Question:
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Answer:
The other sources of information that is available to historians are,
Diaries of people
Accounts of pilgrims and travellers
Autobiographies of important personalities
Popular booklets and newspapers
Books and letters written by Leaders, reformers, poets and novelists
How, When and Where
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.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 5.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 6.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 7.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 8.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 9.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 10.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 11.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 12.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 13.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 14.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 15.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 16.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 17.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 18.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 19.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 20.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 21.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 22.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 23.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 24.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 25.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 26.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 27.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 28.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 29.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 30.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 31.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 32.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 33.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 34.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 35.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 36.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 37.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 38.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 39.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 40.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 41.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 42.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 43.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 44.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 45.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 46.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 47.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 48.
In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857
Q 49.
What were the grievances of the Sepoys?