Prelims Marathon – History – India under the Company’s rule – January – 5th – 2023
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Question No. 1
Which of the following provision/s is/are resulted after battle of Buxar?
1.The emperor granted the revenue administration of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the Company.
2.The emperor Shah Alam II was to get the districts of Allahabad and Kora, besides an annual allowance of 26 lakhs of rupees.
3.The province of Oudh was restored to Shuja-ud-daula on the payment of war indemnity.
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Question No. 2
Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
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Question No. 3
Consider the following statements regarding Regulating Act, 1773:
1.The Act imposed on the court of Directors the legal obligation of informing all revenue transactions of the Company servants to the British Treasury.
2.The Governor and Council consisting of the Commander-in-Chief and two counselors sat as a Board of Revenue which discussed revenue matters.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 4
Consider the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement:
1.Settlement refers to the assessment and fixing of the quantum of land revenue to be paid by each tenant directly to the government.
2.For Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, this was fixed permanently.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 5
Consider the following statements regarding “Mahalwari settlement system”:
1.It was introduced in 1833 during the period of William Hastings.
2.Under the system the revenue settlement was made with the proprietor of the estate but the land revenue was collected from individual cultivators.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 6
Consider the following statements regarding “Ryotwari settlement system”:
1.It was formulated by Governor Thomas Munro.
2.Under the system, the peasant was entitled to possession of land so long as he paid the land revenue.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
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Question No. 7
Who among the following was introduced the “Subsidiary Alliance System”?
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Question No. 8
Which of the following is/are presidencies of British India?
1.Madras
2.Bombay
3.Calcutta
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Question No. 9
Which of the following princely state/s is/are annexed under the “Doctrine of Lapse”?
1.Satara
2.Jhansi
3.Nagpur
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Question No. 10
The famous “Woods Dispatch” is related to which of the following?
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