14000+ MCQs Modern History (British Policies and Its Economic Impact in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century?
2. The Tinkathiya system refers to
3. Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
4. Permanent Settlement was a feature of
5. Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is not correct?
6. The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853 between
7. Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
8. 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 |
9. 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.
10. What was the consequence of the Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal?
11. In the nineteenth century, India was converted into ‘a classic colony’ by converting her as
12. The areas where the Mahalwari settlement was prevalent were:
13. What was the main reason behind the decline of the indigo industry in the 20th century?
14. 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?
15. Which of the following was not one of the important results of the British land revenue systems?
16. Which of the following statements about town planning in British India in early 19th century is/are correct?
I. The funds for town improvement were also raised through public lotteries. II. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of 19th century.
17. 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
18. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the Per Capita Income of India?
19. 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.
20. The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by
21. When and where was the Permanent Settlement introduced?
22. Which was organised for the development of agriculture in 1906?
23. First railway line was started in West Bengal between
24. 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.
25. The Tinkathia system is related to which type of crop cultivation and at which place?
26. Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
27. Who is known as the father of land revenue related ‘Mahalwari Settlement’?
28. What is the period of ‘first phase’ or ‘Mercantile phase’ of British colonialism?
29. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?
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. Who was associated with the Ryotwari settlement of Madras?
32. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
33. Which one of the following statements about the land tenure system is not correct?
34. Which of the following did not form part of the so-called ‘Home Charges’ in British India?
35. 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.
36. Where was the first coffee garden planted by the Britishers?
37. 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 |
38. Economically, one of the result of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
39. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
40. Who is known as the ‘Champion of the irrigation system’ in South India?
41. Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?
I. Dadabhai Naoroji II. G Subramania Iyer III. RC Dutt
42. The first tea garden in India was set up in 1835 in
43. Which thinker has told the railway system of India as the “forerunner of modern Industry”?
44. When was the trade monopoly of the East India Company ended?
45. At which place did Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar set up his first cotton mill in 1853?
46. 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
47. 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?
48. The system under which the peasant himself owns the land and is responsible for payment of land revenue to the Government is known as
49. 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?
50. 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.
