41. In the late eighteenth century Bengal, a group of emerging rich peasants came to be known as:
(a) Ijaradar
(b) Jotedar
(c) Patidar
(d) Roytdar
Answer:
(b) Jotedar
Explanation:
In colonial Bengal, a class of wealthy and powerful peasants who often controlled large tracts of land and money lending emerged, known as Jotedars.
42. English East India Company acquired the diwaniright in Bengal in:
(a) 1757
(b) 1765
(c) 1772
(d) 1793
Answer:
(b) 1765
Explanation:
Following the Battle of Buxar, the British East India Company secured the Diwani rights (the right to collect revenues) of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa via the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765.
43. At the time of the Revolt of 1857, the Governor General of India was:
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Canning
Answer:
(d) Lord Canning
Explanation:
Lord Canning was the Governor-General of India during the 1857 Rebellion, and he subsequently became the first Viceroy of India.
44. Sepoy Mutiny at Vellore took place in:
(a) 1806
(b) 1833
(c) 1856
(d) 1860
Answer:
(a) 1806
Explanation:
The Vellore Mutiny on July 10, 1806, was the first large-scale mutiny by Indian sepoys against the East India Company, predating the 1857 rebellion by half a century.
45. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the Subsidiary Alliance of Wellesley, that:
(a) The allies would be protected by the British from other powers.
(b) British armed contingents will be put in the territory of allies.
(c) Allies would pay for this contingent.
(d) An ally could enter into agreement with another ally.
Answer:
(d) An ally could enter into agreement with another ally.
Explanation:
Under the Subsidiary Alliance, Indian rulers entirely lost their right to independent foreign relations and were strictly forbidden from making agreements with other rulers without British consent.
