Question:
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Answer:
Three wars were fought between the British and the Marathas.
First Anglo-Maratha War - The first war ended with the Treaty of Salbai. There was no decisive victory after this war.
Second Anglo-Maratha Wan - The second war resulted in the British gaining Orissa, Agra and Delhi.
Third Anglo-Maratha War - The third war broke the power of the Marathas. The Company now had complete control over the territories south of the Vindhyas.
How, When and Where
Q 2.
Give a brief description of Kingsway.
Q 3.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 4.
Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
Q 5.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
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.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 29.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 30.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 31.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 32.
What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
Q 33.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 34.
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Q 35.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 36.
Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
Q 37.
What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?
Q 38.
In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
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.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 45.
What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?
Q 46.
How were historians able to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?
Q 47.
What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
Q 48.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 49.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 50.
In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857
