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    Ch 2 From Trade To Territory

    Question 1.
    Match the following: Answer

    Question 2. Fill in the blanks:

    (a) The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of …………
    (b) Haider All and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of …………..
    (c) Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ……………
    (d) Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the part of …………… India.

    Answer:
    (a) Plassey
    (b) Mysore
    (c) Lapse
    (d) Western

    Question 3. 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.

    Answer:
    (a) False
    (b) False
    (c) True
    (d) False
    Question 4. What attracted European trading companies to India?

    Answer: European trading companies were attracted due to the following reasons:
    1. Cheap and fine quality of silk and cotton.
    2. For spices like pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon etc.

    Question 5. What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal Nawabs and the
    East India Company?

    Answer 5

    1. The East India Company extended their fortification against the wishes of
    Nawabs.
    2. The officials of East India Company carried out private trade without paying
    any duties to Bengal government thus, depriving the Bengal government of
    huge amounts of revenue
    3. The Bengal Nawabs demanded large tributes for the Company’s right to trade
    and denied the Company any right to mint coins,
    4. The Bengal Nawabs refused the demand of Company to buy up villages and
    rebuild its forts.

    Question 6. How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company

    Answer: The Mughal emperor, in 1765, appointed the Company’s the Diwan of the
    provinces of Bengal. The Diwani allowed the Company to use the vast revenue
    resources of Bengal. This solved a major problem of the Company. Now revenue
    from India could finance Company expenses. These revenues could be used to
    purchase cotton and silk textiles in India, maintain Company troops and meet the
    cost of building the Company fort and offices at Calcutta.

    Question 7. Explain the system of ‘subsidiary alliance’.

    Answer: Subsidiary Alliance System was introduced by the governor – Lord


    Wellesley. According to this alliance :

    1. Keeping of an English army: Indian rulers were not allowed to have


    their independent army, they were to be protected by English army but
    had to pay for the subsidiary forces.
    2. Giving to the territory: If the Indian rulers failed to make payments,
    part of their territories were taken away as penalty.
    e.g., The Nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to
    the company in 1801.
    3. Appointment of resident: The state kept an English Resident in their
    court, to check the activities of the king.
    Question 8. In what way was the administration of the Company different from that
    of Indian rulers?
    Answer: The administration of the Company was different from that of the Indian
    rulers in the following ways:

    The East India Company The Indian Rulers

    1.They divided territories into 1. In India, districts were the main


    administrative units called Presidencies. administrative units.
    There were 3 Presidencies –  Bengal,
    Madras and Bombay.

    2. Districts were ruled by the Collectors.


    2. Each presidency was ruled by a
    Governor.

    3. The supreme head of the


    3. The head of the administration was
    administration of the Company was the
    the king.
    Governor-General.

    4. the main job of the Collector was to


    4. The main job of the Governor-
    collect revenue and taxes- and maintain
    General was to introduce administrative
    law and order in his district.
    reforms

    Question 9 Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Company’s army.

    Answer:

    1. The East India Company adopted its own method for recruitment of their
    army /sepoys (soldiers)
    2. The sepoys were trained as professional soldiers
    3. New weapons like muskets and matchlocks were used intensively by
    the soldiers.
    4. Its infantry regiments now became more important.
    5. In the early 19th century the British began to develop a uniform military
    culture.
    6. Soldiers were given European-style training drills and discipline.
    7. They regulated their life far more than before, often this created
    problems since caste and community feelings were ignored.
    Extra Questions

    Question 1.
    (i) Which one was not a trading company?
    (a) The Portuguese
    (b) The Dutch
    (c) The French
    (d) The Japanese

    (ii) What was farman?


    (a) It was a royal dress.
    (b) It was a royal order.
    (c) It was a royal food.
    (d) It was a royal procession.

    (iii) The Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan was


    (a) Murshid Quli Khan
    (b) Tipu Sultan
    (c) Sirajuddaulah
    (d) Mir Qasim

    (iv) The British who did the Company’s army against Sirajuddaulah at Plassey was
    (a) Robert Clive
    (b) Lord Hastings
    (c) Edmund Burke
    (d) Lord Dalhousie

    (v) This Governor-General introduced the policy of ‘paramountcy’.


    (a) Lord Hastings
    (b) Lord Dalhousie
    (c) Warren Hastings
    (d) Lord Bentinck

    (vi) Which one of these was annexed on the basis of Dolhousie’s ‘Doctrine of
    Lapse’?
    (a) Punjab
    (b) Awadh
    (c) Satara
    (d) Hyderabad

    (vii) The Governor-General who was impeached


    (a) Lord Dalhousie
    (b) Lord Mountbatten
    (c) Warren Hastings
    (d) Lord Hastings
    Answer:
    (i) (d), (ii) (b), (iii) (c), (iv) (a), (v) (a), (vi) (c), (vii) (c).
    Question 2.
    Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.

    1. British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called


    …………….
    2. ……….. and ………… were two famous Maratha soldiers and
    statesmen of the late 18th century.
    3. The Royal Charter could not prevent other European powers from
    entering the …………… markets.
    4. The Bengal Nawabs asserted their power and autonomy after the death
    of …………..
    5. ………….. was made the Nawab of Bengal after the defeat of
    Sirajuddaulah at Plassey.
    6. The Company took over Awadh in the year ……………..
    7. The principal figure in an Indian district was the …………….
    8. The first Anglo-Maratha war ended with the Treaty of …………………

    Answer:

    1. Presidencies
    2. Mahadji Sindhia; Nana Phadnavis
    3. Eastern
    4. Aurangzeb
    5. Mir Jafar
    6. 1856
    7. Collector
    8. Sabai

    Question 3.
    State whether each of the following statements is True or False.

    1. The Maratha power was crushed in the third Anglo-Maratha war.


    2. Tipu Sultan disallowed local merchants from trading with the Company.
    3. The Company took away parts of territories from Punjab and Satara on
    the basis of ‘subsidiary alliance’.
    4. The Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwgzt of the
    provinces of Bengal in the year 1700.
    5. Sirajuddaulah got help from his commander Mir Jafar and finally won a
    victory in the Battle of Plassey.
    6. Lord Dalhousie’s ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ proved to be a total failure.

    Answer:

    1. True
    2. True
    3. False
    4. True
    5. False
    6. False
    Question 4.
    Match the items given in Column A correctly with those given in Column B.

    Answer:
    (i) (b), (ii) (d), (iii) (f), (iv) (a), (v) (c), (vi) (e).

    Class 8 History Chapter 2 From Trade to Territory Very Short Answer Type
    Questions

    Question 1.
    Who was the ruler of England in 1600?
    Answer:
    Queen Elizabeth, I was the ruler of England in 1600.

    Question 2.
    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 were carrying on private trade on the side, also
    stopped paying duty. This caused a huge loss of revenue for Bengal.

    Question 3.
    Why did the Company want a puppet ruler?
    Answer: A puppet ruler would willingly give it trade concessions and other privileges.

    Question 4.
    What was the main reason for the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at Plassey?
    Answer:
    Mir Jafar, one of Sirajuddaulah’s commanders, did not fight the battle.

    Question 5.
    Why did the Battle of Plassey become famous?

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