Question:
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Answer:
Three wars were fought between the British and the Marathas.
First Anglo-Maratha War - The first war ended with the Treaty of Salbai. There was no decisive victory after this war.
Second Anglo-Maratha Wan - The second war resulted in the British gaining Orissa, Agra and Delhi.
Third Anglo-Maratha War - The third war broke the power of the Marathas. The Company now had complete control over the territories south of the Vindhyas.
How, When and Where
Q 1.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 2.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 3.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 4.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 5.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 6.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 7.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 9.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 10.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 11.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 12.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 13.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 14.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 15.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 16.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 17.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 18.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 19.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 20.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 21.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 22.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 23.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 24.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 25.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 26.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 27.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 28.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 29.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 30.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 31.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 32.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 33.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 34.
What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
Q 35.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 36.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 37.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 38.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 39.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 40.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
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 do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 44.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 45.
How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?
Q 46.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 47.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 48.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 49.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 50.
Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
