ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Answer the following question briefly:

With reference to the Treaty of Allahabad and its impact, answer the following:

Mention the terms of the agreement between Robert Clive and Shuja-ud-Daulah in this treaty.

This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

 Identify the Mughal emperor and the British governor.

This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

What is the significance of this grant of the Diwani?

In 1765 the British signed treaties with The Nawab of Awadh.  Mention any two important terms of this treaty.

In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Mughal emperor.  Mention any two important terms of this treaty.

In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Nawab of Bengal. Mention any two important terms of this treaty.

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The five centers of Maratha power were:

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The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were _____________ and ____________, respectively.

The Second Anglo-Maratha War was a severe blow to the ______ and ______ of the Marathas.

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_____________ adopted three methods to make the British the paramount power in India.

Jhansi was annexed by Dalhousie on the basis of the ______.

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Dalhousie annexed Awadh on the grounds of ____________.

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The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought during the Governor-Generalship of __________.

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The Maratha chiefs were united under the leadership of ___________ during the First Anglo-Maratha War.

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After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British placed a descendant of Shivaji on the throne of _______.

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Punjab was annexed by _________ in 1849.

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The widespread resentment against annexations expressed itself in the Revolt of________.

After Hyder Ali’s death, his son Tipu Sultan continued the Anglo-Maratha Wars.

State whether the following is true or false:

The Subsidiary Alliance system was used by the British to bring Indian rulers under British control without any war.