Match the following:
I. Diwani
a) Tipu Sultan
II. “Tiger of Mysore
b) Right to collect land revenue
III. Faujdari Adalat
c) Sepoy
IV. Rani Chinnamma
d) Criminal court
V. Sipahi
e) Led an anti-British Movement in Kitoor
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ____
(b) Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of _________
(c) Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ___________
(d) Maratha Kingdoms were located mainly in the ________part of India.
State whether true or false:
(a) The Mughal empire became stronger in the eighteenth century.
(b) The English East India Company was the only European Company that traded with India.
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab
(d) The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered.
What attracted European trading companies to India?
What were the areas of conflict between the nawabs of Bengal and the East India Company?
How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?
Explain the system of “subsidiary alliance”.
In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?
Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Company’s army.
After the British conquest of Bengal. Calcutta grew from a small village to a big city. Find out about the culture, architecture and the life of Europeans and Indians of the city during the colonials period.