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.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 2.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 3.
What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 4.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 5.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 6.
How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?
Q 7.
Explain the system of subsidiary alliance.
Q 8.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 9.
How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
Q 10.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 12.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 13.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 14.
Why did the British want to grow the indigo plant in India?
Q 15.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 16.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 17.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 18.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 19.
Define the word history.
Q 20.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 21.
What attracted European trading companies to India?
Q 22.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 23.
Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
Q 24.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 25.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 26.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 27.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 28.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 29.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 30.
What was the Sepoy mutiny called and when did it start?
Q 31.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 32.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 33.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 34.
Define the word history.
Q 35.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 36.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 37.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 38.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 39.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 40.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 41.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 42.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 43.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 44.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 45.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 46.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 47.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 48.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 49.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 50.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
