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

Question : 1

In ...... the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar were given to the Bengal Tenency Act.

a) 1885

b) 1886

c) 1889

d) 1900

Question : 2

When was the first tea company established in Assam?

a) 1835

b) 1837

c) 1839

d) 1841

Question : 3

Consider the following statements.The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.
2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the selfconfidence of Indians.
3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.

a) Only 1

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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