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Question: Why were Bengal artisans deserting villages? Answer: Bengal artisans were deserting villages because they were being pressurised to sell their goods to the Company at low prices. Question: Name the Governor-General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced. Answer: Charles Cornwallis. Question: What did the ‘Permanent Settlement’ actually …

Question: What was the plea of Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II? Answer: Nana Saheb pleaded that he be given his father’s pension when the latter died. Question: What was the first step taken by the Company towards ending the Mughal dynasty? Answer: The name of …

Question: When was the Indian Constitution adopted? Answer: The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 January, 1950. Question: Which step has been described as revolutionary? Answer: All Indians above the age of 21 would be allowed to vote in state and national elections. Question: On what point did Nathuram Godse …

Question: What do you know about early life of Gandhiji? Answer: The national movement entered a new phase after the arrival of Gandhiji on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar (Gujarat), he received his early education in India. Later, he went to South Africa to practice law. During his stay these he …

Question: What factors resulted in growing opposition to British rule? Answer: All these factors resulted in growing opposition to British rule: All the section of society suffered under British rule. The peasant had to pay high taxes. The artisan was ruined by foreign competition. The factory worker received very low …

Question: Why are social reformers described so? Answer: Social reformers are described so because they felt that some changes were essential in society and unjust practices needed to be rooted out. Question:How did reformers bring changes in society? Answer: They brought changes in society by persuading people to give up old …

Question: Name the different languages that William Jones studied. Answer. Greek, Latin, English, French, Arabic and Persian. Question: Why was Calcutta Madrasa set up? Answer: Calcutta Madrasa was set up to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law. Question: Why was the Hindu College established in Benaras? Answer: …

Question: Mention different types of activities of the tribal people. Answer: Some practiced Jhum cultivation Some were hunter-gatherers Some herded animals Some took to settled cultivation Question: Why did the British want tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators? Answer: It was because settled peasants were easier to …

Question: Who was the ruler of England in 1600? Answer: Queen Elizabeth I was the ruler of England in 1600. Question: What caused huge loss of revenue in Bengal? Answer: Aurangzeb’s farman had granted the Company only the right to trade duty free. But the officials of the Company, who …

Question: Name the events for which specific dates can be determined. Answer: The year a king was crowned, the year he married, the year he had a child, the year he fought a particular battle, the year he died, etc. Question: What was an important aspect of the histories written …