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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
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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:
Under the Mahalwari system, the revenue settlement was made with the __________.
Fill in the blanks:
Before the advent of the British, the Indian craftspeople operated at two levels the ________ and the ________ levels.
Choose the correct answer:
The Ryotwari system of revenue collection was introduced in ________ presidency.
State whether the following is true or false:
The Permanent Settlement assured the Company a fixed revenue at a fixed time even during natural calamities.
State whether the following is true or false:
The Indian peasants were satisfied with the Company’s revenue collection methods.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to Ryotwari and Mahalwari systems answer the following:
What were the fundamental changes introduced by these systems in the traditional land system of the country?
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.
Fill in the blank:
The British charged revenue in _________ instead of kind.
Fill in the blanks:
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 important centres for Indian goods were Dhaka, Benaras, Lucknow, Multan, Ahmadabad, etc.
