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Sati is a funeral practice among some Hindu communities in which a recently widowed woman would immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre.
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Q 1.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 2.
What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Q 3.
How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
Q 4.
Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
Q 5.
How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
Q 6.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 7.
Give a brief description of the ryotwari system.
Q 8.
During the Mughal rule what was the status of the Diwan?
Q 9.
What was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Q 10.
Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
Q 11.
What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
Q 12.
What were the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 13.
Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
Q 14.
What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
Q 15.
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Companys army.
Q 16.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
Q 17.
Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
Q 18.
What were the activities of the Tribals?
Q 19.
Who wrote the book The History of British India?
Q 20.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Q 21.
Name the notable tribes in India.
Q 22.
Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
Q 23.
What is Land Settlement Act and why was it enforced?
Q 24.
Who was Nana Saheb?
Q 25.
Who lived in the white areas in cities such as Madras?
Q 26.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 27.
What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
Q 28.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 29.
Why is it important to have dates or time frames while writing History?
Q 30.
Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?
Q 31.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 32.
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Q 33.
When was the "Diwani" of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
Q 34.
What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
Q 35.
What was the incidence that triggered the mutiny?
Q 36.
Give a brief description of the Viceroys Palace.
Q 37.
What are Reserved forests?
Q 38.
Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
Q 39.
What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
Q 40.
When and between whom did the 3rd Battle of Panipat take place?
Q 41.
What was the doctrine of lapse?
Q 42.
Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
Q 43.
Who created the first map of India?
Q 44.
What did British historians in India write about?
Q 45.
Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
Q 46.
What were the ambitious plans of the East India Company?
Q 47.
How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Q 48.
In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857
Q 49.
What were the grievances of the Sepoys?
