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1.Why is the Revolt of 1857 also called the 'First war of
Independence'.?
2)What was the Doctrine of Lapse? Who introduce it ?
3.How did the doctrine became a political cause for the great revolt of 1847.?
4.Name any two states WERE ANNEXED through the doctrine of lapse?
5.Who was Nana Sahib?Why was his annual pension stopped?
6.Who abolished the practice of the custom of sati in 1829?
7.Mention two ways by which the Indians felt that the brutish were interefaring in their religion and customs ?
8.Mention any two social reform measures taken up by the british affected the religious tradtions of the peoples of the India?
9.Mention any two reasons for the unhappiness of the inbdian soldiers in the brithish army.?
10.What was the fear of the Indians regarding the introduction of the wester education?
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1) because it was the first struggle and war to achieve independence.
2)according to the doctrine of lapse heirs adopted without the consent of the east India company, could inherit only the private property of the deceased ruler ,and not his territory ,which would come under the company's rule.
introduced by lord Dalhousie.
3) rulers like lakshmi bai , nana saheb got affected.
this principle was also applied to take away the titles and pensions of rulers of States.this created discontent among rulers and people.
4) jaitpur , sambalpur.
5) Nana sahib was the adopted son of baji rao 2 the last peshwa.
his pension was refused because he was an adopted heir without the consent of the company.he was forced to live in kanpur away from Hus family.
6) William Bentink,the governor general of India.guided by rammohan Roy.
7) a) introduction of modern innovations was misunderstood by the people.railway compartments were reserved only for higher classes. Indians believed that British did this to defy their caste and religion.
b) the Britishers were rude and arrogant towards Indians.
the dubbed Muslims as cruel and unfaithful.such acts of unjust discrimination alienated the British from Indian masses.
8) a) taxing religious places.
b) policy of racial discrimination .
9) a) indian soldiers were poorly paid,ill fed and badly housed.
b) Indian soldiers were required to serve in areas away from their homes without extra payment and additional Bhatta(foreign service allowance ).
10) the shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to western education was not received well by the people , especially pandits and maulvis.people starting suspecting that aim of western education was not to promote literature and science but to encourage their children to become Christians.
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2)according to the doctrine of lapse heirs adopted without the consent of the east India company, could inherit only the private property of the deceased ruler ,and not his territory ,which would come under the company's rule.
introduced by lord Dalhousie.
3) rulers like lakshmi bai , nana saheb got affected.
this principle was also applied to take away the titles and pensions of rulers of States.this created discontent among rulers and people.
4) jaitpur , sambalpur.
5) Nana sahib was the adopted son of baji rao 2 the last peshwa.
his pension was refused because he was an adopted heir without the consent of the company.he was forced to live in kanpur away from Hus family.
6) William Bentink,the governor general of India.guided by rammohan Roy.
7) a) introduction of modern innovations was misunderstood by the people.railway compartments were reserved only for higher classes. Indians believed that British did this to defy their caste and religion.
b) the Britishers were rude and arrogant towards Indians.
the dubbed Muslims as cruel and unfaithful.such acts of unjust discrimination alienated the British from Indian masses.
8) a) taxing religious places.
b) policy of racial discrimination .
9) a) indian soldiers were poorly paid,ill fed and badly housed.
b) Indian soldiers were required to serve in areas away from their homes without extra payment and additional Bhatta(foreign service allowance ).
10) the shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to western education was not received well by the people , especially pandits and maulvis.people starting suspecting that aim of western education was not to promote literature and science but to encourage their children to become Christians.
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1. because it was the first revolt in which all the common people, the peasants, the artisans, the kings, the soldiers, The Hindus and the Muslims, all fought together for a common aim, i.e. to wind back their lost independence.
2. This was a policy of annexation introduced by lord Dalhousie. It meant that if a ruler of a dependent state died without a natural heir, the state passed on to the English Company.
3. because the Indian rulers who were subjected to this doctorine had to lose their kingdoms. Hence, the revolted against the British.
4. Satara and Jhansi.
5. Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. His annual pension was stopped because the British refused to recognize him as the legitimate heir to the throne as he was adopted. He was subjected to the Doctrine of Lapse.
6. The British abolished the given reform in 1829.
7.They introduced western education, abolished sati, introduced widow remarriage act, etc.
8.Abolition of Sati (1829)
Widow remarriage act(!856)
9.(i) The wages of the Indian soldiers were inadequate to support their families.
(ii) All higher positions in employment were reserved for the British, irrespective of their performance.
10. The shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to Western Education was not received by the people, especially the Pandits and the Maulvis. They saw it an attempt to discourage traditional Islamic and Hindu studies. People began suspecting that that the aim of Western Education was not to promote literature and sciences but to encourage their children to become Christians.
2. This was a policy of annexation introduced by lord Dalhousie. It meant that if a ruler of a dependent state died without a natural heir, the state passed on to the English Company.
3. because the Indian rulers who were subjected to this doctorine had to lose their kingdoms. Hence, the revolted against the British.
4. Satara and Jhansi.
5. Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. His annual pension was stopped because the British refused to recognize him as the legitimate heir to the throne as he was adopted. He was subjected to the Doctrine of Lapse.
6. The British abolished the given reform in 1829.
7.They introduced western education, abolished sati, introduced widow remarriage act, etc.
8.Abolition of Sati (1829)
Widow remarriage act(!856)
9.(i) The wages of the Indian soldiers were inadequate to support their families.
(ii) All higher positions in employment were reserved for the British, irrespective of their performance.
10. The shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to Western Education was not received by the people, especially the Pandits and the Maulvis. They saw it an attempt to discourage traditional Islamic and Hindu studies. People began suspecting that that the aim of Western Education was not to promote literature and sciences but to encourage their children to become Christians.
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