State whether the following are true or false: 1. Before the advent of the British more than 95 per cent of Indians lived in villages.

Question

State whether the following are true or false:

1. Before the advent of the British more than 95 per cent of Indians lived in villages.

2. The Indian peasants were satisfied with the Company’* revenue collection methods.

3. The Permanent Settlement assured the Company a fixed revenue at a fixed time even during natural calamities. True.

4. Lord Macaulay insisted that Western education should be imparted through the medium of the vernacular languages.

5. The development of transport and communication systems did not benefit Indians in any way.

Answer 1

1. Before the advent of the British more than 95 per cent of Indians lived in villages. True.

2. The Indian peasants were satisfied with the Company’* revenue collection methods. False.

3. The Permanent Settlement assured the Company a fixed revenue at a fixed time even during natural calamities. True.

4. Lord Macaulay insisted that Western education should be imparted through the medium of the vernacular languages. False.

Correct : Lord Macaulay insisted that Western education should be imparted through the medium of the English.

1. The development of transport and communication systems did not benefit Indians in any way. False.

Correct : The development of transport and communication systems benefit Indians in unexpected ways.