MCQ: Economic Impact of British Rule

1. Where was the first cotton mill in India established?

A) Surat
B) Mumbai
C) Ahmedabad
D) Coimbatore

... Answer is B)

2. Which is the oldest trade union organisation in India?

A) Indian National Trade Union Congress
B) Centre of Indian Trade Union
C) All India Trade Union congress
D) Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh

... Answer is C)

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

A) Bhadravati
B) Burnpur
C) Jamshedpur
D) Bhilai

... Answer is C)

4. The British introduced the railways in India in order to_______

A) Promote heavy industries in India
B) Facilitate British commerce and administration
C) Move foodstuff in case of famine
D) Enable Indians to move freely within the country.

... Answer is B)

5. Gandhiji's intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 resulted in the enhancement of wages for the workers by________

A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 35%

... Answer is D)

6. The first Railway line in India was opened in the year___

A) 1833
B) 1853
C) 1857
D) 1861

... Answer is B)

7. Indian Factory Act was promulgated in______

A) 1861
B) 1881
C) 1887
D) 1898

... Answer is B)

8. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the per capita income of India?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
B) Feroz Shah Mehta
C) Surendranath Banerjee
D) Dadabhai Nauroji

... Answer is D)

9. Under which of the following systems, the British government collected revenue directly from the farmers?

A) Zamindari
B) Ryotwari
C) Annawari
D) Desaiwari

... Answer is B)

10. Who among the following has started the Public works Department in India in 1848?

A) Lord William Bentick
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord cornwallis

... Answer is B)

11. The cause of decline of textile industries in 18th century in Bengal was______

A) decline in quality of production
B) non-availability of raw material
C) high tariff rates on exports to Britain
D) non-availability of craftsmen

... Answer is C)

12. First railway line were laid down in India under which British Governor?

A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Curzon
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord Lytton

... Answer is A)

13. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?

A) Dadabhai Nauroji
B) M.N. Roy
C) Jai Prakash Narayan
D) Ram Manohar Lohiya

... Answer is A)

14. The British introduced Ryotwari settlement in______

A) Bengal Presidency
B) Madras Presidency
C) Bombay Presidency
D) Madras and Bombay Presidency

... Answer is D)

15. Who authored the book 'Poverty and the Un-British Rule in India'?

A) Dadabhai Nauroji
B) Ramesh Chandra Dutt
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
D) Amrtya Kumar Sen

... Answer is A)

16. Who is credited with the introduction of Permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar ?

A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Wellesely

... Answer is B)

17. Name of the journalist who whole-heartedly championed the cause of Indigo Movement was_____

A) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
B) Barindra Ghosh
C) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
D) Bipin Chandra Pal

... Answer is C)

18. In India, first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was________.

A) Hindustan Commercial Bank
B) Punjab and Sind Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Oudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank

... Answer is D)
Oudh Commercial Bank or Awadh Commercial Bank was an Indian bank established in 1881 in Faizabad and operated until 1958 when it failed.

19.Who among the following used the phase 'Un-British' to criticize the English colonial control of India?

A) Anand Mohan Bose
B) Badruddin Tyabji
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Pherozeshah Mehta

... Answer is C)

20. 'Hali' system concerned____

A) Bonded labour
B) Untauchability
C) Expoitation of peasants
D) Illiteracy

... Answer is A)