British Policy on Land and Revenue

The Permanent Settlement system which had created the first group of landlords in India was launched by the Britishers. The salient features of the system were:

1. It was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1793.
2. It had recognized the landlords as the proprietor of the land with the right of hereditary succession.
3. Landlords had no right to transfer, sell or mortgage the land in their possession.

Which of above statements is/are correct?

During British rule India had to make huge payments to people in England on account of political, administrative, and commercial connections established between India and England. These charges were called ‘Home Charges’. They included -

1. Interest on public debt raised in India.
2. Annuities on account of railways and irrigation works.
3. Dividend to the shareholders of the East India Company.
4. Civil and Military charges.

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Consider the following statements. Which one of them is/are correct?

1. The ryotwari system is associated with the name of Sir Thomas Munro.
2. In the Zamindari system land revenue was imposed indirectly.
3. In Bombay, Madras, Assam and Burma the Zamindar usually did not have a position as a middleman between the government and the farmer.

What is ‘Imperial Preferences’ in British time?

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The salient features of Land Revenue System during the Britishers’ rule were:

1. Permanent Settlement System was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1793.
2. Munro and Read had introduced the Ryotwari System in N-W province, part of Central India and Punjab.
3. Mahalwari system was introduced by Mackenzie in Madras and Mumbai Presidency.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

During the British rule in India which of the following charges applied by Britishers were called ‘Home Charges’?

1. Interest on public debt raised in England.
2. Annuities on account of railways and irrigation works.
3. Dividend paid to the shareholders of the East India Company.

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Consider the following statements about the agriculture policies during British period:

1. System of the rural banks on cooperative lines was introduced.
2. Land Improvement Loans Act of 1883 had introduced the system of rural credit.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The East-India Company began to use the term ‘Investments in India’ for—

Which of the following statements are incorrect?

1. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal, concluded in 1793 by Cornwallis, provided proprietary rights of the soil to class of aristocratic Zamindars.
2. The Zamindars emerged from the Permanent Settlement operations in a weaker position.
3. Thomas Munro developed a system of settlement under which the government did not deal directly with the individual peasant cultivator.
4. The land policy and settlements did not lead to structural changes in control over land aid in the relations among classes associated with land-cultivation.

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Who among the following is not associated with economic critique of colonialism?

Consider the following statements:

1. Financial burden imposed by the British on Travancore was one of the causes of revolt led by Velu Thambi.
2. One of the aims of the Faraizi movement was to restore Muslim rule in India by expelling British.

Choose the correct statement/s:

With reference to Ryotwari system, consider the following statements:

1. The Ryotwari System covered about 51 per cent of the area under British rule in India.
2. Sir Thomas Munro introduced this system in the Madras Presidency.
3. The land revenue was fixed for a period for 40 years only at a time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Mahalwari system, find the incorrect statement.

Indian handicraft industry had begun to decline by the beginning of the 18th century, consider the following statements:

1. The Indian market was flooded with the cheap finished goods from Britain.
2. In 1769, the Company encouraged the cultivation of raw silk in Bengal while imposing service restrictions on the sale of its finished products.
3. In 1813, strategies were devised by the Company to enhance the consumption of finished goods from Britain.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Ryotwari settlement:

1. It was introduced by Thomas Munro.
2. This was prevalent in South India especially Madras Presidency.
3. The Government gave pattas to the Ryots.
4. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the government.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Permanent Settlement was a major land revenue system introduced by colonial government in India. Which of the following is not correct about it?

With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, "Home charges" formed an important part of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds were not the part of "Home Charges"?

1. Funds for waging wars outside India by British.
2. Funds to pay pensions of British personnel.
3. Funds used to support the Indian office in London.

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In the year 1859 British passed the 'Limitation Law', it is related to:

Consider the following statements:

1. Dadabhai Naoroji advocated Drain of Wealth Theory exposing British economic exploitation of India
2. Drain of wealth constitutes remittances to England by British in India, interest charges on public debt held in Britain etc.

Choose the incorrect statement:

With reference to Permanent Settlement, consider the following statements

1. It was introduced in 1793.
2. By the terms of the settlement only rajas were recognized as zamindars.
3. Robert Clive introduced it in India.

Which of the above statement/s is/are true?

With reference to Ryotwari system, consider the following statements

1. It was developed by Alexander Read only
2. Because to no traditional big landlord it was introduced.

Which of the above statement/s is/are true?