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Question
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
Solution
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.
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A large share of revenue collected by the Company in India had to be paid to the British government as ___________.
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The Treaty of ________ granted the English East India Company the right to collect revenue from Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa.
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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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In the context of Permanent Settlement of Bengal answer the following:
What are its advantages?
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With reference to Ryotwari and Mahalwari systems answer the following:
Explain the features of the Ryotwari system.
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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:
The collapse of the ruling dynasties and ruling courts
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:
The decline of modern Indian industries.
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Ijaradari system | (a) Introduced by Lord Cornwallis |
| 2. Cotton, jute, poppy, sugarcane | (b) Linked with ports to make trade easier |
| 3. Ryotwari system | (c) First train from Mumbai to Thane |
| 4. permanent Settlement | (d) Calcutta linked to coalfields |
| 5. 1854 | (e) A new middle class |
| 6. 1856 | (f) Collective responsibility of farmers to pay the revenue |
| 7. All major raw material producing areas | (g) Cash crops grown by farmers |
| 8. Mahalwari system | (h) Railway line joined Madras to Arakonam |
| 9. 1853 | (i) Settlement made directly with cultivators |
| 10. Zamindars | (j) Auctioning of revenue to the highest bidder for five years |
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Land Settlement in India.
