{"id":2109,"date":"2025-12-07T20:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:30:44","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2109","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History- (47)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Why did Britain impose heavy import duties on Indian textile goods in the early 19th century?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">To encourage Indian textile exports to European markets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">To eliminate duties and establish equal trade relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">To protect British manufacturers from cheaper Indian textiles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">To promote Indian industrial development under British 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. To protect British manufacturers from cheaper Indian textiles. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Indian textiles like calicos and muslins were cheaper and superior to British-made goods. To protect its domestic textile industry, Britain imposed heavy import duties (e.g., 67.5% on calicos). This unfair trade policy limited Indian access to British markets and shielded British manufacturers from competition.\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. According to H.H. Wilson, what was the reason behind Britain&#8217;s prohibitory trade policies against Indian textiles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Indian goods were of inferior quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">British mills couldn&#8217;t compete without protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Indian rulers demanded higher tariffs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\">Indian traders requested export restrictions<\/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. British mills couldn&#8217;t compete without protection. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Wilson admitted that Indian goods could undercut British textiles by 50\u201360%. Therefore, prohibitory duties were necessary to protect nascent British industries, which would have otherwise collapsed.\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. What was the primary nature of India\u2019s exports after 1813?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Manufactured goods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Agricultural tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Raw materials and plantation products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Machinery and finished textile<\/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. Raw materials and plantation products. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> India, after being deindustrialized, was reduced to a supplier of raw cotton, silk, foodgrains, indigo, and tea, serving British industrial needs.\n\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 the opium trade reflect the exploitative nature of British commercial policy?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Britain banned it globally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indian opium was used in British medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">British officials supported opium rehabilitation in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Opium was promoted in China despite a ban, but banned in Britain<\/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. Opium was promoted in China despite a ban, but banned in Britain. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Even after China banned opium, the British continued to export it from India for profit, while strictly banning its import into Britain, showing blatant economic exploitation.\n\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. What is meant by the term \u201cDrain of Wealth\u201d in the context of British India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Outflow of India\u2019s wealth without equivalent return<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Increase in Indian imports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Migration of Indian labor to Britain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Loss of natural resources due to industrialization<\/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. Outflow of India\u2019s wealth without equivalent return. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> India\u2019s wealth was exported to Britain in the form of revenue, salaries, and profits, without any material or economic benefit to India, unlike previous rulers who spent resources within the country.\n\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 Britain impose heavy import duties on Indian textile goods in the early 19th century? View Answer Correct Option: 3. To protect British manufacturers from cheaper Indian textiles. Explanation: Indian textiles like calicos and muslins were cheaper and superior to British-made goods. 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