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.
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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 were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 4.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 5.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 6.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 7.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 8.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
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 were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 14.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 15.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 16.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 17.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 18.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 19.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 20.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 21.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 22.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 23.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 24.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 25.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 26.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 27.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 28.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 29.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 30.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 31.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 32.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 33.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 34.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 35.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 36.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 37.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 38.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 39.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 40.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 41.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 42.
How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
Q 43.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 45.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 46.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 47.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 48.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 49.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 50.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
