Question:
Name the notable tribes in India.
Answer:
The notable tribes in India were
The Bodos of Assam
The Gonds of Central India
The Kurumbars of South India
TheTodasof the Nilgiri plateau
The Mundas of Jharkhand
How, When and Where
Q 1.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 2.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 3.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 4.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 5.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 6.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 7.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 8.
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 a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 12.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 13.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 14.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 15.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 16.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 17.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 18.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 19.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 20.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 21.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 22.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 23.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 24.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 25.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 26.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 27.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 28.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 29.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 30.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 31.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 32.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 33.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 34.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 35.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 36.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 37.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 38.
How were records preserved during the British rule?
Q 39.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 40.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 41.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 42.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 43.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 45.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 46.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 47.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 48.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 49.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 50.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
