Question:
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Answer:
In shifting cultivation a plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them. Small patches of land in forests were used for this kind of cultivation. The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground. The ashes of burnt trees were mixed with the soil to fertilize it. The tribals used the axe to cut trees and the hoe to scratch the soil in order to prepare it for cultivation. They scattered the seeds on the field instead of ploughing the land and sowing the seeds. Once the crop was ready it was harvested. After the soil lost its fertility the land was abandoned and the cultivator moved to a new plot. Shifting cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture.
Shifting cultivation usually starts with cutting trees and a fire which clears a spot for crop production. In the ideal case, shifting cultivation is a cycle where farmers come back to the original place after a couple of years
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.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 4.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 5.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 6.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
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Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 8.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 9.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 10.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 11.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 12.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 13.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 14.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 15.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 16.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 17.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 18.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 19.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 20.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 21.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 22.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 23.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 24.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 25.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 26.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 27.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 28.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 29.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 30.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 31.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 32.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 33.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 34.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 35.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 36.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 37.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 38.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 39.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 40.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 41.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 42.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 43.
What were the disadvantages of the ryotwari system?
Q 44.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 45.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 46.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 47.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 48.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 49.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 50.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
