Question:
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Answer:
The introduction of Greased cartridges in 1856 sparked the fire. The government decided to replace the old-fashioned musket Brown Begs by the Enfield rifle,. The loading process of the Enfield rifle involved bringing the cartridge to the mouth and biting of the top paper. There was a rumour among the Sepoys in January 1857 that the greased cartridge contained the fat of
cow and pig, the former sacred to Hindus and latter forbidden to Muslims. The Sepoys were now convinced that the introduction of greased cartridges was a deliberate attempt to defile Hindu and Muslim religion. This sparked off the Mutiny on 29th March 1857.
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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.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 4.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 6.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 7.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 8.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
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.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 15.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 16.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 17.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 18.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 19.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 20.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 21.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
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.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 26.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 27.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 28.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 29.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 30.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 31.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 32.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 33.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 34.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 35.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 36.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 37.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 38.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 39.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 40.
How was colonial India divided for administrative purposes?
Q 41.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 42.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 43.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 44.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 45.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 46.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 47.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 48.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 49.
How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?
Q 50.
What did British historians in India write about?
