Question

Q-3 Short Answer type Questions:-

1) Write a note of the Company’s War with the Marathas.

2) What is the new policy of “Paramountcy?”


3) What evil practice, according to James Mill, dominated the Indian social life

before the British came to India?


4) What do official records not tell? How do we come to know about them?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Three wars were fought between the British and the Marathas.
2. First Anglo-Maratha War - The first war ended with the Treaty of Salbai. There was no decisive victory after this war.
3. Second Anglo-Maratha Wan - The second war resulted in the British gaining Orissa, Agra and Delhi.
4. Third Anglo-Maratha War - The third war broke the power of the Marathas. The Company now had complete control over the territories south of the Vindhyas.
5. Under Lord Hastings, a new policy of "Paramountcy" was introduced. The East India Company pursued an aggressive territorial expansion in the 18th century. Under this policy, the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
6. According to James Mill the evil practices that dominated the Indian social life were religious intolerance, caste taboos and superstitious practices.
7. The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.
8. Official records do not tell about the feelings of people of a specific country. These records do not tell how the people felt about a particular law and how they reacted to these laws. This information can be obtained from diaries maintained by people.

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