Question:
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Answer:
The Company did not launch an attack on a territory or state it did not know. It appointed its Residents in the Indian states. These Residents were their agents and they had to serve in the best interest of the Company and were used to interfere in the internal affairs of the state.
States were not allowed to have an independent army; they were protected by the Companys army. The states had to pay for the maintenance of the army and if they failed to do so, a part of their territory was confiscated in lieu of the payment.
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Q 2.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 3.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 4.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 5.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 6.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 7.
What were the reforms introduced by the British?
Q 8.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 9.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 10.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 11.
What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
Q 12.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 13.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 14.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 15.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 16.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 17.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 19.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 20.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 21.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 22.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 23.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 24.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 25.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 26.
Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
Q 27.
What objections did the Sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Q 28.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
Q 29.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 30.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 31.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 32.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 33.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 34.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 35.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 36.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 37.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 38.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 40.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 41.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 42.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 43.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 44.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 45.
Describe the policy of paramountcy.
Q 46.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 47.
Define the word history.
Q 48.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 49.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 50.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
