Question:
Mention the 2 rebellions that took place as a protest against forest laws.
Answer:
Many tribals were against the Forest Laws and rebelled against it. Some tribals also rose in open rebellion against the British. They were
Songram Sangma in 1906 in Assam
The forest Satyagraha of the 1930s in the Central Provinces.
How, When and Where
Q 1.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 2.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 3.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 4.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 5.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 6.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 7.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 8.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 9.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 10.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 11.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 12.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 13.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 14.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 15.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 17.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 18.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 19.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 20.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 21.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 22.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 23.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 24.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 25.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 26.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 27.
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
Q 28.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 29.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 30.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 31.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 33.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 34.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 35.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 36.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 37.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 38.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 39.
How were records preserved during the British rule?
Q 40.
What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 41.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 42.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 43.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 44.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 45.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 46.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 47.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 48.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 49.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 50.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
