Question:
Write a brief note on the National Archives of India.
Answer:
The National Archives of India is the repository of non-current records of the Government of India and is holding them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars. It is an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under Ministry of Tourism & Culture. It was set up in March 1891 in Kolkata as the Imperial Record Department and subsequent to the transfer of the National Capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1911 it was shifted to its present building in New Delhi, in 1926.
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Q 1.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 2.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 3.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 4.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 5.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 6.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 7.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 9.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 10.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 11.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 12.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 13.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 15.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 16.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 17.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 18.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 19.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 20.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 21.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 22.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 23.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 24.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 25.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 26.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 27.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 28.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 29.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 30.
What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 31.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 32.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 33.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 34.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 35.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 36.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 37.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 38.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 39.
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
Q 40.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 41.
How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?
Q 42.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 43.
In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857
Q 44.
Why did the British choose to hold a grand Durbar in Delhi although it was not the capital?
Q 45.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 46.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 47.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 48.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 49.
Define the word history.
Q 50.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
