The ............... famine of 1770 was one of the most terrible famines in human history.

Question

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1. The ............... famine of 1770 was one of the most terrible famines in human history. 

2. A large share of revenue collected by the Company in India had to be paid to the British government as ......................

3. Under the Mahalwari system the revenue settlement was made with the ....................

4. To eliminate competition from India’s traditional industries the British transfonned India into a supplier of raw material and a ............................... 

5. Before the advent of the British the Indian craftspeople operated at two levels— the rural and the ...........................

6. Before the advent of the British the Indian textile industry was the finest and the .............. in the world. 

7. After the Battle of Plassey the Company used its political power to ............... the Indian handicraft industry and promote British industries. 

8. With the spread of the Industrial Revolution in England, Indian markets were flooded with .............................. of British mills. 

9. By 1850, India became a major ........................ 

10. ................... introduced the railway system in India in 1853. 

11. The Grand Trunk Road from ....................... was reconstructed by the British in the 19th century.

Answer 1

1. The Bengal famine of 1770 was one of the most terrible famines in human history. 

2. A large share of revenue collected by the Company in India had to be paid to the British government as home charges. 

3. Under the Mahalwari system the revenue settlement was made with the village as a whole. 

4. To eliminate competition from India’s traditional industries the British transfonned India into a supplier of raw material and a market for british products. 

5. Before the advent of the British the Indian craftspeople operated at two levels— the rural and the urbanlevels. 

6. Before the advent of the British the Indian textile industry was the finest and the largest in the world. 

7. After the Battle of Plassey the Company used its political power to destroy the Indian handicraft industry and promote British industries. 

8. With the spread of the Industrial Revolution in England, Indian markets were flooded with cheap, machine made textiles of British mills. 

9. By 1850, India became a major importer of english textiles. 

10. Lord Dalhousie introduced the railway system in India in 1853. 

11. The Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Peshawar was reconstructed by the British in the 19th century.