Question:
Give a brief description of Shahjahanabad.
Answer:
Shahjahanabad built by Shah Jahan consisted of a fort-palace complex and the city adjoining it. To the west of Red Fort lay the Walled City with 14 gates.
It was a well planned city with canals that brought fresh drinking water to all homes. The city also had excellent drainage system. Wells also provided water to the households.
Chandni Chowk was the major street in the walled city. It runs through the middle of the walled city. A canal ran through the middle of the street as part of the water supply scheme. Chandni Chowk was broad enough for royal processions to pass by.
Jama Masjid in Shahjahanabad was one of the largest and grandest mosques in India.
During Shah Jahan’s time the city was an important centre of Sufi culture. It had several dargahs, khanqahs and idgahs. Open squares, winding lanes, quiet cul-de-sacs and water channels made it an opulent and beautiful city.
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Give a brief description of Kingsway.
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Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 4.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 5.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 6.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
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Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
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What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
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What are Reserved forests?
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Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
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Who was Nana Saheb?
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What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
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Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 17.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 18.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 19.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
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Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
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What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 22.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 23.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 24.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 25.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 26.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
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What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 28.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 29.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 30.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 31.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
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Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
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Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 34.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 35.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 36.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 37.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 38.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 39.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 40.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 41.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 42.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 43.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 44.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 45.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 46.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 47.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 48.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 49.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 50.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
