Question:
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Answer:
The Company did not launch an attack on a territory or state it did not know. It appointed its Residents in the Indian states. These Residents were their agents and they had to serve in the best interest of the Company and were used to interfere in the internal affairs of the state.
States were not allowed to have an independent army; they were protected by the Companys army. The states had to pay for the maintenance of the army and if they failed to do so, a part of their territory was confiscated in lieu of the payment.
How, When and Where
Q 1.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 2.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 3.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 4.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 5.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 6.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 7.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 9.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 10.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 11.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 12.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 13.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 14.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 15.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 16.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 17.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 18.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 19.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 20.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 21.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 22.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 23.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 24.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 25.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 26.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 27.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 28.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 29.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 30.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 31.
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
Q 33.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 34.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 35.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 36.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 37.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 38.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 39.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 40.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 41.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 42.
What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 43.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 44.
How were records preserved during the British rule?
Q 45.
How was colonial India divided for administrative purposes?
Q 46.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 47.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Q 48.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 49.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 50.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
