WorksheetsBritish Policies and their impact
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
India was majorly an ________ economy
Industrial
Agricultural
Agriculture and _____________ were the two main sources of livelihood of the people
Farming
Handicrafts
The East India company was granted the Diwani of Bengal , Bihar and. Orissa by the treaty of
Allahabad
Versailles
The main reason for famine of 1770 was the agricultural crisis i.e.
Replacing the production of food crops with cash crops
Peasants were forced to borrow money thus pushing them in deep debts and forced to sell their land
Pick the odd one out
Cotton- Maharashtra
Tea- Assam
Rice- Punjab
Jute- Bengal
Who introduced the following revenue systems?
1. Ijaradari system.
2.Mahalwari system
W.Hastings- Thomas Munro
W.Hastings- H. Mackenzie
Cornwallis- W. Hastings
Cornwallis- Thomas Munro
What system of revenue did he introduce?
When and where
Permanent settlement 1793- Bengal
Permanent settlement
1773- Orissa
Ijaradari System
1773- Bengal
Ijaradari system
1793- Orissa
Features of Permanent settlement revenue system.
Fixed revenue
Cultivators became tenants
Zamindars got hereditary rights
All of the above
Features of Ryotwari system
( Pick the odd one out)
Fixed revenue for 30 years
No intermediary like zamindars
Revenue collected directly from cultivators
Concession given for failure of crops
Features of Mahalwari system
Revenue collected from head of the village
Revenue not fixed, revised periodically
Head of the village kept the surplus
Both 1 and 2
India is a major
Tea producing country
Spice producing country
Cotton producing country
None of the above
1.Chintz -. a. Rural cottage
2. pottery- b. Urban factory
3.fine textiles c. Urban domestic
Match
1- c, 2- b, 3- a
1- b, 2 -a,3- c
1-a,2- b, 3- c
1-a, 2- c,3-b
Who wrote the book Poverty and un- British rule in India?
Dadabhai Naoroji
R.C. Dutt
Factors leading to the decline of handicrafts industry
Weavers of Bengal were forced to sell their goods at low costs
Imposing heavy duties
India became a market for British goods
All of the above
This act was the first step towards introduction to Western education in India
The Charter Act of 1815
The Charter Act of 1813
The Charter Act of 1776
None of the above
What idea did the Orientalists advocate
Spread of western literature in vernacular medium
Spread of Indian literature in English language
Spread of Indian literature in vernacular medium
None of the above
The head of the Anglicist group-
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Macaulay
Lord Mackenzie
General William Bentinck
Provisions of Wood's Despatch
No support for women education
Education department to be set up in every province
Universities to be established in Mumbai, Delhi, Madras
Both 2 and 3
Primary reason for introducing western education
Economise the cost of administration
Relate to the British way of life
To communicate
Both 1 and 2
The aim of creating an education system
Acculturation of Indians
Make Indians smarter
