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प्रश्न
Colonel Pennycuick.
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उत्तर
Colonel Pennycuick was an army engineer and civil servant who diverted the Periyar River eastward to irrigate dry lands. Despite challenges like wild animals, rain, and lack of funds, he completed the Mullai Periyar Dam in 1895 by selling his family property. The dam benefits districts like Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram.
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The settlement made with the zamindars of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa is ____________
______ was the main source of revenue for the British.
______ were money lenders in the Tamil speaking areas.
The Mullai Periyar Dam Construction was completed in 1895 by an army Engineer and civil servant ______.
Write short notes on:
- Colonel Pennycuick
- Famine in British India
Under the permanent settlement the cultivators more at the mercy of ______.
Mahajans, Sahukars and bohras were ______.
Answer all questions given under the heading
Malayan Peninsula
- What was the reason for the European traders to come to South-east Asia?
- Who was Albuquerque?
- Who challenged the presence of the Portuguese?
- When did the Dutch Capture Malacca?
Write a note on the famines which occurred in British India.
Explain the term ‘Indentured Labour’.
