Question:
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Answer:
The Portuguese, the Dutch, the French and the British companies traded in:-
Cotton
Silk
Pepper
Cloves
Cardamom
Cinnamon
From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power
Q 1.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Company's army.
Q 2.
Describe the policy of “paramountcy”.
Q 3.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Company’s army.
Q 4.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 5.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 6.
What attracted European trading companies to India?
Q 7.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 8.
(a) The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of _________ .
(b) Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of _____________.
(c) Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ____________.
(d) Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the ____________ part of India.
Q 9.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 10.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 11.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 12.
What was the ‘doctrine of lapse’?
Q 13.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 14.
Explain the system of “subsidiary alliance”.
Q 15.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 16.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 17.
How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?
Q 18.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 19.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 20.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 21.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 22.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 23.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
