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 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 do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 45.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 46.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 47.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 48.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 49.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 50.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
