History

How, When and Where

Question:

What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?

Answer:

After the Blue Rebellion, indigo production collapsed in Bengal. Planters shifted their operation to Bihar.
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How, When and Where

Q 1.

What were havelis?

Q 2.

Give a brief description of Kingsway.

Q 3.

Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.

Q 4.

Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.

Q 5.

What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?

Q 6.

What did Nana Saheb want of the British?

Q 7.

What were the reforms introduced by the British?

Q 8.

Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.

Q 9.

Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.

Q 10.

What are Reserved forests?

Q 11.

What were the commodities that these companies traded in?

Q 12.

Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.

Q 13.

Who was Nana Saheb?

Q 14.

Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British

Q 15.

Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Q 16.

What were havelis?

Q 17.

How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?

Q 18.

Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?

Q 19.

Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Q 20.

Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.

Q 21.

What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?

Q 22.

What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?

Q 23.

What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?

Q 24.

Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.

Q 25.

Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?

Q 26.

What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?

Q 27.

What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?

Q 28.

What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?

Q 29.

Who created the first map of India?

Q 30.

Who wrote the book The History of British India?

Q 31.

Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.

Q 32.

Write a short note on shifting cultivation.

Q 33.

What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?

Q 34.

Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.

Q 35.

What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?

Q 36.

In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?

Q 37.

What is Sati?

Q 38.

Name the notable tribes in India.

Q 39.

What were the activities of the Tribals?

Q 40.

Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?

Q 41.

What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?

Q 42.

When did the Blue rebellion break-out?

Q 43.

What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?

Q 44.

What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?

Q 45.

Identify three differences in the city design of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad.

Q 46.

What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?

Q 47.

What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?

Q 48.

When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?

Q 49.

Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?

Q 50.

Describe the policy of paramountcy.