Identify the incorrect statement:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament in 1831.
Option (1) Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament in 1831. — Incorrect statement. The Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813, not 1831. It was the fifth of a series of reports on the administration and activities of the East India Company in India.
Option (2) The Fifth Report ran into 1002 pages. — Correct statement. It ran into 1002 pages, of which over 800 pages were appendices: petitions of zamindars and ryots, reports of collectors, statistical tables on revenue returns and notes by officials.
Option (3) The British Parliament passed a series of acts in the late 18th century to regulate and control English East India Company rule in India. — Correct statement. News of Company misrule was hotly debated in Britain, and Parliament passed a series of Acts in the late eighteenth century to regulate and control Company rule, forcing the Company to produce regular reports.
Option (4) Fifth Report became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of English East India Company’s rule in India. — Correct statement. The Fifth Report was produced by a Select Committee, and it became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the Company’s rule in India.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.6 The Fifth Report … Many of the changes we are discussing were documented in detail in a report that was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813. It was the fifth of a series of reports on the administration and activities of the East India Company in India. Often referred to as the Fifth Report, it ran into 1002 pages, of which over 800 pages were appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and ryots, reports of collectors from different districts, statistical tables on revenue returns, and notes on the revenue and judicial administration of Bengal and Madras (present-day Tamil Nadu) written by officials.… 1.6 The Fifth Report … The British Parliament passed a series of Acts in the late eighteenth century to regulate and control Company rule in India. It forced the Company to produce regular reports on the administration of India and appointed committees to enquire into the affairs of the Company. The Fifth Report was one such report produced by a Select Committee. It became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the East India Company’s rule in India.” |