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III. Short Answer Type Questions
1. What did the British do to increase their financial resources ?
2. Discuss the merits and demerits of the Permanent Settlement of Bengal.
3. Give a brief account of the settlement introduced by Thomas Munro in South India.
4. What led to the revolts of the peasants ?
5. Why did the British encourage growth of commercial crops ? Name some of these crops.
6. Why did the Faqirs and Sanyasis rise in revolt ?

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Answer 1

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1.By establishing political power, the English East India Company could assert the monopoly right to trade. It developed a system of management and control that would eliminate competition with the existing traders.

2.The Permanent Settlement adversely affected the income of the company as the revenue was fixed quite on the low side due to lack of proper measurement. 2. It benefited only the landlords and the condition of the farmers could not be improved as much as was expected.

3.The Munro settlement was introduced by Thomas Munro in the Madras Presidency during 1820-27. It was also called Ryotwari settlement ('ryot' means peasant. This system was between the peasants EIC, which explains its other name.) Gradually, it was extended all over South India.

4.Peasants' Revolt, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion, (1381), first great popular rebellion in English history. Its immediate cause was the imposition of the unpopular poll tax of 1380, which brought to a head the economic discontent that had been growing since the middle of the century.

5.The British encouraged the production of commercial crops like jute, sugar, wheat and cotton so as to provide raw material for its industries. b. To meet the need of food grains for its growing population.

6.The British control over Bengal after battles of Plassey and Buxar led to increase in land tax and exploitation of the peasants. ... The peasants, displaced landlords and these Sadhus / Fakirs came together in a rebellion which started in later part of 18th century and continued for around half century.

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Answer 2

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1. the britishers firdtly captured some places where agriculture was possible and started giving work to the indians as labour to work on their own land but paying to the britishers. later on they started some alliances and made laws. parmanent settlement ryotwari system mahal wari system are som of those.
2. 1. The Permanent Settlement adversely affected the income of the company as the revenue was fixed quite on the low side due to lack of proper measurement. 2. It benefited only the landlords and the condition of the farmers could not be improved as much as was expected.
3. The Munro settlement was introduced by Thomas Munro in the Madras Presidency during 1820-27. It was also called Ryotwari settlement ('ryot' means peasant. This system was between the peasants EIC, which explains its other name.) Gradually, it was extended all over South India.
4. the imposition of the unpopular poll tax of 1380,
5. The British encouraged the production of commercial crops like jute, sugar, wheat and cotton so as to provide raw material for its industries. b. To meet the need of food grains for its growing population.
6. The British control over Bengal after battles of Plassey and Buxar led to increase in land tax and exploitation of the peasants. ... The peasants, displaced landlords and these Sadhus / Fakirs came together in a rebellion which started in later part of 18th century and continued for around half century.