Answer the following question in one or two words.
1) Who supported James mills periodisation of Indian history? 2) Give the full form of EEIC. 3) Who signed the treaty of Madras ?
4) Give one reason why land is kept follow ? fallow
5) Mention any two features of the Indian constitution.
6) When was the salt tax imposed by the British. (7)Name the fundamental right that enables the conservation of script, language and culture.
8) Name any two characteristics of a resource.
Answers
1) James Mill was a Scottish economist and a political philosopher and also the writer of 'A history of British India'. He did not cherish any positive idea about India and said that all the Asian societies were at the lower level of European societies. He periodise India into British, Hindu and Muslim.
2)EEIC stands for East India Company. It came to India in 1600.It was a British trading company.
3) The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed on 4 April 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. Fighting had broken out in 1767 and the forces of Hyder Ali had come close to capturing Madras at one point.
4)land is kept fallow so that it regain its nutrients and minerals and farmers can have a good crop yield
5)The lengthiest Constitution in the world.
Parliamentary form of Government.
Unique blend of rigidity and flexibility.
6)Salt Tax. Britain's Salt Act of 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a staple in their diet.
7)The fundamental righr that enables the conservation of script, language and culture is Right to Cultural and Educational Rights. People belonging to different cultural groups have the right to preserve and practise their language and culture.
8)Resources characteristics: Resources have three main characteristics namely 1) Utility, 2) Limited availability, 3) Potential for depletion or consumption.