14000+ MCQs Modern History (British Policies and Its Economic Impact in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 04/05/2026
1. The system under which the peasant himself owns the land and is responsible for payment of land revenue to the Government is known as
2. The Tinkathia system is related to which type of crop cultivation and at which place?
3. Which of the following statements about the Mahalwari system is not correct?
4. What is the period of ‘first phase’ or ‘Mercantile phase’ of British colonialism?
5. When was the trade monopoly of the East India Company ended?
6. 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.
7. The cause of the decline of textile industries in the 18th century in Bengal was
8. Which of the following was not one of the important results of the British land revenue systems?
9. 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 |
10. The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by
11. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
12. Which one of the following statements about the land tenure system is not correct?
13. 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 |
14. Ryotwari settlement was prevalent during British rule in
15. 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?
16. 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
17. 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?
18. 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.
19. 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?
20. 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?
21. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
22. 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.
23. Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
24. In the Ryotwari areas of British India, the money-lenders fleeced and exploited the peasantry and usurped their lands because
25. 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.
26. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the Per Capita Income of India?
27. The first tea company in Assam was established in which of the following year?
28. At which place did Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar set up his first cotton mill in 1853?
29. Permanent Settlement was a feature of
30. 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?
31. Which thinker has told the railway system of India as the “forerunner of modern Industry”?
32. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
33. The development of railways was started in the reign of which Governor General?
34. The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
35. Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
36. How did the industrial revolution in England affect the British Company’s relations with India?
37. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
38. When and where was the Permanent Settlement introduced?
39. 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.
40. 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?
41. First railway line was started in West Bengal between
42. What was the main reason behind the decline of the indigo industry in the 20th century?
43. The tendency for increased irrigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions?
44. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of
45. The areas where the Mahalwari settlement was prevalent were:
46. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
47. ‘Dubla Hali’ system was practised in which region of India?
48. Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is not correct?
49. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century?
50. 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