Question:
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Answer:
The reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire were:-
Local Subadars and zamindars began asserting their authority and establishing regional kingdoms.
Powerful regional kingdoms emerged in various parts of India.
There was no effective control over the entire region in the centre.
The British started emerging as a political power.
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.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 4.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 5.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 6.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 7.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 8.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 10.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 11.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 12.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 13.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 14.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 15.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 16.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 17.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 18.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 19.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 20.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
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.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 24.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 25.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 26.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 27.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 28.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 29.
What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
Q 30.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 31.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 32.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 33.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 34.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 35.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 36.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Q 37.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 38.
What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of indigo production in Bengal?
Q 39.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 40.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 41.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 42.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 44.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 45.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 46.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 47.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 48.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 49.
Define the word history.
Q 50.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
