Question:
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Answer:
The battle of Plassey took place on 23 June 1757 at Palashi, West Bengal, India, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River. The opponents were Siraj Ud Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company.
The French East India Company sent a small contingent to fight against the British East India Company. The British East India Company used Siraj-ud-Daulahs deposed army chief
Mir Jafar, to defeat Siraj- ud-Daulah. Siraj-ud-Daulah was captured and executed. The Company won the battle and took the entire province of Bengal and appointed Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal.
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.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 6.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 7.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 8.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 9.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 10.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 11.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 12.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 13.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 14.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 15.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 16.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 17.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 18.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 19.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 20.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 21.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 22.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 23.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 24.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 25.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 26.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 27.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 28.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 29.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 30.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 31.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 32.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 33.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 34.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 35.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 36.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 37.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 38.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 39.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 40.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 41.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 42.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 43.
How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
Q 44.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 46.
What was the Sepoy mutiny called and when did it start?
Q 47.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 48.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 50.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
