The Structure of the Government and the Economic Policies of the British Empire in India 1757 -1857 UPSC Questions

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The Structure of the Government and the Economic Policies of the British Empire in India 1757 -1857 MCQ Questions


13.
By _____ laws had been passed forbidding the wear or use of printed or dyed cotton cloth in England.
A.
1717
B.
1720
C.
1745
D.
1730
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ANSWER :
B. 1720
14.
The immense wealth drawn from _____ and Latin America, including that drawn from India by the East India Company and its servants after the Battle of Plassey, played an important role in financing industrial expansion.
A.
Africa
B.
Asia
C.
West Indies
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above
15.
The population of Britain increased rapidly after 1740, it doubled in fifty years after_____
A.
1736
B.
1767
C.
1780
D.
1772
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ANSWER :
C. 1780
16.
Britain had a government which was under the influence of ______ interests. Therefore, they fought other countries determinedly for markets and colonies.
A.
Commercial
B.
Manufacturing
C.
Both a and b
D.
Medicinal
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ANSWER :
C. Both a and b
17.
Britain became increasingly urbanised as a result of the _____
A.
Industrial revolution
B.
Commercialisation
C.
Colonisation
D.
Warfare
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ANSWER :
A. Industrial revolution
18.
In _____, the British industrialists compelled the Company by law to export every year British manufactures amounting to over 380,000 pounds.
A.
1780
B.
1769
C.
1764
D.
1745
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ANSWER :
B. 1769