ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

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Before the advent of the British, the Indian textile industry was the _________ and the __________ in the world.

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__________ introduced the railway system in India in 1853.

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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.

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The Ryotwari system of revenue collection was introduced in ________ presidency.

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The first railway line was from Bombay to _________.

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The Permanent Settlement assured the Company a fixed revenue at a fixed time even during natural calamities.

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The Indian peasants were satisfied with the Company’s revenue collection methods.

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Which section of Indians gained from the British commercial policies?

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In the context of Permanent Settlement of Bengal answer the following:

Explain the special features of the Permanent Settlement.

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What are its advantages?

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Briefly describe its disadvantages

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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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What were the features of the Ryotwari system?

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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?

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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:

Political powers of the Company

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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

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.

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Dalhousie annexed the states of __________ and _________ on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse.

Sati was banned by Lord William Bentinck with the support of progressive Indians like ______.