(16/10/24) BRITISH POLICY

Which policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie led to the annexation of Indian states due to the lack of a male heir?

• a) Doctrine of Lapse
• b) Subsidiary Alliance
• c) Permanent Settlement
• d) Ryotwari System

The Permanent Settlement system introduced by Lord Cornwallis mainly benefited which group?

• a) Peasants
• b) Zamindars
• c) British East India Company
• d) Artisans

What was the main impact of the introduction of the Subsidiary Alliance?

• a) Strengthened Indian rulers
• b) Allowed Indian states to maintain independent armies
• c) Weakened Indian rulers and increased British control
• d) Reduced British influence in India

The commercialization of agriculture during British rule had which major consequence ?

• a) Increased food production
• b) Famine due to the focus on cash crops
• c) Improved peasant conditions
• d) Equal distribution of land

The Revolt of 1857 was triggered, in part, due to the resentment against which British policy?

• a) Divide and Rule
• b) Doctrine of Lapse
• c) Ryotwari System
• d) Vernacular Press Act