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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements
- The Permanent Settlement system was introduced by the British to encourage investment in agriculture
- The British expected the Permanent Settlement system would help the emergence of a class of yeomen farmers who would be loyal to the Company.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
- In introducing the Permanent Settlement, British officials hoped to resolve the problems they had been facing since the conquest of Bengal. By the 1770s, the rural economy in Bengal was in crisis, with recurrent famines and declining agricultural output.
- Officials felt that agriculture, trade and the revenue resources of the state could all be developed by encouraging investment in agriculture. This could be done by securing rights of property and permanently fixing the rates of revenue demand.
- If the revenue demand of the state was permanently fixed, then the Company could look forward to a regular flow of revenue, while entrepreneurs could feel sure of earning a profit from their investment, since the state would not siphon it off by increasing its claim.
- The process, officials hoped, would lead to the emergence of a class of yeomen farmers and rich landowners who would have the capital and enterprise to improve agriculture. Nurtured by the British, this class would also be loyal to the Company.
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Solution: c)
- In introducing the Permanent Settlement, British officials hoped to resolve the problems they had been facing since the conquest of Bengal. By the 1770s, the rural economy in Bengal was in crisis, with recurrent famines and declining agricultural output.
- Officials felt that agriculture, trade and the revenue resources of the state could all be developed by encouraging investment in agriculture. This could be done by securing rights of property and permanently fixing the rates of revenue demand.
- If the revenue demand of the state was permanently fixed, then the Company could look forward to a regular flow of revenue, while entrepreneurs could feel sure of earning a profit from their investment, since the state would not siphon it off by increasing its claim.
- The process, officials hoped, would lead to the emergence of a class of yeomen farmers and rich landowners who would have the capital and enterprise to improve agriculture. Nurtured by the British, this class would also be loyal to the Company.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Young Bengal Movement.
- The movement was launched by Surendranath Banerjea and later gained prominence with the participation of Henry Vivian Derozio.
- The movement had influence of French Revolution.
- The movement failed to have a long-term impact.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Young Bengal Movement was launched by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831), who had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was appointed in the Hindu College as a teacher.
- Drawing inspiration from the great French Revolution, Derozio inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally, question all authority, love liberty, equality and freedom, and oppose decadent customs and traditions. The Derozians also supported women’s rights and education.
- The Derozians, however, failed to have a longterm impact. Derozio was removed from the Hindu College in 1831 because of his radicalism. The main reason for their limited success was the prevailing social conditions at that time, which were not ripe for the adoption of radical ideas.
• Further, there was no support from any other social group or class.
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Solution: b)
Young Bengal Movement was launched by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831), who had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was appointed in the Hindu College as a teacher.
- Drawing inspiration from the great French Revolution, Derozio inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally, question all authority, love liberty, equality and freedom, and oppose decadent customs and traditions. The Derozians also supported women’s rights and education.
- The Derozians, however, failed to have a longterm impact. Derozio was removed from the Hindu College in 1831 because of his radicalism. The main reason for their limited success was the prevailing social conditions at that time, which were not ripe for the adoption of radical ideas.
• Further, there was no support from any other social group or class.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Radicals during British rule in India.
- They went beyond the narrow criticism and imperialistic outlook of the Conservatives and the Imperialists.
- They advocated the introduction of modern western science, philosophy and literature.
- Raja Rammohan Roy and other like-minded reformers opposed Radical school of thought.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
Radicals
- They went beyond the narrow criticism and imperialistic outlook of the Conservatives and the Imperialists and applied advanced humanistic and rational thought to the Indian situation. They thought that India had the capacity to improve and that they must help the country do that.
- They wanted to make India a part of the modern progressive world of science and humanism and therefore advocated the introduction of modern western science, philosophy and literature. Some of the British officials who came to India after 1820 were Radicals. They were strongly supported by Raja
Rammohan Roy and other like-minded reformers.
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Solution: c)
Radicals
- They went beyond the narrow criticism and imperialistic outlook of the Conservatives and the Imperialists and applied advanced humanistic and rational thought to the Indian situation. They thought that India had the capacity to improve and that they must help the country do that.
- They wanted to make India a part of the modern progressive world of science and humanism and therefore advocated the introduction of modern western science, philosophy and literature. Some of the British officials who came to India after 1820 were Radicals. They were strongly supported by Raja
Rammohan Roy and other like-minded reformers.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Partition of Bengal, 1905.
- Partition of Bengal was carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon.
- New provinces of East Bengal and Assam were created after the partition of Bengal.
- The incident gave birth to the Swadeshi and Rithala movement.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
The Partition of Bengal into two provinces was effected in July 1905.
- The new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam included the whole of Assam and the Dacca, Rajshahi and Chittagong divisions of Bengal with headquarters at Dacca.
- Though Curzon justified his action on administrative lines, partition divided the Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. This led to the anti-partition agitation all over the country.
- This had also intensified the National Movement leading to the Swadeshi movement.
- Rithala is a place in Delhi, the movement or the riots in Rithala that happened between 1911- 1932 cannot be related to the Swadeshi movement.
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Solution: a)
The Partition of Bengal into two provinces was effected in July 1905.
- The new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam included the whole of Assam and the Dacca, Rajshahi and Chittagong divisions of Bengal with headquarters at Dacca.
- Though Curzon justified his action on administrative lines, partition divided the Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. This led to the anti-partition agitation all over the country.
- This had also intensified the National Movement leading to the Swadeshi movement.
- Rithala is a place in Delhi, the movement or the riots in Rithala that happened between 1911- 1932 cannot be related to the Swadeshi movement.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Gandhiji represented the Indian National Congress in which of these Round Table Conferences?
Correct
Solution: b)
- The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences organized by the British Government and Indian national congress was participant to discuss constitutional reforms in India. These started in November 1930 and ended in December 1932.
They were conducted as per the recommendation of Jinnah to Viceroy Lord Irwin and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, and by the report submitted by the Simon Commission in May 1930. Demands for swaraj, or self-rule, in India had been growing increasingly strong.
- The Congress had boycotted the first conference.
- A settlement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin known as the Gandhi–Irwin Pact was reached and Gandhi was appointed as the sole representative of the Congress to the second Round Table Conference.
Although MacDonald was still Prime Minister of Britain, he was by this time heading a coalition Government (the “National Government”) with a Conservative majority. It was held in London in September 1931.
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Solution: b)
- The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences organized by the British Government and Indian national congress was participant to discuss constitutional reforms in India. These started in November 1930 and ended in December 1932.
They were conducted as per the recommendation of Jinnah to Viceroy Lord Irwin and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, and by the report submitted by the Simon Commission in May 1930. Demands for swaraj, or self-rule, in India had been growing increasingly strong.
- The Congress had boycotted the first conference.
- A settlement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin known as the Gandhi–Irwin Pact was reached and Gandhi was appointed as the sole representative of the Congress to the second Round Table Conference.
Although MacDonald was still Prime Minister of Britain, he was by this time heading a coalition Government (the “National Government”) with a Conservative majority. It was held in London in September 1931.
