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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
The first century of British rule resulted in the decay and destruction of the traditional Indian trade and industry. Explain this statement with reference to the following:
Political powers of the Company
उत्तर
After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the company used its political power to destroy the Indian handicraft industry and promote British industries. The Indian weavers were forced to sell their products to the Company at very low prices. To add to their miseries, they were compelled to buy interior raw cotton at high prices from the Company officials who bought it from the Indian farmers at low rates.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
A large share of revenue collected by the Company in India had to be paid to the British government as ___________.
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Under the Mahalwari system, the revenue settlement was made with the __________.
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Before the advent of the British, the Indian textile industry was the _________ and the __________ in the world.
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__________ introduced the railway system in India in 1853.
Choose the correct answer:
The Treaty of ________ granted the English East India Company the right to collect revenue from Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa.
Choose the correct answer:
To remove the defect of the revenue system Lord Cornwallis introduced the _________ in 1793.
State whether the following is true or false:
The Indian peasants were satisfied with the Company’s revenue collection methods.
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The three kinds of land settlements made by the British were (a) _________ (b) __________ and (c) ____________
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The British rule resulted in the destruction of Indian industry, trade, and handicrafts.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The English took great interest in Indian culture and promoted it.
