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The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by the British Government for which one of the following reasons ?

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 : 1. The *taluqdars* were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts. 2. A S

Consider the following assertion : The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919. Which of the following statements support/supports the above ass

Consider the following fruits: I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or n

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using

Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Aurang — In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian — Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar — Designated revenue payer to the Stat

Which one of the following groups of plants were domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?

Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’: 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China. 2. It asserted the sovereignty of the Bri

Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answe

With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution Founder ------------------------------------------------- 1. Sanskrit Col

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the -

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were -

Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of

Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2. Alexander Read 3. Thomas Munro Select the correct answer using the co

What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)? 1. To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States 2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown 3. To regulate East India Co

With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the statements : 1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government. 2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots. 3. The lands were surveyed and assessed bef

The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions?

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 constituted “Home Charges”? 1. Funds used to support the I