Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Match List I with List II:

List I List II
1. Merchant Capital stage a. Monopoly trade and direct appropriation of revenue, with no large-scale import of British manufactures
2. Free Trade stage b. India developed as a market for British manufactures and a supplier of raw materials and foodgrains
3. Foreign Investment stage c. British capital entered railways, government loans, trade and selected modern industries amid international competition
4. Relationship among the stages d. Earlier modes of exploitation continued while being incorporated into newer patterns

Select the correct code:

  1. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
  2. 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
  3. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
  4. 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a
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