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.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 2.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 3.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 4.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 5.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 6.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 7.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 8.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 9.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 10.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 11.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 12.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 13.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 15.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 16.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 17.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 18.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 19.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 20.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 21.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 22.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 23.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 24.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 25.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 26.
When did the British gain control of Delhi?
Q 27.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 28.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 29.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 30.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 31.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 32.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 33.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 34.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 35.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 37.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 38.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 39.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 40.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 41.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 42.
How were records preserved during the British rule?
Q 43.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 45.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 46.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 47.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 48.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 49.
Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
Q 50.
What were the grievances of the Sepoys?
