Question:
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Answer:
The Viceroys Palace was situated at the end of the Kingsway. The central dome of the Viceroys Palace was copied from the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi, and the red sandstone and carved screens or jails were borrowed from Mughal architecture. The Viceroy’s Palace was higher than Shah Jahan’s Jama Masjid as the British wanted to assert their power.
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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 was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 11.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 12.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 13.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 14.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 15.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 16.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 17.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 18.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 19.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 20.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 21.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 22.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 23.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 24.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 25.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 26.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 27.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 28.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 29.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 30.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 31.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 32.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 33.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 34.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 35.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 36.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 37.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 38.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 40.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 41.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 42.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 43.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 44.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 45.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 46.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 47.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 48.
What are the events that are usually recorded in history books?
Q 49.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 50.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
