Advent of Europeans and British Rule

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Advent of Europeans and British Rule: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as East India Company and the British Conquest, European Advents, Portuguese in India, Dutch Settlements, Anglo-Dutch Rivalry, English Company in India, French Company in India, etc.

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When was the Indian Forest Service set up by Brandish?

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In which year did Shah Alam hand the Diwani rights of Bengal to the East India Company?

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In which of the following years was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?

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In which of the following years was the origin and enactment of the Indian Age of Consent Act passed?

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Which of the following Acts introduced federal features and provincial autonomy in the legislature and also made provisions for the distribution of legislative powers between the Centre and the provinces?

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Chandernagore (Chandannagar) was a _____ colony captured by the British Navy on 23 March 1757

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Examine the following statements:

1. IIbert Bill held that Indian magistrates could judge cases involving British subjects.

2. Rowlatt Act gave judges the power to try political cases without juries.

3. Montford Reforms made a clear division between the functions of the Central and provincial governments.

4. The Indian Councils Act of 1892 granted the principle of election though indirect.

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The foreign trade monopoly of the East India Company in India  was brought to an end by the

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Some of the important ideologies of the 19th Century British India and their proponents have been mentioned here:

1. James Mill- Utilitarianism

2. William Wilberforce- Evangelicalism

3. William Jones- Orientalism

4. Thomas Macaulay- Liberalism

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Examine statements with regards to the early British administration in India:

1. The Supreme Court was set up in Calcutta in 1774

2. The Fort William College was founded in 1800

3. The East-India Company introduced the rule of law in India 

4. The officials of the Company were paid by means of percentage on the revenue till 1784

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Examine the statements.

1. Looking closely at the seditious activities of the sepoys, the British Government of lndia lost no time to in enacting the Act XI of 1857. This was to try persons guilty of rebellion, of waging war against the queen and punish them with death

2. The Religious Ability Act of 1850 introduced a law, It blated that a change. in religion did not debar a son from inheriting the property of his heathen father.

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Which regiment of the Indian sepoys rebelled against colonial government in large numbers?

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Consider the following statements:

1. After a lengthy trial Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled along with some of his family members, the Begum, who accompanied him, was Zinat Mahal

2. Jawan Bakht, the son of Bahadur Shah ll and his Begum Zeenat Mahal accompanied them in their exile.

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Revolt of 1857 is described in local traditions, folklores, and popular narratives as people unified in their resistance to the British.

2. The rebel leader of 1857 who has found a place in Folk literature Bahadur Shah Zafar.

3. The story of the circulation of chapatis is part of folklore. Another symbol of conspiracy used amongst the army was lotus flower.

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The Post Office Act of 1854 withdrew a very important privilege from the Sepoys. It was related to

1. Sending unedited mail to the family members

2. Getting free postage

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Just as in Delhi, the insurgents in Lucknow set up a Court of Administration. A natural son of the ex-king of Awadh was crowned by them. Who was he?

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"It was the string that hanged him ........ ". What the 1857 rebel referring to?

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Consider the following statements with regard to the revolt of 1857:

1. Indian soldiers of the British army revolted for the first time against the British

2. Most Indian rulers joined the revolt of 1857

3. The rebels lacked essential unity and planning among them.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Jhansi was usurped by the British and made a part of the British empire in India through the Doctrine of Lapse

2. Madras provided tough resistance to the British in the course of 1857 uprising.

3. Tantia Tope was the rebel who joined the Rani of Jhansi after facing defeat at the hands of the British was

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