Question:
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Answer:
The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. The area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, pavilions and mosques. No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years.
One-third of the city was demolished, and its canals were filled up. In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to establish the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls. After 1911 Delhi became the capital of British India.
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.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 8.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 9.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 10.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 11.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 12.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 13.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 14.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 15.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 16.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 17.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 18.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 19.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 20.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 21.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 22.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 23.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 24.
Explain the system of subsidiary alliance.
Q 25.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 26.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 27.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 28.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 29.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 30.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 31.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 32.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Q 33.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 34.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 35.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 36.
Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.
Q 37.
Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.
Q 38.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 39.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 40.
Give a brief description of Shahjahanabad.
Q 42.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 43.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 44.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 45.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 46.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 47.
What were the disadvantages of the ryotwari system?
Q 48.
Why did the British want to grow the indigo plant in India?
Q 49.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 50.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
