History – The Effects of the British Rule in India

Std VIII – Ch 4

Question	Op1	Op2	Op3	Op4	Answer
Where did Robert Clive introduce the system of dual government in 1765?	Maharashtra	Bengal	Punjab	Karnataka	2
Where did Kawasji Nanabhoy start the first textile mill in 1853?	Mumbai	Kolkata	Ahmedabad	Delhi	1
Who passed an Act allowing widow-marriage in 1856?	Lord Dalhousie	Lord Bentinck	Lord Ripon	Lord Wellesley	1
Who were the pillars of the British administration in India?	Maharajas and nawabs	Civil service, military, police force and judiciary	Knights and squires	Landgraves and margraves	2
What were the conditions for the payment of land revenue in the British rule?	Payment in cows	Payment in blankets during winter	Payment in cash at a fixed time	Payment in umbrellas during monsoon	3
Which industry did Jamshetji Tata start at Jamshedpur?	Jute	Silk	Paper	Steel	4
What is dual government?	Bureaucracy with the British, military with the Nawab.	Equal power to the British and the Nawab.	East India Company collected revenue.  Nawab of Bengal maintained peace and order.	The British and the Nawab share tax collection.	3
What is the meaning of commercialization of agriculture?	Commerce graduates doing agriculture	Production of rice, wheat, barley and oats	Subsidies to farmers	Production of profit-yielding cash crops rather than food grains	4
Why did the industries in India close down?	High taxation	Indian artisans could not compete with British goods.	Corruption	Indian industrialists migrated to other countries.	2
What was Lord Cornwallis’ reform?	Organized civil service system	Introduced western eduation	Banned smoking in public places	Abolished caste system	1
What was Lord Bentinck’s reform?	Banned child marriage	Introduced monogamy	Prohibited Sati in 1829.	Introduced railways	3
What was Lord Dalhousie’s reform?	Started science college	Built airports	Abolished untouchability	Allowed widow-marriage	4