Q81.
Consider the following: 1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops. 2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare. 3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies. Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?
Answer
D
Explanation
None of the three was introduced by the English. Statement 1: Assessment of land revenue based on soil and crop quality was introduced by Sher Shah Suri (and later refined by Todar Mal under Akbar), not the English. Statement 2: Mobile cannons were introduced by Babur/the Mughals. Statement 3: Tobacco and red chillies were brought to India by the Portuguese, not the English — when the Portuguese eventually did land on India's shores, they brought tobacco.