Cluster · British Colonial Land Revenue Systems
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Who among the following was responsible for bringing land taxation reforms known as the Permanent Settlement? pipeline-966
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reasoning | — | intermediate | |
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Under the ______ system of land revenue, the ownership rights were handed over to the peasants and the British Government collected taxes directly from them. pipeline-769140
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Ryotwari Settlement, in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in which of the following provinces? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769125
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Holt Mackenzie and Robert Merttins Bird introduced: pipeline-768939
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following indicates the system introduced by Lord Cornwallis granting legal ownership of land to the zamindars in Bengal in order to get a fixed revenue by a fixed date? [SICPO Paper I 2023] pipeline-768611
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following statements about the Mahalwari system of revenue settlement is incorrect? pipeline-769809
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Subsidiary alliance treaty was imposed on Awadh in ______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769406
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following Governor Generals, under the British rule in India, professionalised, bureaucratised and Europeanised the administration of East India Company? [SICPO Paper I 2023] pipeline-769227
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year did the annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie take place? [SICPO Paper I 2024] pipeline-769349
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a measure of land revenue administration? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769453
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following established India’s first post office in 1774 C.E.? pipeline-769256
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Awadh was annexed by the British in ______. [Constable GD Examination 2022] pipeline-769167
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The subsidiary alliance system under which an Indian ruler had to dissolve his own armed forces and accept British forces and residents in his territory was introduced by whom among the following? [Constable GD Examination 2022] pipeline-769275
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following devised the Ryotwari system during British rule in India? pipeline-769373
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which British governor ended the Dual System of Government in Bengal? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769359
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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__________ was the first governor-general of Bengal. [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769300
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following Governor- Generals in India? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769460
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The policy of dual system of government of Bengal was the brainchild of which Governor-General? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769387
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following statements about Subsidiary Alliance is INCORRECT? pipeline-769392
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following devised a policy that came to be known as the Doctrine of Lapse? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769357
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Richard Wellesley was the Governor – General of Bengal from ______. pipeline-769173
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following introduced the ’Doctrine of Lapse’? pipeline-769411
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following devised a policy that came to be known as the Doctrine of Lapse? [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769432
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who was the Governor-General of India when the permanent settlement was introduced in 1793? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769230
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769955
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following kings of Benaras (Banaras) was arrested by Warren Hastings in 1781? pipeline-769319
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India in which year? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769449
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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When did the British East India Company start the ‘permanent settlement system’? [MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023] pipeline-769273
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who was the Governor General of British India when the annexation of Punjab was carried out by the Britishers? pipeline-769462
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In ______, a Subsidiary Alliance system was imposed on Awadh by the British. [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769299
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under whom among the following British Governor-Generals was the new policy of ‘paramountcy’ initiated in British India by the East India Company? [MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023] pipeline-769661
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following devised the policy ‘Doctrine of Lapse’? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769592
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Ryotwari system of revenue collection in India, introduced by the British, was based on the _______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769581
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following princely states was annexed by the East India Company in the year 1852 AD under the Doctrine of Lapse? [Junior Engineer 2024 Civil Paper I] pipeline-769604
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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During the British rule in India, which of the following Governor Generals devised the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’, a policy of annexation? [SICPO Paper I 2023] pipeline-769518
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was instrumental in declaring Awadh a disturbed region requiring it to be brought under British control? pipeline-769667
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following events took place in the year 1856? pipeline-769587
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who became the first Governor–General of India in 1773? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769533
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769522
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769525
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under ______ (Governor General from 1813 to 1823) a new policy of “paramountcy” was initiated. Now the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states. [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769655
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Permanent Settlement came into operation in which of the following years? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769680
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793? [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769499
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following is associated with Third Anglo Mysore War and introduction of civil services in India? pipeline-769520
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The first Anglo-Afghan war took place between 1838 - ________ . [Junior Engineer 2024 Mechanical Paper I] pipeline-769658
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year was Jhansi annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the policy Doctrine of Lapse? [Constable GD Examination 2022] pipeline-769551
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In 1836, _______ became the Governor General of India. [SSC MTS 2024] pipeline-1189477
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Awadh was annexed by the British in ______. [SSC GD 2022] pipeline-1189563
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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_________ was the first governor-general of Bengal. [SSC CHSL 2022] pipeline-1189486
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who introduced a permanent settlement policy in 1793 to fix the revenue between East India Company and landlords ? [SSC CHSL 2023] pipeline-1189483
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gk | — | intermediate |