{"id":2101,"date":"2025-12-07T20:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:29:30","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2101","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History- (46)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Why did Indian handicrafts face extinction after 1813?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rise of Indian nationalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">British factories were destroyed in wars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indian goods were banned globally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They couldn\u2019t compete with cheap British machine-made products<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. They couldn\u2019t compete with cheap British machine-made products. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> After the Industrial Revolution, British goods were mass-produced and cheaper. Indian artisans, lacking modern tools and protection, lost their domestic and foreign markets.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. What was the effect of the 1813 Charter Act on British-Indian trade relations?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">It granted more rights to Indian merchants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">It ended the East India Company\u2019s trade monopoly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">It imposed higher tariffs on British goods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">It restricted British industrialists from trading with India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. It ended the East India Company\u2019s trade monopoly. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> British industrialists succeeded in abolishing the Company\u2019s trade monopoly, opening India to free trade, especially for British manufacturers seeking new markets.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which strategy did the British use to expand the market for their goods in India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reducing land revenue to increase purchasing power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouraging Indian factories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banning local markets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting Indian goods in Europe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Reducing land revenue to increase purchasing power. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> To boost consumption of British goods, some British leaders advocated lowering taxes on peasants, hoping they would then buy more imported goods.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. How did British imports to India change between 1813 and 1856?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They decreased due to Indian resistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They stayed the same<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They increased dramatically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They were banned under Company rule<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. They increased dramatically. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> British cotton goods imports rose from \u00a3110,000 in 1813 to \u00a36.3 million in 1856, showing a nearly 60-fold increase, a clear sign of aggressive British economic domination.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Why didn\u2019t India protect its industries with high tariffs like other countries?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">India was under colonial rule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indian rulers supported free trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indian industry was already too strong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tariffs were banned by international law<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. India was under colonial rule. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> A colonial government in India prioritized British interests, not Indian. While other nations protected their industries, India was forced to accept free entry of British goods, leading to industrial decline.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Why did Indian handicrafts face extinction after 1813? View Answer Correct Option: 4. They couldn\u2019t compete with cheap British machine-made products. Explanation: After the Industrial Revolution, British goods were mass-produced and cheaper. Indian artisans, lacking modern tools and protection, lost their domestic and foreign markets. Q2. 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