Question:
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Answer:
In 1785 Tipu Sultan stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom through the ports of his kingdom and barred local merchants from trading with East India Company.
Tipu Sultan then started trading with the French Merchants. He also took the help of the French to modernise his army. This enraged the British and they waged wars against Tipu Sultan.
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.
Explain the system of “subsidiary alliance”.
Q 14.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
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?
