Question:
Name the notable tribes in India.
Answer:
The notable tribes in India were
The Bodos of Assam
The Gonds of Central India
The Kurumbars of South India
TheTodasof the Nilgiri plateau
The Mundas of Jharkhand
How, When and Where
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 5.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 6.
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 were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 12.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 13.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 14.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 15.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 17.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 18.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 19.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 20.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 21.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 22.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 23.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 24.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 25.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 26.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 27.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 28.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 29.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 30.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 31.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 32.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 33.
What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 34.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 35.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 36.
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
Q 37.
How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?
Q 38.
In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857
Q 39.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 40.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 41.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 42.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 43.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 44.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 45.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 46.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 47.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 48.
Why did the British choose to hold a grand Durbar in Delhi although it was not the capital?
Q 49.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 50.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
