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Multiple choice geography crafts and industries development of industries in india traditional crafts and decline of indian industries impact of british rule on kerala

When did the British set up first railway line in Kerala?

  1. 1853

  2. 1856

  3. 1859

  4. 1861
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first Railway line in Kerala was in Tirur from Beypore on 12th March 1861. It was 30.5 km long. Tirur is a town in Malappuram district in Kerala. Though no trains originate from this station, almost every train stops on it.

Multiple choice geography crafts and industries development of industries in india traditional crafts and decline of indian industries impact of british rule on kerala

When Government of Travancore made landmark proclamation of granting the tenants ownership of the lands they cultivated?

  1. 1855

  2. 1865

  3. 1875

  4. 1885
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Travancore government issued a landmark proclamation in 1865, known as the Pandarapattom Proclamation, which granted ownership rights to tenants of state lands.

Multiple choice geography crafts and industries development of industries in india traditional crafts and decline of indian industries impact of british rule on kerala

The Malabar Tenants' Act of 1929 was based on the report of the ______________.

  1. Mayo Commission

  2. Logan Commission

  3. Macaulay Commission

  4. Hartog Commission
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Malabar Tenancy Act of 1929 was a significant piece of legislation that followed the recommendations provided by the Logan Commission regarding land tenure issues in the Malabar region.

Multiple choice geography crafts and industries development of industries in india traditional crafts and decline of indian industries impact of british rule on kerala

Under whose guidance, teak plantation was started in Nilambur during British rule in Kerala?

  1. Lord Mayo

  2. Lord Cuzan

  3. Lord Conolly

  4. Lord Dalhousie
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C Correct answer
Explanation

H.V Conolly, the then Collector of British, laid the foundation of the Nilambur Teak Plantation in Malappuram in the 1840s.

Multiple choice geography crafts and industries development of industries in india traditional crafts and decline of indian industries impact of british rule on kerala

Who started coir factory in Alappuzha in 1859?

  1. James Smith

  2. James Scott

  3. James Hilton

  4. James Darragh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first Coir factory “Darragh Smail & Co.” for the manufacture of Coir floor furnishings was established by Mr. James Darragh together with Henry Smail at Alleppey during the year 1859. He was an adventurous Irish born American national. He started the coir manufacturing industry for producing coir mats, matting and other floor coverings on a factory basis. 

Multiple choice geography crafts and industries development of industries in india traditional crafts and decline of indian industries impact of british rule on kerala

_________was the first prominent Indian to establish the iron and steel industry in Jamshedpur.

  1. Jamshetji Tata

  2. Ratan Tata

  3. Dhirubhai Ambani

  4. None of the above

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Jamshetji Tata was the visionary industrialist who founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) in Jamshedpur, marking the beginning of modern steel production in India.