Bengal Government Opium Monopoly MCQs

What was referred to as the "Black Gold" of India?

• Salt

• Opium

• Indigo

• Tea

What traditional use of opium is noted in the text?

• Fertilizer

• Textile dye

• Painkiller in Ayurveda

• Religious offering

What was the 'Gentleman Opium Monopoly'?

• Mughal military unit

• Monopoly by wealthy Indian landlords

• BEIC-run trade system in 1763

• A French trading company

Which council managed the Gentleman Opium Monopoly?

• Calcutta Council

• Delhi Council

• Madras Council

• Patna Council

Who distributed money to farmers to grow opium poppies under the Gentleman Opium Monopoly?

• Zamindars

• Soldiers

• Gumastas

• Village headmen

What led to the Great Famine of 1770 according to the document?

• British taxation

• Floods and droughts

• Forced opium cultivation

• Lack of irrigation

How did Jawaharlal Nehru describe the 1770 famine in his book?

• A divine punishment

• A minor setback

• A terrible famine killing a third of the population

• A glorified event

Who ignored the Bengal famine of 1770 in their study, as mentioned in the text?

• Karl Marx

• Romila Thapar

• Amartya Sen

• Bipan Chandra

Which American event is connected to the foundation of the BEIC Tea Monopoly?

• Boston Tea Party

• American Civil War

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Louisiana Purchase

Who was the Viceroy that formalized the Bengal Government Opium Monopoly in 1773?

• Lord Curzon

• Lord Dalhousie

• Warren Hastings

• Robert Clive