Question:
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Answer:
East India Company started its first factory in West Bengal, on the banks of the River Hugli, in 1651. As trade developed, the Company asked local merchants, who acted as middle men for them, to come and settle near the factory. By 1696, the Company built a fort around the settlement of merchants. In 1698, the company got zamindari rights for 3 villages, from the Mughal ruler. Thus they entered the political scene in 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.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 11.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 12.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 13.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 15.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 16.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 17.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 18.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 19.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 20.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 21.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 22.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 23.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 24.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
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 were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 29.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 30.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 31.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 32.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 33.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
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 36.
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 happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?
Q 46.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q 47.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 48.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 49.
What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?
Q 50.
Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
