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By :- Kamlesh Purohit
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1. European felt the need to discover a new sea-route to India. Explain the statement.
Ans:
a. During ancient time, India has enjoyed an incomparable position in the whole world due to
its economic, cultural and religious inheritance
b. Due to this people of different nations of the world came to India.
c. There was lots of demand for the Indian spices, muslin, silk cloth, indigo, etc. in the
European countries.
d. Trade between India and Europe was carried out through land route and sea route and at the
center of these routes was Istanbul in Turkey.
e. Turkish Muslims closed this route for Europeans as the conquered the Istanbul
(Constantinople) in 1453.
f. Since they could not do without the spices, the Europeans felt compelled to discover a new
sea route.
2. What Reforms did Dalhousie bring about?
Ans:
a. The first railway line in India between Mumbai and Thane in 1853, was started by Dalhousie.
b. He started wireless system between India and England.
c. He established public work department.
d. He introduced English education.
e. He passed laws to ban child marriage and advocated widow remarriage.
3. What were the important terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Alliance System?
Ans:
a. The army trained by the East India Company Government will be provided to the state that
accepts the system.
b. In return, the state accepting the system will provide the army or give away provinces with
equivalent income to the British.
c. Without the permission of the Company, the state will not wage war or sign treaty with other
states.
d. There will be one English representative in the state assembly.
e. Other foreigners not to be employed in the state.
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f. State rulers such as Nizam, Mysore, Awadh, Gaikwad, Scindia, Bholse, Holkar, accepted the
System.
4. Which states were annexed under Dalhousie’s policy of Annexation?
Ans:
a. Annexation by war – Punjab, Pegu.
b. Annexation due to king dying without heir – Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udepur (M.P.), Jhansi,
Baghat, Nagpur.
c. Annexation on pretext of mismanagement – Awadh.
d. Annexation on pretext of debt collection – Nizam’s province.
e. Annexation to end a namesake rule – Karnataka, Tanjore.
1. Give brief information about the Battle of Plassey.
Ans: Following are the responsible reasons for the Battle of Plassey:
a. Siraj-ud-Daula who was impulsive by nature was ruling over Bengal.
b. He had some opponents in his state.
c. During this period under the pretext of security reasons, British built a fortress around the trade
centre in Calcutta (Kolkata) without taking the permission of the Nawab.
d. When this news reached Madras, a small army under the Company reached Bengal under the
leadership of Robert Clive.
e. But Clive realized that it was not easy to defeat the Nawab’s army.
f. He planned a conspiracy to defeat the Nawab. Mir Jafar, the Commander-in-Chief of Nawab
and Seth Amir Chand joined him.
g. Finally a war was declared at a ground near a village named Plassey.
h. In this war, Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated. Due to Clive’s treachery the Battle ended in just half
of a day.
i. Company got freehold over 24 Parganas and Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal.
j. Thus, the foundation of British rule in India was laid with the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
2. Explain the economic impact of the Company Rule in India.
Ans: Economic impact of Company Rule in India:
a. During the 100 years of Company Rule in India, India became merely a country that produces
raw material for England, and prospective market for goods produced in factories.
b. After the Dual power policy, the glitter of the economic prosperity of Bengal faded.
c. The unfair revenue collection policy by the Company made the Indian peasant a debtor.
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d. The British government imposed unfair taxes on the Indian cloth industries.
e. They adopted various deceitful practices to ruin prosperous Indian industries because of which
it completely collapsed.
f. The Indian artisans were poor and unemployed.
g. The Company traders forced the weavers of Bengal to sign contracts for providing definite
quantity of cloth in a short period. If the weaver refused he would be punished by being lashed
or jailed.
h. Indian villages were under the Company Rule, became dependent and poor.
3. Explain the social impact of the Company Rule in India.
Ans: The social impact of the Company Rule in India:
a. During the British administration, the spirit of freedom of speech and thought developed among
people due to the development of newspapers.
b. In Indian society, certain wrong social customs, rites and rituals were prevalent.
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Durgaram Mehta, Behramji Malabari, etc. were the stalwart whose role
was instrumental in getting the laws passes with the help of Britishers.
d. As the administrative framework in India was anglicized, there was a demand for the people
with knowledge of English.
e. English education began to be imparted in India due to Lord Macaulay’s efforts.
f. As recommended by Charles Wood. Universities were established in Bombay (Mumbai).
Madras (Chennai) and Calcutta (Kolkata).
4. When and between whom Battle of Buxar was fought? What was its result?
Ans: The combined army of Mir Qasim, Shah Alam and Nawab of Awadh fought with British East
India Company on 22 October. 1764 at Buxar. Where this united army lost and British Company
won the battle. So they got the right to collect revenue from Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.
5. Why did Dalhousie introduce policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
Ans: Dalhousie was a fierce imperialist ruler.
a. He wanted to expand the rule of the Company.
b. He wanted to make a supreme power in India.
c. Therefore, he implemented the policy of Annexation (Doctrine of Lapse).
6. Write a note on Carnatic Wars.
Ans:
a. In 18th Century, the English and the French were constantly busy establishing their rule in the
entire world and conquering more territories.
