The Advent of the Europeans


  1. The name of the Act enabling the Hindus converted into Christianity to inherit their ancestral property was









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    Act XXI, 1850

    Correct Option: A

    Act XXI, 1850


  1. Which one of the following settlements did comprise Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue?









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    Permanent settlement comprises Zamindar as middleman to collect that land revenue. The Zamindars were made the owners of the whole land in their Zamindari as long as they paid their dues to the state and they worked as agents of government in collecting the land revenue.

    Correct Option: C

    Permanent settlement comprises Zamindar as middleman to collect that land revenue. The Zamindars were made the owners of the whole land in their Zamindari as long as they paid their dues to the state and they worked as agents of government in collecting the land revenue.



  1. Who was the Governor General of India at the time of Sindh-annexation?









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    Lord Ellenborough

    Correct Option: D

    Lord Ellenborough


  1. Identify the districts of Bengal whose revenue administration was transferred to the East India Company for the acquisition of the Nawabship of Bengal by Mir Qasim in 1760









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    Burdwan, Midnapur and Hoogly were the districts of Bengal whose revenue administration was transferred to the East India Company for the acquisition of the Nawabship of Bengal by Mir Qasim in 1760.

    Correct Option: A

    Burdwan, Midnapur and Hoogly were the districts of Bengal whose revenue administration was transferred to the East India Company for the acquisition of the Nawabship of Bengal by Mir Qasim in 1760.



  1. Who among the following was the advisor of Lord Cornwallis in his judicial reforms?









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    Sir William Jones was the advisor of Lord Cornwallis in his judicial reforms. In the work of judicial reorganization, Cornwallis secured the services of Sir William Jones, who was a judge and a great scholar. Civil and criminal courts were completely reorganized.

    Correct Option: D

    Sir William Jones was the advisor of Lord Cornwallis in his judicial reforms. In the work of judicial reorganization, Cornwallis secured the services of Sir William Jones, who was a judge and a great scholar. Civil and criminal courts were completely reorganized.