Question:
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Answer:
East India Company started its first factory in West Bengal, on the banks of the River Hugli, in 1651. As trade developed, the Company asked local merchants, who acted as middle men for them, to come and settle near the factory. By 1696, the Company built a fort around the settlement of merchants. In 1698, the company got zamindari rights for 3 villages, from the Mughal ruler. Thus they entered the political scene in India.
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
Q 7.
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.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 25.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 26.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 27.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 28.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 29.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 30.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 31.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 32.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 33.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 34.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 35.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 36.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 37.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 38.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 39.
What were the disadvantages of the ryotwari system?
Q 40.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 41.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 42.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 43.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 44.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 45.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 46.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 47.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 48.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 49.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 50.
How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
