Chapter 2

From Trade to Territory


1. Match the following:                           

Diwani  - Tipu Sultan 

"Tiger of Mysore" -  right to collect land revenue 

faujdari adalat - Sepoy

Rani Channamma  - criminal court

sipahi  -  led an anti-British movement in Kitoor


2. Fill in the blanks:

(a) The British Conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ________?

Ans: Plassey.

(b) Haidar Ali  and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of_________?

Ans: Mysore.

(c) Dalhousie implememted the Doctrine of _________?

Ans: Lapse.

(d) Maratha kingdome were located mainly in the ____________ part of India.

Ans: South-western..

3. State whether true or false:

(a) The Mughal empire became steonger in the eighteenth century.

Ans: False.

(b) The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India.

Ans: False.

(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab.

Ans: True.

(d) The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories thy conquered.

Ans: False.

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4. What attracted European trading companies to India?

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5. What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?

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6. How  did the assumption of  Diwani benefit the East India Company?

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7. Explain the system of "subsidiary alliance?.

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8. In what way was the Administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?

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9. Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Company's army?

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10. After the british Conquest of  bengal,  Calcutta grew from a small village to a big city. Find out about the culture, architecture and the life of Europeans and Indians of the city during the colonial period?

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11. Collect pictures, stories, poems and information about any of the following - the Rani of Jhansi, Mahadji  Sindhia. Haider Ali,  Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord Dalhousie or any other cntamorary ruler of your region?

 


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