Q.2 Read the following passage carefully
British rule in India extended over two centuries. The decline of the once powerful
Mughals created a near anarchy in most parts of the country with over five hundred
small principalities constantly in conflict anong themselves. This made it easier for the
so called trading company (East India Co.) to gain influence-both economically and
Se political aspirations grew, and riding an the wave of colonialism that swept the
world in the 16th to 18th century, the British colonized India
India, not inapdly. was called the jewel in the British crown because the subcontinent
was a precious source of raw material for the Island nation whose land area was a mere
fraction of the huge territories it had subdued. India was also a vast market for goods
that were made in British factories. This double bonanza of cheap raw material and a
ready, captive market filled British coffers while draining India of its riches.
Of course there was also some gain for India in form of spread of English education
opening of school better
medical care and good administration. Had it not been for the
British influence, we wouldn't be the world's largest English-speaking intellectual pool
that we are today
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Answer:
The Mughals were descendants of two great lineages of
rulers. From their mother’s side they were descendants
of Genghis Khan (died 1227), the Mongol ruler who
ruled over parts of China and Central Asia. From their
father’s side they were the successors of Timur (died
1404), the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
However, the Mughals did not like to be called Mughal
or Mongol. This was because Genghis Khan’s memory
was associated with the massacre of innumerable
people. It was also linked with the Uzbegs, their Mongol
competitors. On the other hand, the Mughals were
Fig. 2
A miniature painting (dated 1702-1712) of Timur, his descendants
and the Mughal emperors. Timur is in the centre and on his right is
his son Miran Shah (the first Mughal emperor Babur’s great-great-
grandfather) and then Abu Said (Babur’s grandfather). To the left of
Timur are Sultan Muhammad Mirza (Babur’s great-grandfather) and
Umar Shaikh (Babur’s father). The Mughal emperors Babur, Akbar
and Shah Jahan are the third, fourth and fifth individuals on
Timur’s right and on his left, in the same order, are Humayun,
Answer:
Answer:
The Mughals were descendants of two great lineages of
rulers. From their mother’s side they were descendants
of Genghis Khan (died 1227), the Mongol ruler who
ruled over parts of China and Central Asia. From their
father’s side they were the successors of Timur (died
1404), the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
However, the Mughals did not like to be called Mughal
or Mongol. This was because Genghis Khan’s memory
was associated with the massacre of innumerable
people. It was also linked with the Uzbegs, their Mongol
competitors. On the other hand, the Mughals were
Fig. 2
A miniature painting (dated 1702-1712) of Timur, his descendants
and the Mughal emperors. Timur is in the centre and on his right is
his son Miran Shah (the first Mughal emperor Babur’s great-great-
grandfather) and then Abu Said (Babur’s grandfather). To the left of
Timur are Sultan Muhammad Mirza (Babur’s great-grandfather) and
Umar Shaikh (Babur’s father). The Mughal emperors Babur, Akbar
and Shah Jahan are the third, fourth and fifth individuals on
Timur’s right and on his left, in the same order, are Humayun,