Question:
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Answer:
The indigo leaves were fermented in a steeping vat. Then the liquid was extracted and oxidized in a beating vat. Finally a blue precipitate was allowed to form from the liquid in a settling vat. This precipitate was collected, dried, and compacted. This dried compacted material is the indigo dye.
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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.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 8.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 9.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 10.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 11.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 12.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 13.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 14.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 15.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 16.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 17.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
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.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 23.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 24.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 25.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 26.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 27.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 28.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 29.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 30.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 31.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 32.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 33.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 34.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 35.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 36.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 37.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 38.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 39.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 40.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 41.
Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
Q 42.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 43.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 44.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 45.
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
Q 46.
What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
Q 47.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 48.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 49.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 50.
How was colonial India divided for administrative purposes?
