UNIT 9 Chapter 28 Economic Impact of British Rule in India and Previous years Questions

1. Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the

British rule?( UPSC /IAS2017)

1) Lord Cornwallis

2) Alexander Read

3) Thomas Munro

Select the correct answer using the code’ given below:

2. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements:( UPSC /IAS2012)

1) The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government

2) The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots

3) The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. The tendency for increased litigation 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? (UPSC /IAS2011)

4. Under the Permanent Settlement of 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue

pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was( UPSC /IAS2011)

5. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for(UPSC /IAS2017)

6. Consider the following statements: (UPSC /IAS2017)

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers

and to allow the workers to form trade unions.

2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

7. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal

in the middle of the 18thcentury were (UPSC /IAS2018)

8. Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century

was the (UPSC /IAS2018)