Question:
Describe the policy of paramountcy.
Answer:
Lord Hasting introduced the policy of paramountcy in India. Under this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
How, When and Where
Q 1.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 3.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 4.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 5.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 6.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 7.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 8.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 9.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 10.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 11.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 12.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 13.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 15.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 16.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 17.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 18.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 19.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 20.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 21.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 22.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 23.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 24.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 25.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 26.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 27.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 28.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 29.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 30.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 31.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 32.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 33.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 34.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 35.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 36.
Define the word history.
Q 37.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 38.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 39.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 40.
Mention the 2 rebellions that took place as a protest against forest laws.
Q 41.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 42.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 43.
What was the Sepoy mutiny called and when did it start?
Q 44.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 45.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 46.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 47.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 48.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 49.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 50.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
