History

How, When and Where

Question:

What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?

Answer:

After the Blue Rebellion, indigo production collapsed in Bengal. Planters shifted their operation to Bihar.
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How, When and Where

Q 1.

Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.

Q 2.

What were havelis?

Q 3.

Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.

Q 4.

What were the reforms introduced by the British?

Q 5.

Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.

Q 6.

Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?

Q 7.

Give a brief description of Kingsway.

Q 8.

Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.

Q 9.

What did Nana Saheb want of the British?

Q 10.

What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?

Q 11.

Who wrote the book The History of British India?

Q 12.

What were havelis?

Q 13.

Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.

Q 14.

What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?

Q 15.

What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?

Q 16.

Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.

Q 17.

How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?

Q 18.

Who was Nana Saheb?

Q 19.

What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?

Q 20.

How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?

Q 21.

Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?

Q 22.

Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Q 23.

When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?

Q 24.

Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.

Q 25.

Write a short note on shifting cultivation.

Q 26.

What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?

Q 27.

Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.

Q 28.

In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?

Q 29.

Give a brief description of Kingsway.

Q 30.

When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?

Q 31.

When did the Blue rebellion break-out?

Q 32.

What were the commodities that these companies traded in?

Q 33.

What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?

Q 34.

Define the word history.

Q 35.

Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.

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 objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?

Q 39.

Who was Nana Saheb?

Q 40.

What were the reforms introduced by the British?

Q 41.

What was the Sepoy mutiny called and when did it start?

Q 42.

Name the notable tribes in India.

Q 43.

What are Reserved forests?

Q 44.

What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?

Q 45.

What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?

Q 46.

Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Q 47.

What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?

Q 48.

Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British

Q 49.

In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?

Q 50.

Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.