Question:
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Answer:
When a specific date cannot be fixed for an event in the past and only an approximate period can be fixed this period of time is called the time-span. When we talk about changes that took place in certain social practices specific dates cannot be fixed only a time-span can be mentioned, like1 people in India gave up the practice of satiduring the late 19th century’.
How, When and Where
Q 2.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 3.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 4.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 5.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 6.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 7.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 8.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 9.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 10.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 11.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 12.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 14.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 15.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 16.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 17.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 18.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 19.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 20.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 21.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 22.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 23.
Define the word history.
Q 24.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 25.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 26.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 27.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 28.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 29.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 30.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 31.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 32.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 33.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 34.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 35.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 36.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 37.
Mention the 2 rebellions that took place as a protest against forest laws.
Q 38.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 39.
What was the Sepoy mutiny called and when did it start?
Q 40.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 41.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 42.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 43.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 44.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 45.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 46.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 47.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 48.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 49.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 50.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
