Question:
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Answer:
In the nij system of indigo cultivation the planter produced indigo in lands that he directly owned. He either bought the land or rented it from other zamindars and produced indigo by directly employing hired labourers.
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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 6.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 7.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 8.
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 did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 12.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 13.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 15.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 16.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 17.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 18.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 19.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 20.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 21.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 22.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 23.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 24.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 25.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 26.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
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 Nij system of cultivation?
Q 30.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 31.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 32.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 33.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 34.
What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 35.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 36.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 37.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 38.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 39.
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
Q 40.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 41.
Identify three differences in the city design of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad.
Q 42.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 43.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 44.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 45.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 46.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 47.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 48.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 49.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 50.
What were the disadvantages of the ryotwari system?
