14000+ MCQs Modern History (British Policies and Its Economic Impact in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/01/2026
1. ‘Dubla Hali’ system was practised in which region of India?
2. Which of the following was not one of the important results of the British land revenue systems?
3. The Tinkathia system is related to which type of crop cultivation and at which place?
4. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?
5. The areas where the Mahalwari settlement was prevalent were:
6. When and where was the Permanent Settlement introduced?
7. Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
8. Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?
I. Lord Cornwallis II. Alexander Read III. Thomas Munro
9. The Tinkathiya system refers to
10. The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853 between
11. Which of the following statements about Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?
I. It recognised the cultivators as the owner of land.
II. It was a temporary settlement.
III. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.
12. Permanent Settlement was a feature of
13. British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
14. Which was organised for the development of agriculture in 1906?
15. Which one of the following observations about India, during 18th century is incorrect?
16. Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is not correct?
17. Assertion (A) Generally, India had a favourable balance of trade during the British rule. Reason (R) The drain of wealth took the form of unrequited exports.
18. Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is/are correct?
I. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the peasants.
II. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars.
III. The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date.
IV. The Zamindars benefitted hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered.
19. The first tea company in Assam was established in which of the following year?
20. Which one of the following was not a feature of railways in colonial India?
21. Silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. Which one among the following is not true of silk routes?
22. Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
23. Consider the following statements about the Permanent Settlement introduced by the East India Company’s government in 1793.
I. Under the settlement the Zamindars were granted heredity rights over land on the condition that they would pay a fixed amount of revenue to the state.
II. The Permanent Settlement was first introduced in Bengal and Bihar.
III. It was later extended to Orissa, the Northern District of Madras.
IV. Thomas Munro was the architect of the Permanent Settlement.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
24. Assertion (A) The British Government introduced different land revenue system in different part of India. Reason (R) It led to creation of different classes in Indian peasantry.
25. Consider the following statements.
I. In 1813, the East India Company Charter was renewed for twenty years.
II. The long-standing ban prohibition on missionaries was removed and the British officers allowed a rapid penetration of Christian missionary organisations into company territory.
III. An annual £ 10000 expenditure of government funds for education was allotted within the new Charter of East India Company in 1813.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
26. In the Ryotwari areas of British India, the money-lenders fleeced and exploited the peasantry and usurped their lands because
27. Which one of the following statements about the land tenure system is not correct?
28. Who was associated with the Ryotwari settlement of Madras?
29. Ryotwari settlement was prevalent during British rule in
30. Assertion (A) Within half a century of the Battle of Plassey, the phenomenal prosperity of Bengal suffered a serious set-back. Reason (R) The manufacture of cotton goods the most important item of export from India, enormously increased in other parts of India, while it declined in Bengal.
31. The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the
32. Consider the following statements.
I. Under ‘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 the voice against ‘Tinkathia system’. Which of the above mentioned statement is/are correct?
33. The main emphasis of the administrative machinery of the British government in India during 1757-1857 was placed on the maintenance of Law and Order. By this, the British desired to
34. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century?
35. Consider the following statements.
I. Economic affairs did not dominate civil life in India in the eighteenth century. II. Indian mercantile community showcased great spirit of enterprise. III. Dadani system was prevalent in India like medieval European industrial organisation. Which of the statements given above are correct?
36. Consider the following events during the British rule.
I. Plundering of begums of Awadh.
II. The Permanent Settlement system in Bengal.
III. Beginning of the dual government in Bengal.
IV. Beginning of drain of wealth from India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the above given events?
37. Match the land revenue settlements with the areas where they were introduced by the British in India.
| List I (Settlement) | List II (Area of Introduction) |
| A. Permanent Settlement | 1. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, East Bengal, portions of Assam and Coorg |
| B. Ryotwari System | 2. Agra, Awadh, NWFP, ceded and conquered provinces |
| C. Mahalwari System | 3. Northern Karnataka |
| | 4. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa |
38. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of
39. When was the trade monopoly of the East India Company ended?
40. Which of the following statements about the Mahalwari system is not correct?
41. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
42. Statement I The private trade of the East India Company’s officials in the 18th century had flowered with the indirect patronage of the authorities of the Company. Statement II The extra-legal power enjoyed by the foreign merchants and the duty-free nature of their private trade virtually edged the indigenous merchants out of competition.
43. The first tea garden in India was set up in 1835 in
44. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were allowed to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many Zamindars. The reason was
45. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, ‘Home Charges’ formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted Home Charges?
I. Funds used to support the India Office in London. II. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India. III. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
46. The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
47. The system under which the peasant himself owns the land and is responsible for payment of land revenue to the Government is known as
48. First railway line was started in West Bengal between
49. Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
50. A famine of the nineteenth century, which has been described as the ‘Sea of Calamity’ was the famine in
