ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

State whether the following is true or false:

The employees of the Company were entitled to both private trades as well as duty-free trade.

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Who granted the English East India Company the exclusive right to trade with the East?

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What important right did the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar grant the English East India Company?

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What privileges did the Farman of 1717 confer on the English East India Company?

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What important trading right was granted to the English East India Company after their victory in the Battle of Plassey?

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A large share of revenue collected by the Company in India had to be paid to the British government as ___________.

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Under the Mahalwari system, the revenue settlement was made with the __________.

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To eliminate competition from India’s traditional industries the British transformed India into a _____________ and _____________.

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Before the advent of the British, the Indian craftspeople operated at two levels the ________ and the ________ levels.

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

What are its advantages?