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Total Questions : 116 | Page 11 of 12 pages

Question 101. Ghasiti Begam, Sahukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of

Nawab Alivardi Khan
Nanda Kumar
Siraj-ud-daulah
Shuja-ud-daulah

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Siraj-ud-daulah
Answer: (c)

Question 102. Tipu Sultan was a man of complex character. He was an innovator, which of the following was not one of his innovations?

A new calendar
A new method of survey and settlement
A new system of coinage
New scales of weights and measures

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> A new method of survey and settlement
Answer: (b)

Question 103. Which of the following statements about Permanent Settlement are correct?

It conferred proprietary rights to peasants.
The Zamindars were recognised as the proprietors of land.
The government permanently fixed the land revenue demand.
The Zamindars acted as the middlemen between the peasants and the government.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

2, 3 and 4
3 and 4
1 and 4
1 and 3

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)On the basis of the report submitted by Sir John Shore Cornwallis introduced land revenue settlement for ten years with Zamindars in 1789 but the same was made permanent in 1793 by the proclamation of Cornwallis and it was known as Permanent Land Revenue settlement. The basic features of the settlement were as follows:The Zamindars were made hereditary owners of the land under their possession. They and their successors exercised total control over lands.The Zamindars could sell and purchase lands.The state had no direct contact with the peasants.The company’s share in the revenue was fixed permanently with the Zamindars.

Question 104. What was the worst part of the permanent settlement of Bengal?

Disintegration of the village communities
Creation of absentee landlords
Sub-infatuation of estates and holdings
Subjection of the cultivator to untold misery

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Subjection of the cultivator to untold misery
Answer: (d)

Question 105. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States

To place the Indian administration under the British Crown

To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 and 2 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (a)

Question 106. Statement I:
The Permanent Zamindari Settlement of land created a new class of landlords.
Statement II:
The new class of landlords became strong political allies of the British and were interested in the continuance of British dominion.

Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Answer: (a)

Question 107. An Indian ruler of the 18th century who planted “the Tree of liberty” at his capital, enrolled himself as a member of the Jacobin club of France and loved himself to be called ‘Citizen’, was

Mir Jafar
Tipu Sultan
Haider Ali
Banda Bahadur

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Tipu Sultan
Answer: (b)

Question 108. In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexed with the British empire if the Nawab of Awadh had

allied with the British
not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British
fought against the British
a natural heir

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> a natural heir
Answer: (d)
Lord Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Awadh. But the task presented certain difficulties because the Nawab of Awadh had been a British ally since the Battle of Buxar and had been most obedient to the British over the years.
Lord Dalhousie hit upon the idea of alleviating the plight of the people of Awadh and accusing Nawab Wajid Ali on the ground of misgovernance and annexed his state in 1856.

Question 109. Which of the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement is/are correct?

The Permanent Settlement was introduced in parts of the Madras and Bombay Presidencies.
The Permanent Settlement created a new class of landlords with hereditary rights on land.
The landlords created by the Permanent Settlement could never be removed under any circumstance.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Only 1
Only 2
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Only 2
Answer: (b)As per the Permanent Settlement system, the Zamindars who formerly collected revenues were “recognized” as Landlords and the ownership of the Land was made hereditary. This means that now onwards there would be no auctioning. The son of Zamindar would be a Zamindar.

Question 110. Which was the following war consolidated British supremacy over India?