Question:
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
Answer:
Santhals are the third largest tribe in India. They are mostly found in the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Assam. Santhals belong to the Pre Aryan period. They were the great fighters during the British regime in India.
They wagged war against the Permanent Settlement Act enforced by Lord Cornwallis in 1855. During the late 1850s, Santhals hero Sidhu had accumulated around 10 thousand Santhals to run a parallel government against the British government.
Santhals speak Santhali language, which belongs to the Austro- Asiatic language family. The livelihood of the Santhals revolves around the forests they live in. They fulfil their basic needs from the trees and plants of the forests. The also cultivated silk warms.
An animal sacrifice to the Gods was a common practice among the Santhals to appease the Gods and Goddess.
Santhals mainly celebrate the Karam festival which falls in the month of September and October. It is the tradition among the Santhals to grow the Karam tree outside their house after the purification process.
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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.
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What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
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Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
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What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 8.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
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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?
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How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
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What were the activities of the Tribals?
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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?
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Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 34.
What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
Q 35.
When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
Q 36.
How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
Q 37.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 38.
Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
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?
