14000+ MCQs Modern History (British Policies and Its Economic Impact in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/12/2025
1. The development of railways was started in the reign of which Governor General?
2. Which thinker has told the railway system of India as the “forerunner of modern Industry”?
3. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the Per Capita Income of India?
4. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century?
5. Ryotwari settlement was prevalent during British rule in
6. The Tinkathia system is related to which type of crop cultivation and at which place?
7. Which one of the following observations about India, during 18th century is incorrect?
8. Which of the following statements about the Mahalwari system is not correct?
9. First railway line was started in West Bengal between
10. Which, among the following, is/are the impact/impacts of industrial revolution in England?
I. Cottage industry was replaced by the factory system of production using machines.
II. It led to the overpopulation of villages.
III. It led to the emergence of working class movements.
11. Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
12. 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?
13. When and where was the Permanent Settlement introduced?
14. Commercialisation of agriculture led to further growth of rural poverty because the peasant
15. What was the consequence of the Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal?
16. Which one of the following was not a feature of railways in colonial India?
17. Lord Dalhousie planned for the construction of a network of railways in India in order to
18. 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 |
19. Which of the following did not form part of the so-called ‘Home Charges’ in British India?
20. 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?
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is not correct?
24. The system under which the peasant himself owns the land and is responsible for payment of land revenue to the Government is known as
25. The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853 between
26. A famine of the nineteenth century, which has been described as the ‘Sea of Calamity’ was the famine in
27. At which place did Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar set up his first cotton mill in 1853?
28. 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
29. Who is known as the ‘Champion of the irrigation system’ in South India?
30. How did the industrial revolution in England affect the British Company’s relations with India?
31. The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the
32. The areas where the Mahalwari settlement was prevalent were:
33. 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.
34. 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?
35. The first tea company in Assam was established in which of the following year?
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. Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
38. 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?
39. Which was organised for the development of agriculture in 1906?
40. 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.
41. 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.
42. Where was the first coffee garden planted by the Britishers?
43. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
44. Consider the following statements.
I. The famine of 1876-78 in Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab is considered to be the worst famine in Indian history. II. The Dadni merchants constituted the core of the rising middle class in India before the Battle of Plassey. III. The INC adopted a resolution criticising the Drain of Wealth from India in its Annual session held in Calcutta (1896). Which of the statements given above are correct?
45. What is the period of ‘first phase’ or ‘Mercantile phase’ of British colonialism?
46. Economically, one of the result of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
47. 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 |
48. Who remarked in 1834 that "the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India"?
49. 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?
50. The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
