History

How, When and Where

Question:

What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?

Answer:

With the appointment as the Diwan, the Company became the chief financial Administrator of Bengal. The company could now administer the land and revenue resources of Bengal and could utilize the revenue to meet the expanses of the Company.

The Company now had the liberty to trade in all the goods it wanted to.

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How, When and Where

Q 1.

What were the commodities that these companies traded in?

Q 2.

What did Nana Saheb want of the British?

Q 3.

Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Q 4.

Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Q 5.

What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?

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.

Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.

Q 9.

Give a brief description of Kingsway.

Q 10.

Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.

Q 11.

What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?

Q 12.

What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?

Q 13.

In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?

Q 14.

What were havelis?

Q 15.

How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?

Q 16.

What were the activities of the Tribals?

Q 17.

Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.

Q 18.

What did the British do to demolish Delhis past?

Q 19.

Who was Nana Saheb?

Q 20.

Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?

Q 21.

Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British

Q 22.

Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.

Q 23.

When did the British gain control of Delhi?

Q 24.

What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?

Q 25.

When did the Blue rebellion break-out?

Q 26.

What were the reforms introduced by the British?

Q 27.

Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?

Q 28.

What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?

Q 29.

What do we mean by "time-span" in connection with historical events?

Q 30.

Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?

Q 31.

What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?

Q 32.

What were havelis?

Q 33.

Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.

Q 34.

Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.

Q 35.

What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?

Q 36.

When did the Blue rebellion break-out?

Q 37.

How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?

Q 38.

What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?

Q 39.

How were records preserved during the British rule?

Q 40.

What happened to the Nawabs when the British established political power in India?

Q 41.

What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?

Q 42.

When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?

Q 43.

Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?

Q 44.

What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny?

Q 45.

What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?

Q 46.

What are Reserved forests?

Q 47.

Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.

Q 48.

What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?

Q 49.

Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.

Q 50.

What were the powers enjoyed by the Residents appointed by the Company?