Question:
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Answer:
The Company did not launch an attack on a territory or state it did not know. It appointed its Residents in the Indian states. These Residents were their agents and they had to serve in the best interest of the Company and were used to interfere in the internal affairs of the state.
States were not allowed to have an independent army; they were protected by the Companys army. The states had to pay for the maintenance of the army and if they failed to do so, a part of their territory was confiscated in lieu of the payment.
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.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 5.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 6.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 7.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 8.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 9.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 10.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 11.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 12.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
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 did British historians in India write about?
Q 16.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 17.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 18.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 19.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 20.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 21.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 22.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 23.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 24.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 25.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 26.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 27.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 28.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 29.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 30.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 31.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 32.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 33.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 34.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 35.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 36.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 37.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 38.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 39.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 40.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 42.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 43.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 44.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 45.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 46.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 47.
What attracted European trading companies to India?
Q 48.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 49.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 50.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
