Question:
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Answer:
The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. The area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, pavilions and mosques. No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years.
One-third of the city was demolished, and its canals were filled up. In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to establish the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls. After 1911 Delhi became the capital of British India.
How, When and Where
Q 1.
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.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 8.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 9.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 10.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 12.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 13.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 14.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 15.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 16.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 17.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 18.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 19.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 20.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 21.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 22.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 23.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 24.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 25.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 26.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 27.
Define the word history.
Q 28.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 29.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 30.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 31.
Mention the 2 rebellions that took place as a protest against forest laws.
Q 32.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 33.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 34.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 35.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 36.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 37.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 38.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 39.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 40.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 41.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 42.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 44.
What was the Sepoy mutiny called and when did it start?
Q 45.
How was colonial India divided for administrative purposes?
Q 46.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 47.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 48.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 49.
What were the disadvantages of the ryotwari system?
Q 50.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
