Question:
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Answer:
In 1785 Tipu Sultan stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom through the ports of his kingdom and barred local merchants from trading with East India Company. Tipu Sultan then started trading with the French Merchants. He also took the help of the French to modernise his army. This enraged the British and they waged wars against Tipu Sultan.
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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.
Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Q 4.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
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.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Q 11.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
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 the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 21.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 22.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 23.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 24.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 25.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 26.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 27.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 28.
What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
Q 29.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 30.
When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 31.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 32.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 33.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Q 34.
What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of indigo production in Bengal?
Q 35.
What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
Q 36.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 38.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 39.
What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
Q 40.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 41.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 42.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 43.
How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?
Q 44.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 45.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 46.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 47.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 48.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 49.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 50.
Explain the system of subsidiary alliance.
