14000+ MCQs Modern History (British Policies and Its Economic Impact in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by
2. The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853 between
3. Which of the following was not one of the important results of the British land revenue systems?
4. Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
5. Which one of the following observations about India, during 18th century is incorrect?
6. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
7. ‘Dubla Hali’ system was practised in which region of India?
8. Match List I (Land Revenue Category) with List II (Associated System) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Land Allotment Characteristic) | List II (Associated Revenue System) |
| A. Land allotted to big feudal landlords | 1. Jagirdari System |
| B. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors | 2. Ryotwari System |
| C. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, gift or sell | 3. Mahalwari System |
| D. Revenue settlements made at village level | 4. Zamindari Systems |
9. 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.
10. Which thinker has told the railway system of India as the “forerunner of modern Industry”?
11. Which of the following statements about the Mahalwari system is not correct?
12. 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
13. When and where was the Permanent Settlement introduced?
14. The first tea garden in India was set up in 1835 in
15. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?
16. The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
17. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century?
18. Who is known as the ‘Champion of the irrigation system’ in South India?
19. Who is known as the father of land revenue related ‘Mahalwari Settlement’?
20. The first tea company in Assam was established in which of the following year?
21. Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
22. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
23. Ryotwari settlement was prevalent during British rule in
24. Which was organised for the development of agriculture in 1906?
25. Statement I The Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal. Statement II After 1810, the agricultural prices declined affecting adversely the income of the Bengal Zamindars.
26. 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.
27. Which one of the following was not a feature of railways in colonial India?
28. What is the period of ‘first phase’ or ‘Mercantile phase’ of British colonialism?
29. The areas where the Mahalwari settlement was prevalent were:
30. Statement I Dadabhai Naoroji argued that what was being drained out was ‘potential surplus’ that could generate more economic development in India if invested in India. Statement II Imperialists believed that India was brought into the large capitalist world market and that was in itself a progress towards modernisation.
31. Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically?
32. The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the
33. What was the consequence of the Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal?
34. Match List I (Socio-Economic System) with List II (Region) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (System) | List II (Region) |
| A. Jajmani | 1. North India |
| B. Bara Balutedar | 2. Karnataka |
| C. Mirasi | 3. Maharashtra |
| D. Adade | 4. Tamil Nadu |
35. Which of the following did not form part of the so-called ‘Home Charges’ in British India?
36. 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
37. When was the trade monopoly of the East India Company ended?
38. The system under which the peasant himself owns the land and is responsible for payment of land revenue to the Government is known as
39. 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?
40. With reference to Ryotwari settlement, Consider the following statements.
I. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the government. II. The government gave pattas to the Ryots. III. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
41. Consider the following statements in the context of de-industrialisation.
I. It was started in 1813.
II. The ending of the trade monopoly of the East India Company sped up this process.
Choose the correct code given below.
42. Who was associated with the Ryotwari settlement of Madras?
43. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
44. Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
45. Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
46. Permanent Settlement was a feature of
47. 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.
48. With reference to ‘deindustrialization’ which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. This process started in 1813.
II. Abolition of monopoly trade rights of East India Company aggravated the process.
49. The cause of the decline of textile industries in the 18th century in Bengal was
50. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of
