Journey 01 Flashcards
In which century was the east India company formed
Sixteenth Century
During the reign of which queen was the East India Company formed
Queen Elizabeth I
Who gave the East India Company permission to trade in India
Emperor jehangir
Who were the two shrewd members of the East India Company
Robert Clive
Marquis of Wellesly
Which Indian Empire traded through the sea as far as Java and Sumatra
Chola Dynasty
Name the three giant English Presidencies in India
Calcutta
Madras
Bombay
Name the famous street in Calcutta where the rich lived
Chowringhee
The first English School in India was opened at
Bhawanipore near calcutta in 1800
The first college in India was the
Hindu College opened in 1817
name the famous teacher of the Hindu College that encouraged students to question everything
Henry Derozio
What was the popular superstition with regrads to educated Girls
Educated girls became widows faster
Name the famus bengali social reformer and educationist who fought for the rights for widows to re marry
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
Lord dalhousies infamous Doctrine of lapse annexed which states in India
Sattara
nagpur
Jhansi
Kingdom of Awadh
The three famous British commanders who fought back and reclaimed lost territoris after the Sepoy Mutiny were
John Nicholson
James Outram
William Hodson
Why did the Sikhs not support the Sepoy Mutuny
Bacause many of their Gurus were killed by the Mughals
The rebellion of the Sepoy Mutiny was limited only to a few places
UttarPradesh
Bihar
North Madya Pradesh
Name two famous Tribal revolts against the Company bahadur
- Hool revolt by the Santhals in Bhagalpur in 1855
- The Munda Rebellion in Chhotanagpur in 1899 by Bisra Munda
The first session of the Indian national Congree was held in which year
28 December 1885
Where was the first session of the Indian national congree held
Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay
How many Delegates attended the first session of the Indian National Congress
72
Who was the viceroy of India during the first session of the INC
Lord Dufferin
During the British rule in India the biggest change economically and socially came after the introduction of 3 new technologies
railways
Post
telegraph
The first railway line in India was in 1853 between
Bombay and Thane
Who introduced the English education to INDIA
THOMAS BABBINGTON MACAULAY
before the Introduction of English in India by Thomas babbington maccaulay, what was the official language
Persian
The Indian babus who discarded their dhothis and kurtas for suits were derisevely called
Macaulays Children
name the three early social organizations started in India
- Brahmo samaj in Bengal
- Arya samaj in Punjab
- prathanna samaj in maharasthra
Who founded the Brahmo samaj
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Who was the first Indian woman to qualify as a doctor
Kadambini ganguly in 1886
The first political association before the INC was the
British indian Association in 1851 by Surendranath banerjea
who was elected the first President of the INC
W.C. Bonnerjee
Dadabhai naoroji was elected the president for the second session
The famous red shirts belonged to which group
Khudai Khitmatgars
The Khudai Khitmatgars was led by which towering leader
Khan Abdul Gafar Khan
The famous book bt dadbhai naoroji that collected economic statistisc of an impoverished India during British Imperialism was
Poverty and Un British Rule in India
Is it true that the viceroy of India earned four times more than the British prime Minister
Yes
