19th Century Global Economy

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19th Century Global Economy: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Nineteenth Century World Economy, Corn Laws and their Effects, Global Agricultural Economy by 1890, Role of Technology in Shaping Up Global Economy, System of Indentured Labour in 19th Century, etc.

Important Questions on 19th Century Global Economy

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The expansion of trade in the late 19th century also led to 

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In 1885 the European powers met in which city to divide Africa among them?

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The Corn Laws were British trade laws to regulate the _____.

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Which of the following was not a feature of 19th century Europe?

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_____ migrants went to Ceylon and Malaya. (Rajasthan / Tamil)

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The main destinations of Indian _____ migrants were the Caribbean islands, Mauritius and Fiji. (prisoned / indentured)

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Which of the following changes forced Indians to migrate as indentured worker in the mid-nineteenth century?

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In nineteenth-century _____ has been described as a ‘new system of slavery'. (bonded / indenture)

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The contracts of indentured labourers in India, promised return travel to India only after they had worked _____ years on their employer’s plantation. (seven / five)

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Africa had abundant land and a relatively small population.

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European powers met in _____ to complete the carving up of Africa between them in 1885. (Berlin / New York)

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The British government built a network of _____ canals to transform semi-desert into fertile agricultural lands to grow wheat and cotton for exports.

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What is the full form of GPS?