Question:
Name the notable tribes in India.
Answer:
The notable tribes in India were
The Bodos of Assam
The Gonds of Central India
The Kurumbars of South India
TheTodasof the Nilgiri plateau
The Mundas of Jharkhand
How, When and Where
Q 1.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 2.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 3.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 4.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 5.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 6.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 8.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 9.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 10.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 11.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 12.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 13.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 14.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 15.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 16.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 17.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 18.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 19.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 20.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 21.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 22.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 23.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 24.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 25.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 26.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 27.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 28.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 29.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 30.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 31.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 32.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 33.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 34.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 35.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 36.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 37.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 38.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 39.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 40.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 41.
What were the grievances of the Sepoys?
Q 42.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 43.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 44.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 45.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 46.
What was Birsas vision of a golden age? Why do you think such a vision appealed to the people of the region?
Q 47.
What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
Q 48.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 49.
How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
Q 50.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
