Question

C. Answer the questions in about 50-70 words,

1. Why did Mir Qasim become infamous among the British?

2.What was the diwani right?

3.What is the concept of the Rule of Law?

4. What do you understand by the Cornwallis Code?

5.Give an account of the main reasons behind the Second Carnatic War between the British and
the French.

D. Answer the questions in about 80-100 words.

1.What is the importance of the battles of Buxar and Plassey in the Indian historical context? Give an account

2.What attracted the European trading companies to settle down in India? Do you think trading was the
only motive? Support your answer.

3. How did the dual government system in Bengal benefit the East India Company?

4. What was the importance of the 'Rule of Law'that the British introduced in India? Was it applied properly?

5. How was Lord Dalhousie responsible for expanding the British territories in India?

E. Think and answer.

I. Do you think that the British taught us about effective administration?

2. Why were the British easily able to defeat native Indian states?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Mir Qasim protested against the British after becoming nawabs because they did not openly helped the British, as expected since the nawabs had to maintain their dignity among subjects.

2.Diwani Rights were the rights granted to British East India Company to collect revenues and decide the civil cases. As soon as the war with Mir Qasim (also Mir Kasim) began, the British reinstituted Mir Jafar on the throne (1763-65). Mir Jafar died in 1765, succeeded by his minor son, Najm-ud-daulah.

Answer 2

1. Unlike Siraj-ud-Daulah before him, Mir Qasim was an effective and popular ruler. The success at Buxar established the British East India Company as a powerful force in the province of Bengal in a much more real sense than the Battle of Plassey seven years earlier and the Battle of Bedara five years earlier.
2. Diwani Rights were the rights granted to British East India Company to collect revenues and decide the civil cases. ... He granted the British the Diwani rights (i.e. right to collect revenues and decide civil cases) of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in lieu of Kara, Allahabad and an annual tax of Rs 26 lakhs.
3. It is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials.
4. The code contained significant provisions governing, policing and judicial and civil administration. Its best known provision was the Permanent Settlement (or the zamindari system enacted in 1793), which established a revenue collection scheme that lasted until the 20th century.
5. There was a conflict between chanda saheb and anwar ud din over nawabship of carnatic...after the death of nizam ul mulk the deccan subedar,this broke out,nasir jung and muzafar jung over deccan. ... the french signed treaty with chanda saheb and muzafar jung.

1. In this battle, the combined forces of the Mughal empire, the Nawabs of Bengal, and the Nawab of Awadh, were defeated by the British. Thus, the British East India company became a dominant power in the region. This is considered the first step toward the British imperialism policy to conquer entire India.
2. Indian goods were cheap compared to european goods . ... The fine qualities of cotton and silk produced in India had a big market in Europe. Indian spices like pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon too were in great demand. Hence, European trading companies were attracted to India.
3. The military came under its control. Revenue began to be collected directly by the officials of the Company. A small amount of revenue was given to the nawab to run the administration. So, the British had all power and income but no responsibility.
4. Motorists do not adhere to speed limits nor do they stop behind the line at traffic signals. Pedestrians rarely use the zebra crossing and cross the road at will causing harm not only to themselves but also to other road users.Historians refute the claim that the British introduced the rule of law in India because colonial law was arbitrary, and the Indian nationalists played a prominent role in the development of the legal sphere in British India.
5. Lord Dalhousie expanded the territories in India is the following way; Doctrine of Lapse. Under the Doctrine of Lapse, the British occupied all the states that did not have a natural heir or were accused of misrule. By this, the British annexed the states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara.

1. They advocated window remarriage and prohibited sati pratha. they also laid railway lines and set up post offices. they established educational institutions . so they taught us effective administration.
2. The British were effective in India because the British tolerated all the various creeds and beliefs in India. ... British India was able to defeat any of the other European powers who had set up in India with its military prowess, comprising of British and Indian generals and troops.

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