A. Answer the following questions orally.
1. Name three Indian rulers who became victims of British annexation policies.
2. Give an example of a British policy that alarmed the orthodox Indians.
3. Which language did English replace as the official language?
4. What compulsion did the General Service Enlistment Act impose on the sepoys?
6. How did the British reward the Indian princes for showing loyalty during the Revolt of 1857?
5. What was Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah's role in the Revolt of 1857?
Answers
1)The three Indian rulers who became victims of British annexation policies were :
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of Avadh. ...
Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal was defeated in the battle of Buxar and Bengal was captured by the British.
Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
2)the abolition of sari in 1829 led to much hazard among the Orthodox Indian classes and mostly the brahmins because they believed that a girl attains ultimate salvation and the act of ' sari daha' is referred to a godly act.
3)By the 7th century, the Germanic language of the Anglo-Saxons became dominant in Britain, replacing the languages of Roman Britain (43–409 CE): Common Brittonic, a Celtic language, and Latin, brought to Britain by the Roman occupation
4)According to the General Service Enlistment act, the British could send the Indian soldiers overseas for duty. crossing the oceans was taboo for the brahmins. This was the compulsion imposed on the soldiers
5)According to the General Service Enlistment act, the British could send the Indian soldiers overseas for duty. crossing the oceans was taboo
6)So the princesses during that period of time who showed loyalties to the britishers were presented with a lot of gifts and they were given the right to hold on to their titles giving them the opportunity to rule but under the supervision of the British government.