Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

Arrange the following in a chronological manner.

A. Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal.
B. English East India Company acquires 'Diwani' of Bengal.
C. Santhal Revolt in Rajmahal Hills.
D. First revenue settlement was started in Bombay Deccan.
E. Ryots rebelled in Deccan villages.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

E, B, A, C, D

A, B, C, D, E

B, A, D, C, E

D, A, E, B, C

Correct Answer:

B, A, D, C, E

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → B, A, D, C, E

B. 1765: English East India Company acquires 'Diwani' of Bengal.
A. 1793: Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal.
D. 1818: First revenue settlement was started in Bombay Deccan.
C. 1855-56: Santhal Revolt in Rajmahal Hills.
E. 1875: Ryots rebelled in Deccan villages.

Timeline of important events in 18th and 19th century India:

1765: English East India Company acquires Diwani of Bengal
1773: Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament to regulate the activities of the East India Company
1793: Permanent Settlement in Bengal
1800s: Santhals begin to come to the Rajmahal hills and settle there
1818: First revenue settlement in the Bombay Deccan
1820s: Agricultural prices begin to fall
1840s-50s: A slow process of agrarian expansion in the Bombay Deccan
1855-56: Santhal rebellion
1861: Cotton boom begins
1875: Ryots in Deccan villages rebel, Riots in Deccan.