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Q38 (NDA-II/2013) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › British administrative reforms Answer Verified

Which of the following statements with regard to the ‘Fifth Report’ is/are correct? 1. It was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 for consideration. 2. It became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the East India Company’s rule in India. 3. It was primarily on the economic conditions of the urban and industrial centres of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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The Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 [1]. It was the fifth in a series of reports produced by a Select Committee to investigate the administration and activities of the East India Company [2]. The report became the primary basis for intense parliamentary debates regarding the nature of the Company's rule in India, as many groups in Britain were critical of the Company's trade monopoly [2]. However, the report was not primarily focused on urban or industrial centers; instead, it dealt extensively with the revenue and judicial administration of rural Bengal and Madras [1]. Over 800 of its 1002 pages consisted of appendices containing petitions from zamindars and ryots, reports from district collectors, and statistical tables on revenue returns [1]. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect.

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  1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > 1.6 The Fifth Report > p. 233
  2. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > 1.6 The Fifth Report > p. 234
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