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Brahmans offering the Shastras to Britannia, frontpiece to the first map produced by James Rennel, 1782

What was the primary purpose of James Rennel's map production in India, as encouraged by Robert Clive?

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In this book, you will read about the way the British came to conquer the country and establish their rule, subjugating local nawabs and rajas.

What term is used to describe the process where one country subjugates another, resulting in significant political, economic, social, and cultural changes?

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What is the primary message conveyed by the image in British representations of the rebels after the 1857 rebellion?

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According to the advertisement, what association does Lipton Tea have with Royalty? 

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The practice of surveying also became common under the colonial administration. The British believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively administered.

How did the practice of surveying become essential for the British colonial administration, and what role did it play in their governance of colonial territories?

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In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. In this, he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British.

Do Historians consider this approach to history as a flawed one?  
 

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Write which periods of Indian history does the following belong to.

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Write which periods of Indian history do the following belong to.

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How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?