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1498

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Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea-route to India.

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1600

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The East India Company acquired a charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth 1, granting it the sole right to trade with the East.

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1651

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The first English Factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli.

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1696

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The East India Company began building a fort around the settlement.

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1756

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Alvardi Khan died and Sirajuddaulah became the Nawab of Bengal

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1757

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The battle of Plassey took place

British Forces under Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal Sirajuddaulah in 1757.

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1764

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The battle of Buxar took place

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1765

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The Mughal Emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the Provinces of Bengal.

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1782 - 99

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Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore

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1767 - 69

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The first battle between the Company and Mysore

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1780 - 84

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The second battle between the Company and Mysore

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1790 - 92

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The third battle between the company and Mysore.

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1799

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The last battle between the Company and Mysore. Tipu Sultan was killed in this battle.

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1782

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The first anglo-Maratha war ended.

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1801

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The nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the company.

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1803 - 05

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The second Anglo-Maratha was took place

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1817 - 19

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The third Anglo-Maratha was took place.

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1813 - 23

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Lord Hastings was the Governor-General of India.

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1849

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Punjab was annexed

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1848 - 56

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Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India.

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1848

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Satara was annexed.

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1850

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Sambalpur was annexed

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1852

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Udaipur was annexed.

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1853

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Nagpur was annexed

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1854

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Jhansi was annexed

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1857

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Great revolt broke out in India

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Who was the ruler of England in 1600?

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Queen Elizabeth 1 was the ruler of England in 1600.

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What caused a huge loss of revenue in Bengal?

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Aurangzeb’s Farman had granted the company only the right to trade duty-free. But the officials of the company, who were carrying on private trade on the side, also stopped paying duty. This caused a huge loss of revenue for Bengal.

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Why did the company want a puppet ruler?

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A puppet ruler would willingly give it trade concessions and other privileges.

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What was the main reason for the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at Plassey?

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Mir Jafar, one of Sirajuddaulah’s commanders, did not fight the battle.

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Why did the battle of Plassey become famous?

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It was the first major victory the company won in India.

British Forces under Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal Sirajuddaulah in 1757.

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Whom did the company install in place of Mir Jafar?

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Company installed Mir Qasim in place of Mir Jafar.

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How did the company purchase Indian goods?

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Company purchased Indian goods with gold and silver imported from Britain.

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Who were called Nabobs?

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Several Company officials returned to Britain with wealth and led flashy lives and showed their riches with great pride. They were called nabobs.

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Who were the Residents?

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The residents were the political or commercial agents and their job was to serve and further the interests of the company.

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What purpose did the Residents serve?

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Through the residents, the company officials began interfering in the internal affairs of Indian states.

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Name the two rulers under whose leadership Mysore became powerful.

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Haider Ali and his son, Tipu Sultan.

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Why did Tipu Sultan develop a close relationship with the French in India?

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He did so in order to modernise his army with their help.

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What happened in the Battle of Seringapatnam?

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Tipu Sultan was killed defending his capital Seringapatnam.

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What was the result of second Anglo-Maratha War?

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The British gained Orissa and the territories north of the Yamuna river including Agra and Delhi.

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What was the objective behind the Company’s new policy of Paramountcy?

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The company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme and therefore its power was greater than that of Indian states.

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What was the result of Rani Channamma’s anti-British resistance movement?

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She was put in the prison where she died.

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What was Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse?

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If an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would become the part of company territory.

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Name the kingdoms which were annexed on the basis of “Doctrine of Lapse”.

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  1. Satara
  2. Sambalpur
  3. Udaipur
  4. Nagpur
  5. Jhansi
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What constituted the Mughal Army?

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Cavalry and infantry, that is paidal solders.

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Why was Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of India, tried after he returned to England?

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he was tried for the misgovernance of Bengal.

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What was the result of the trial of the first Governor-General Warren Hastings on his return to England?

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Warren Hastings was impeached.

48
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Define

Impeachment

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A trial by the House of Lords in England for charges of misconduct brought against a person in the House of Commons.

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Define

Qazi

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A judge

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Mufti

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A jurist of the Muslim community responsible for expounding the law that the qazi would administer

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What was the result of the third Anglo-Maratha war?

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The third Anglo-Maratha war crushed Maratha power. The Peshwas was removed and sent away to Bithur near Kanpur with a pension.

The company now had complete control over the territories south of the Vindhyas.

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Fill in the blank

British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called ________.

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Presidencies

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Fill in the blank

_________ and _________ were two famous Maratha soldiers and statesmen of the late 18th century.

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Mahadji Sindhia

Nana Phadnavis

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Fill in the blank

The Royal Charter could not prevent other European powers from entering the ______ markets.

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Eastern

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Fill in the blank

The Bengal nawabs asserted their power and autonomy after the death of _________.

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Aurangzeb

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Fill in the blank

_________ was made the Nawab of Bengal after the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at Plassey.

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Mir Jafar

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Fill in the blank

The company took over Awadh in the year______.

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1856

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Fill in the blank

The principal figure in an Indian district was the _________.

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Collector

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Fill in the blank

The first Anglo-Maratha war ended with the Treaty of _________.

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Salbai

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True or False

The Maratha power was crushed in the third Anglo-Maratha war.

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True

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True or False

Tipu Sultan disallowed local merchants from trading with the Company.

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True

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True or False

The company took away parts of territories from Punjab and Satara on the basis of Subsidiary alliance.

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False

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True or False

The Mughal emperor appointed the company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal in the year 1700.

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False

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True or False

lord Dalhousie’sdoctrine of lapse proved to be a total failure.

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False

It was successful.

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What happened after the death of Tipu Sultan?

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After the death of Tipu Sultan, his capital Seringapatnam, Mysore was placed under the former ruling dynasty of the Wodeyars and a subsidiary alliance was imposed on the state.

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Who was the Governor-General when the company pursued the new policy of Paramountcy.

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Warren Hastings

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Why the company fought a prolonged war with Afghanistan?

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The company was worried about Russia’s expansion across Asia. The company fought the war between 1838 and 1842 and established indirect company rule there.

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How Punjab was annexed?

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After safeguarding the northwest by establishing an indirect control over Afghanistan, the company tried to take control over Punjab. But Maharaja Ranjit Singh held them back. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, two prolonged wars were fought with the Sikh Kingdom and in 1849, Punjab was annexed.

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What was the companies argument while taking over Awadh.

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The company officials said that they were obliged by duty to take over Awadh in order to free the people from the misgovernment of Nawab.

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British administration was divided into how many groups?

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The British administration was divided into three units called Presidencies.

Bengal

Madras

Bombay

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Who was the supreme head of administration of India and the Presidencies?

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Each Presidency was headed by a Governor.

The supreme head of the administration was the governor-General.

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What system of justice was established in each district from 1772,

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Each district was to have two courts

Criminal Court (Faujdari Adalat)

Civil court (Diwani Adalat).

Maulvis and Hindu Pandits interpreted Indian laws for the European district collectors who presided over civil courts. The criminal courts were still under a qazi and mufti but under the supervision of the collector.

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The travel time to India from England was nearly six to eight months.

How much traveling time was reduced after the introduction of the Steam engine.

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Three weeks.

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How much area came under the East India company by 1857.

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By 1857 the company came to exercise direct rule over about 63 % of the territory and 78 % population of the Indian subcontinent.

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What led to the fierce battles between the trading companies?

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All the companies were interested in buying the same thing - fine quality silk and cotton, pepper, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon.

This pushed the price further, and the urge to secure markets led to fierce battles.

They regularly sank each other’s ship, blockaded route and prevented rival ships from moving with supplies.

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