the Unbritish Rule in India’?

a) Amartya Kumar Sen

b) Ramesh Chandra Dutt

c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Question : 2

With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements.

1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.

a) Only 1

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) None of these

Question : 3

Which one of the following statements correctly define the term ‘Drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?

a) That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain

b) That a part of Indians national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns

c) That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power

d) That the British good were being imported to the country making it poor day by day

Question : 4

Who started Ryotwari system?

a) Thomas Munro

b) Martin Burda

c) Cornwallis

d) Lord Dalhousie