5541. The book “History of British India” was written by
A. James Mill
B. Karl Marx
C. John Marshal
D. Elphinston
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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5542. The first article in which the English started trading was
A. Indigo
B. Saltpetre
C. Pepper
D. Cotton
✅ The correct answer is option B.
5543. Who benefited most by under the British?
A. Money lender
B. Peasant
C. Merchant
D. Zamindar
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5544. With whom did the British government work out the riotwari settlement?
A. Zamindar
B. Cultivators
C. Village communities
D. Muqqadams
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5545. Permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 A.D. by
A. Cornwalli
B. John shore
C. Hastings
D. Clive
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5546. Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the land cultivated by them?
A. Riot wari settlement
B. Mahalwari settlement
C. Permanent settlement
D. Annual settlement
✅ The correct answer is option C.
5547. When did the English start draining Bengal of her wealth on a larger scale?
A. 1757
B. 1765
C. 1770
D. 1793
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5548. Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in —- —–
A. 1853
B. 1859
C. 1869
D. 1880
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5549. Which of the following did not hold the governorship of Bengal?
A. Holwell
B. Cartier
C. Vansittart
D. Macaulay
✅ The correct answer is option D.
5550. After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to
A. a dreadful disease
B. committed suicide
C. was assassinated
D. Died under mysterious circumstances
✅ The correct answer is option B.