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Economic Impact of British Rule Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
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In 1901 who has published the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?
Detailed Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji published 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' in 1901, exposing the drain of wealth theory and how British policies impoverished India.
S. N. Banerjee wrote 'A Nation in Making', R. C. Dutt authored 'The Economic History of India', and Phirozshah Mehta was a nationalist leader but not the author of this book.
Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
Detailed Explanation:
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement (also called Zamindari System) in 1793 in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
Under this system, land revenue was fixed permanently, and Zamindars were made hereditary owners with responsibility to collect and pay fixed revenue to the British, leading to exploitation of peasants through high rents.
What was the chief economic foundation of the triangular commerce between India, China, and England?
Detailed Explanation:
The triangular trade between Britain, India, and China (18th–19th century) relied on opium as its economic cornerstone.
Britain cultivated opium in Bengal and Bihar, exported it to China (where it was sold illegally), and used the profits to purchase Chinese tea and silk without draining British silver reserves. This system bypassed Britain's trade deficit with China and funded colonial expansion, ultimately leading to the Opium Wars (1839–1842, 1856–1860).
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Who introduced the system of Mahalwari Settlement in Bengal?
Detailed Explanation:
The Mahalwari Settlement was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822 in the North-Western Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh), not in Bengal.
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement (1793) in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha, while Lord Hastings was Governor-General during the initial experiments with Mahalwari system, but Holt Mackenzie as the Secretary to the Board of Revenue was the actual architect of the Mahalwari system.
The Ryotwari system was first implemented in
Detailed Explanation:
The Ryotwari system was first implemented in Madras Presidency (1820) by Thomas Munro and later extended to Bombay Presidency (1835) under Elphinstone. Under this system, individual cultivators (ryots) had direct settlement with the government, with no intermediaries.
Since the system was introduced in both Madras and Bombay, more than one option is correct, making the answer "More than one of the above."
Therefore, Option 5 is the correct answer.