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By :- Kamlesh Purohit
Contact :- 8141110500 RESTORE EDUCATION ACADEMY
,KAMLESH PUROHIT
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1. European felt the need to discover a new sea-route to India. Explain the statement.
Ans:
a. During ancient time, India has enjoyed an incomparable position in the whole world due to
its economic, cultural and religious inheritance
b. Due to this people of different nations of the world came to India.
c. There was lots of demand for the Indian spices, muslin, silk cloth, indigo, etc. in the
European countries.
d. Trade between India and Europe was carried out through land route and sea route and at the
center of these routes was Istanbul in Turkey.
e. Turkish Muslims closed this route for Europeans as the conquered the Istanbul
(Constantinople) in 1453.
f. Since they could not do without the spices, the Europeans felt compelled to discover a new
sea route.
2. What Reforms did Dalhousie bring about?
Ans:
a. The first railway line in India between Mumbai and Thane in 1853, was started by Dalhousie.
b. He started wireless system between India and England.
c. He established public work department.
d. He introduced English education.
e. He passed laws to ban child marriage and advocated widow remarriage.
3. What were the important terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Alliance System?
Ans:
a. The army trained by the East India Company Government will be provided to the state that
accepts the system.
b. In return, the state accepting the system will provide the army or give away provinces with
equivalent income to the British.
c. Without the permission of the Company, the state will not wage war or sign treaty with other
states.
d. There will be one English representative in the state assembly.
e. Other foreigners not to be employed in the state.
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f. State rulers such as Nizam, Mysore, Awadh, Gaikwad, Scindia, Bholse, Holkar, accepted the
System.
4. Which states were annexed under Dalhousie’s policy of Annexation?
Ans:
a. Annexation by war – Punjab, Pegu.
b. Annexation due to king dying without heir – Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udepur (M.P.), Jhansi,
Baghat, Nagpur.
c. Annexation on pretext of mismanagement – Awadh.
d. Annexation on pretext of debt collection – Nizam’s province.
e. Annexation to end a namesake rule – Karnataka, Tanjore.
1. Give brief information about the Battle of Plassey.
Ans: Following are the responsible reasons for the Battle of Plassey:
a. Siraj-ud-Daula who was impulsive by nature was ruling over Bengal.
b. He had some opponents in his state.
c. During this period under the pretext of security reasons, British built a fortress around the trade
centre in Calcutta (Kolkata) without taking the permission of the Nawab.
d. When this news reached Madras, a small army under the Company reached Bengal under the
leadership of Robert Clive.
e. But Clive realized that it was not easy to defeat the Nawab’s army.
f. He planned a conspiracy to defeat the Nawab. Mir Jafar, the Commander-in-Chief of Nawab
and Seth Amir Chand joined him.
g. Finally a war was declared at a ground near a village named Plassey.
h. In this war, Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated. Due to Clive’s treachery the Battle ended in just half
of a day.
i. Company got freehold over 24 Parganas and Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal.
j. Thus, the foundation of British rule in India was laid with the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
2. Explain the economic impact of the Company Rule in India.
Ans: Economic impact of Company Rule in India:
a. During the 100 years of Company Rule in India, India became merely a country that produces
raw material for England, and prospective market for goods produced in factories.
b. After the Dual power policy, the glitter of the economic prosperity of Bengal faded.
c. The unfair revenue collection policy by the Company made the Indian peasant a debtor.
Contact :- 8141110500 RESTORE EDUCATION ACADEMY
, KAMLESH PUROHIT
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d. The British government imposed unfair taxes on the Indian cloth industries.
e. They adopted various deceitful practices to ruin prosperous Indian industries because of which
it completely collapsed.
f. The Indian artisans were poor and unemployed.
g. The Company traders forced the weavers of Bengal to sign contracts for providing definite
quantity of cloth in a short period. If the weaver refused he would be punished by being lashed
or jailed.
h. Indian villages were under the Company Rule, became dependent and poor.
3. Explain the social impact of the Company Rule in India.
Ans: The social impact of the Company Rule in India:
a. During the British administration, the spirit of freedom of speech and thought developed among
people due to the development of newspapers.
b. In Indian society, certain wrong social customs, rites and rituals were prevalent.
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Durgaram Mehta, Behramji Malabari, etc. were the stalwart whose role
was instrumental in getting the laws passes with the help of Britishers.
d. As the administrative framework in India was anglicized, there was a demand for the people
with knowledge of English.
e. English education began to be imparted in India due to Lord Macaulay’s efforts.
f. As recommended by Charles Wood. Universities were established in Bombay (Mumbai).
Madras (Chennai) and Calcutta (Kolkata).
4. When and between whom Battle of Buxar was fought? What was its result?
Ans: The combined army of Mir Qasim, Shah Alam and Nawab of Awadh fought with British East
India Company on 22 October. 1764 at Buxar. Where this united army lost and British Company
won the battle. So they got the right to collect revenue from Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.
5. Why did Dalhousie introduce policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
Ans: Dalhousie was a fierce imperialist ruler.
a. He wanted to expand the rule of the Company.
b. He wanted to make a supreme power in India.
c. Therefore, he implemented the policy of Annexation (Doctrine of Lapse).
6. Write a note on Carnatic Wars.
Ans:
a. In 18th Century, the English and the French were constantly busy establishing their rule in the
entire world and conquering more territories.
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