Economic Impact Of British Rule
British rule led to the colonial exploitation and economic degradation of India, which in turn led to India's economic stagnation, poverty, and dependence on Britain.
Modern India
Chapter – II
Economic Impact Of British Rule
1. The first railway line in India was opened in which year?
Ans: 1853
2. Indian Factory Act was promulgated in?
Ans: 1881
3. Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established?
Ans: Jamshedpur
4. Gandhi’s intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 resulted in the enhancement of wages for the workers by?
Ans: 35%
5. During the colonial rule in India, the Permanent Settlement was introduced by?
Ans: Lord Cornwallis
6. What was the first cotton mill in India established?
Ans: Mumbai
7. The main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was regarding?
Ans: Tinkathiya System
8. In which year was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?
Ans: 1853
9. Who is credited with the introduction of the Permanent Settlement in Bengal and Bihar?
Ans: Lord Cornwallis
10. Which is the oldest trade union organization in India?
Ans: All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
11. Who used the phrase 'Un-British' to criticize the English colonial control of India?
Ans: Dadabhai Naoroji
12. Economic Systems and their features are written below:
|
Economic System |
Features |
|
i) Jagirdari System |
a) Land allotted to big feudal landlords. |
|
ii) Zamindari System |
a) Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors. b) Permanent Settlement. |
|
iii) Ryotwari System |
a). Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift, or sell. b.) The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government. c.) The Government gave pattas to Ryats. d.) The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed . |
13. Who authored the book “ Poverty and the Un-British Rule in India”?
Ans: Dadabhai Naoroji
14. Which Indian freedom fighter made an attempt to estimate the per capita income of India?
Ans: Dadabhai Naoroji
15. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during British rule?
Ans: Dadabhai Naoroji
16. Under which system did the Government collect revenue directly from the farmers?
Ans: Ryotwari
17.Who was associated with the Ryotwari settlement of Madras?
Ans: Munro
18. Name of the journalist who whole heartedly championed the cause of Indigo Movement was -
Ans: Harish Chandra Mukherjee
19. The British introduced the railway system in India in order to-
Ans: Facilitate British commerce and administrative control.
20. Who started the Public Works Department in India in 1848?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
21. The English introduced Ryotwari settlement in?
Ans: Madras and Bombay Presidency.
22. In India, the first bank of limited liability manged by Indians and founded in 1881 was -
Ans: Oudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank
23. The cause of decline of textile industries in 18th century in Bengal was -
Ans: high tariff rates on exports to Britain.
24. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793 the zamindars were required to issue pattas to farmers, which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was ---
Ans: There was no official check upon the zamindars.
25. First railway lines were laid down in India under which British Governor?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
26. Who is the author of the concept of Antyodaya?
Ans: Vinoba Bhave
27. Which statement correctly defines the term ‘Drain Theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?
Ans: That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain.
28. The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the —
Ans: Portuguese
29. When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?
Ans: 1904
30. The first national leader to attack the Salt Tax in Indian legislature was —
Ans: G. K. Gokhale
31. After 1853, a very large amount of the British capital was invested in —
Ans: Railways
32. The system of budget was introduced in India during the viceroyalty of —
Ans: Canning
33. Ryotwari was started by —
Ans: Alexander Read and Thomas Munro
34. The Post and Telegraph System in India was introduced during the time of —
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
35. Who started the Zamindari System?
Ans: Lord Cornwallis
36. Which company started the first Railway service in India?
Ans: Great Indian Peninsula Railway. (GIPR)