Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Why did Nana Saheb become one of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857?
Advertisements
Solution
Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II, inherited his father’s personal property but was not given the pension that had been paid to his father. Nana Saheb became one of the important leaders of the Revolt of 1857.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blanks:
Shah Alam II granted the Company the __________ of _________, _______ and ________ in 1765.
Fill in the blanks:
Warren Hastings deposed and pensioned off the Nawab of Bengal and brought Bengal under the ______, and _________ control of the Company.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Why did the British fortify their trade settlement in Calcutta?
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Name the Indian signatories of the Treaty of Allahabad.
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Subsidiary Alliance | (a) Ruler of the Sikh kingdom |
| 2. Hyder Ali | (b) paramount power in India |
| 3. Ranjit Singh | (c) Ruler of Mysore |
| 4. The doctrine of Lapse | (d) Lord Wellesley |
| 5. English East India Company | (e) Lord Dalhousie |
Choose the correct answer:
After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British placed a descendant of Shivaji on the throne of _______.
Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Under what circumstances did a subordinate state automatically ‘lapse’ and pass into the hands of the British? How did the rulers react to this policy?
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the annexation of Awadh discuss:
Any three factors responsible for the success of the British over their Indian rivals
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A |
Column B |
| 1. 1767-1769 | (a) Regulating Act passed |
| 2. 1773 | (b) British expansion under Lord Dalhousie |
| 3. 1803 | (c) Punjab annexed to British Empire |
| 4. 1845 | (d) First Anglo-Sikh war |
| 5. 1849 | (e) First Anglo-Mysore War |
| 6. 1848-1856 | (f) Treaty of Bassein |
Answer the following question:
State very briefly why the Marathas failed against the British.
