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Question 41.

The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of?

  1.    Dufferin
  2.    Lytton
  3.    Curzon
  4.    Minto I
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dufferin
Question 42.

Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

  1.    Haider Ali
  2.    Mir Qasim
  3.    Shah Alam II
  4.    Tipu Sultan
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tipu Sultan
Question 43.

The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?

  1.    Awadh
  2.    Jhansi
  3.    Nagpur
  4.    Satara
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Awadh
Question 44.

Where was the first cotton mill in India established?

  1.    Surat
  2.    Mumbai
  3.    Ahmedabad
  4.    Coimbatore
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mumbai
Question 45.

Which is the oldest trade union organisation in India?

  1.    Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
  2.    Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU)
  3.    All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
  4.    Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
Question 46.

Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established?

  1.    Bhadravati
  2.    Bhilai
  3.    Jameshedpur
  4.    Burnpur
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Jameshedpur
Question 47.

During the colonial rule in India, the Permanent settlement was introduced by?

  1.    Lord Bentick
  2.    Lord Cornwallis
  3.    Lord Curzon
  4.    Lord Wellesely
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lord Cornwallis
Question 48.

The first railway line in India was opened in the year?

  1.    1833
  2.    1853
  3.    1857
  4.    1861
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1853
Question 49.

Gandhis intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 resulted in the enhancement of wages for the workers by?

  1.    10%
  2.    15%
  3.    25%
  4.    35%
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 35%
Question 50.

The main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was regarding the?

  1.    Abwabs on illegal taxes
  2.    Oppression of the landlords
  3.    Tinkathiya systems
  4.    Land revenue demands
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tinkathiya systems

Tinkathiya was a system of agricultural exploitation, prevalent in north India, especially in Champaran district of Bihar, where the peasants had to pay a certain portion (1/3rd) of the grains produced by them to the landlords. The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi to oppose this system.

Explanation:
Tinkathiya was a system of agricultural exploitation, prevalent in north India, especially in Champaran district of Bihar.
According to this system, the peasants had to pay a certain portion (1/3rd) of the grains produced by them to the landlords.
The peasants were also forced to cultivate indigo instead of food crops and this led to a fall in their living standards.
The peasants were extremely poor and were not able to pay the rent demanded by the landlords.
They were also not allowed to leave the village and were forced to stay in the same village.
The landlords also used to oppress the peasants and denied them basic rights.
The peasants were also not allowed to take their grievances to the court of law.
When Mahatma Gandhi came to know about this exploitation he decided to take action against it and launched the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917.
The main aim of this Satyagraha was to oppose the Tinkathiya system and to free the peasants from the oppression of the landlords.
Gandhi convinced the peasants to refuse to pay the landlords and to take a stand against the exploitation.
He also mobilized support from the people of India and the British government to oppose the Tinkathiya system.
Ultimately, the Satyagraha was successful and the Tinkathiya system was abolished.

Conclusion:
Therefore, it can be concluded that the main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was regarding the Tinkathiya systems.

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