Question:
Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.
Answer:
The Company introduced the Permanent Settlement Act in 1793. According to the Permanent Settlement Act the rajas and taluqdars were recognised as zamindars.
As zamindars they could collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company. The amount to be paid as revenue was fixed permanently by the company. This was an incentive for the zamindars to increase agricultural production and still pay the same revenue to the Company. This Act encouraged the zamindars to invest more money and improve the lands and increase production.
Since the revenue demand of the state would not be increased, the zamindars would benefit from increased production from the land.
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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.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 4.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 6.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 7.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
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What were the activities of the Tribals?
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What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 10.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
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Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 12.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 13.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 14.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 15.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 16.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 17.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 18.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 19.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 20.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 21.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 22.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 23.
Explain the system of subsidiary alliance.
Q 24.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 25.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 26.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 27.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 28.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Q 29.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 30.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 31.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 32.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 33.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 34.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 35.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 36.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 37.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 38.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 39.
Give a brief description of Shahjahanabad.
Q 40.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 41.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 42.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 43.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 44.
What were the disadvantages of the ryotwari system?
Q 45.
Why did the British want to grow the indigo plant in India?
Q 46.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 47.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 48.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 49.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 50.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
