Question:
What attracted European trading companies to India?
Answer:
European trading companies could buy goods at a cheap price, in India and carry them back to Europe and sell them at higher prices. The fine qualities of cotton and silk produced in India had a big market in Europe. Pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon grown in India were in great demand in Europe.
How, When and Where
Q 1.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 2.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 3.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 4.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 5.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 6.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 7.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 8.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 9.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 10.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 11.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 12.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 13.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 14.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 15.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 16.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 17.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 18.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 19.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 20.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 21.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 22.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 23.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 24.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 25.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 26.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 27.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 28.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 29.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 30.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 31.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 32.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 33.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 34.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 35.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 36.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 37.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 38.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 39.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 40.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 41.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 42.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 43.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 44.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 45.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 46.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 47.
How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
Q 49.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 50.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
