History Practice Quiz 292

Q1.What is the term used for transactions made in the name of a fictitious or insignificant person, where the real beneficiary remains unnamed?

A. Lathyal B. Benami C. Proja D. Jotedar

Q2.What is a lathyal?

A. A revenue collector B. A strongman of the zamindar C. A type of ryot D. A British official

Q3.Who consolidated their power in the countryside after the collapse of the zamindars?

A. The ryots B. The jotedars C. The British D. The lathyals

Q4.What was the Fifth Report?

A. A report on the Indian economy B. A report on the administration of the East India Company C. A report on the zamindari system D. A report on the ryots' grievances

Q5.In which year was the Fifth Report submitted to the British Parliament?

A. 1793 B. 1801 C. 1813 D. 1930

Q6.How many pages did the Fifth Report contain?

A. 500 pages B. 800 pages C. 1002 pages D. 1200 pages

Q7.What did the appendices of the Fifth Report include?

A. Only statistical tables B. Petitions of zamindars and ryots, reports of collectors, statistical tables, and notes on revenue and judicial administration C. Only notes on revenue administration D. Only petitions of ryots

Q8.What did the British Parliament force the East India Company to produce regarding the administration of India?

A. Regular reports B. Annual budgets C. Trade statistics D. Military plans

Q9.What was the name of the report produced by a Select Committee that became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the East India Company's rule?

A. First Report B. Third Report C. Fifth Report D. Seventh Report

Q10.In which century did the British Parliament pass a series of Acts to regulate and control Company rule in India?

A. Seventeenth century B. Late eighteenth century C. Early nineteenth century D. Late nineteenth century

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History Practice Quiz 292