1. “Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India” was written by
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
2. The theory of economic drain from India to England was propounded by
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) R. C. Dutt
(c) B. G. Tilak
(d) L. K. Jha
3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Permanent Settlement? [UPSC CAPF 2016]
(a) The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindar
(b) The Permanent Settlement continued to pay attention to the customary occupancy rights of peasants
(c) The burden of the high revenue assessment was shifted to the peasants under the Permanent Settlement
(d) The condition of the actual cultivators of the land declined under Permanent Settlement
4. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? [UPSC CAPF 2021]
1. Permanent Settlement : Lord Cornwallis
2. Ryotwari Settlement : Thomas Munro
3. Mahalwari Settlement : Holt Mackenzie
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century? [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Dhaka
(d) Bombay
6. Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of the Ryotwari system?
1. It was the brainchild of Thomas Munro.
2. It was meant to reduce intermediaries.
3. Cultivating peasants were gradually impoverished by the system.
4. It was introduced in parts of Madras and Bengal Presidency.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2016]
(a) Only 1
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and
(d) 2, 3 and 4
7. The Assam, Company, consisting of European tea planters, remained the virtual proprietor of the tea industry till 1850. In the 1850s who among the following established two small proprietary tea gardens of his own, which were confiscated by the state after his execution for treason in 1858? [UPSC CAPF 2014]
(a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
(b) Gunabhiram Barua
(c) Lakhinath Bezbarua
(d) Maniram Dewan
8. Which one among the following statements about industries in colonial India is not correct? [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) The jute industry was almost entirely owned by Europeans
(b) The cotton textile industry was almost wholly owned by Indians
(c) The cotton textile industry was small in size
(d) The growth of cotton industry was the result of government support
9. The first major boost to modern industry in India happened in the 1860s. It was a direct result of [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) the demand created in America because of the Civil War
(b) the demand created .in Europe because of the Civil War in America
(c) the decline in competition from the cotton, mills of Lancashire and Manchester
(d) the support of government to industries in India
10. The permanent settlement was rarely extended to other regions because ? [UPSC CAPF 2014]
(a) increases in agricultural prices after 1810 increased the value of the harvest while the permanent settlement disallowed an increases in the State’s share
(b) the economic theories of Ricardo influenced the policy makers
(c) the state found it expedient to settle directly with the ryot
(d) All of the above
11. Which one among the following relates to a land revenue policy introduced by the English East India Company? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Pitt’s India Act
(b) Mahalwari Settlement
(c) Regulating Act
(d) Subsidiary Alliance
12. Who among the following used the term ‘Drain of Wealth’ for the first time? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
13. Which one of the following statements with regard to ryotwari settlement is not correct? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) In southern and western India, the ryotwari settlement was adopted.
(b) Ryotwari was in principle a direct contract between the ryot and the state.
(c) It means a tax contract valid for usually 30 years.
(d) In principle, it strengthened the former elite, the zamindars and weakened the peasantry.
14. Which of the following statements with regard to construction of railways in colonial India by the British companies is/are not true? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
1. The companies were guaranteed a return of 5% on their investment by Government of India.
2. The railways were to be managed mainly by the Government.’
3. There was no system of preferential freight charges.
4. The companies were to get the land free from the Government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
15. 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 CSE 2011]
(a) Making Zamindar’s position stronger vis-a-vis the ryot
(b) Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars
(c) Making judicial system more efficient
(d) None of the (a), (b) and (c) above
16. 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”? [UPSC CSE 2011]
1. Funds used to support the India Office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
