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Question. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(i) Manucci (a) Samarqand
(ii) Jean Baptist Tavernier (b) Italy
(iii) Duarte Barbosa (c) France
(iv) Abdur Razzak (d) Portuguese
Options:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (c) (d) (a)
(B) (a) (d) (c) (b)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(D) (c) (b) (a) (d)
Answer
A
Question. Identify the economist whose ideas were operated by the British officials in Maharashtra in 1820’s.
(A) David Ricardo
(B) Thames Robert
(C) John Stuart Mil
(D) Walter Bagehot
Answer
A
Question. Consider the following statements regarding the establishment of British East India Company in Bengal:
(i) The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793.
(ii) In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan, during which a number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold.
(iii) The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue. Which of
the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) Only i
(B) i and ii
(C) i and iii
(D) i, ii and iii
Answer
D
Question. Identify the following image.
(A) Charles Cornwallis
(B) Waren Hesttings
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Clive
Answer
A
Question. A physician who came to India and served in the Bengal Medical Service was-
(A) Edward Balfour
(B) Francis Buchanan
(C) Mehtab Chand
(D) William Griffith
Answer
C
Question. Who were Talukdars under British Raj in India?
(A) The one who holds territorial units.
(B) Government Officials who were responsible for territorial units.
(C) Head of the pageants.
(D) Rich peasants.
Answer
A
Question. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(1) Santhal Rebellion
(2) American Civil war
(3) Permanent Settlement
(4) First revenue settlement in Bombay Deccan area.
Choose the correct options:
(A) 4, 3, 1, 2
(B) 4, 1, 2, 3
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer
C
Question. Sahukars are the people who refer as
(A) A sahukar was someone who acted as both a moneylender and a trader.
(B) Rich peasants.
(C) Maintaining records for lands and territories.
(d) Shifting cultivators.
Answer
A
CASE-BASED MCQs :
Question. Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question. Identify the British official shown in the picture.
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Lord William Cornwallis
(C) Lord Charles Clausle
(D) Lord Charles Cornwallis
Answer
D
Question. Which revenue system was introduced during his authority?
(A) Ryotwari System
(B) Permanent Settlement
(C) Zamindari System
(D) Mahalwari System
Answer
B
Question. What was his designation during his stay in India?
(A) Governor General of Bengal
(B) Governor General of India
(C) Viceroy of India
(D) President of East India Company
Answer
A
Question. Which was the first princely state that fell prey to the vices of this revenue system?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Bengal
(C) Burdwan
(D) Mewar
Answer
C
