Question:
What were the grievances of the Sepoys?
Answer:
The Sepoys were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service. The new rules violated their religious sensibilities and beliefs. In 1824 the Sepoys were asked to go to Burma by the sea route to fight for the Company. The Sepoys refused to do so as they believed that if they crossed the sea they would lose their religion and caste. The Sepoys were severely punished for not obeying the British. In 1856 the Company passed a new law which stated that every new person who took up employment in the Company"s army had to agree to serve overseas if required. The Sepoys were unhappy with this new law.
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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.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 4.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 5.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 6.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 7.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 8.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 9.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
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.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 15.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 16.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 17.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 18.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 19.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 20.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 21.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 22.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 23.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 24.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 25.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 26.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 27.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 28.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 29.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 30.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 31.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 32.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 33.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 34.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 35.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 36.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 37.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 39.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 40.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 41.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 42.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 43.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 44.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 45.
What attracted European trading companies to India?
Q 46.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 47.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 48.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 49.
What accounts for the anger of the tribals against the dikus?
Q 50.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
