Question:
What are Reserved forests?
Answer:
Some forests were classified as Reserved Forests by the British as they produced timber which they wanted. The tribals were not allowed to move freely in these forests and practice Shifting cultivation. They were also not allowed to collect fruits or hunt animals in the reserved forests.
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.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 5.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 6.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 7.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 8.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 9.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 10.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 11.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 12.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 13.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
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.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 18.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 19.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 20.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 21.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 22.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 23.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 24.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 25.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 26.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 27.
Explain the system of subsidiary alliance.
Q 28.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 29.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 30.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 31.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 32.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 33.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 34.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 35.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 36.
Why did the British want to grow the indigo plant in India?
Q 37.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 38.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Q 39.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 40.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 41.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 42.
Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.
Q 43.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 44.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 45.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 46.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 47.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 48.
What were the grievances of the Sepoys?
Q 49.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 50.
How did the Partition affect life in Delhi?
