EAST INDIA COMPANY 1600-1868

Charter of Trade

Influence of EIC

RESISTANCE

WAR OF INDEPENDANCE
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EAST INDIA COMPANY
1600- 1868
268 YEARS

why did the EIC become interested in the sub -

continent ?
.

Why did
Europeans the become interested in the sub -
continent ?

Explain the attraction the Sub continent to the Europeans ?

of
-
.

Explain the appeal of sub continent for the Europeans ? -

(attraction)
.

A market the French The moderate and India abundant All the major
imperial
away from favourable was in

influence which the British were Climate the sub continent allow
of - the industrial Raw material powers of Europe were well

facing
in
Africa .
The core objective the warm water
ports to operate Such as Silk Colton coal
, ,
g iron aware
of the economic value
was to have a
free trade In the
.
attempt to through out the year The ports .

being ore .
These raw materials were and Strength
of SC and they
Industrial develop committed to trade
capture the entire market the British , operational through out the
year ,
vital
for the -
were

with India at
.

decided to come to sub -

continent The .

facilitates the trade Thus it became

.
merit
of European booming any
cost The .

British wanted to avoid constant a

huge attraction to all the Imperial industry the European Countries Mughal Empire
as extremely rich was

Viva
lary with the French .
powers of Europe including . the British had
experienced the Industrial despite being isolated and this .
was

East India revolution during the Koth century evidence the

company .
.
an
of economic
strength
of the Sub continent
-
.

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1600 The Queen the S 1757 Robert Clive sent to take 1751 The British EIC wanted to secure 1740 The EIC decided to make
gave was

monopolistic charter of Trade the

province of Bengal from Nawab
Siraj their trade at
any cost and wanted to a fort in Calcutta called
fort
to the Ek that "
goods bought the event Black hole William
keep it the French and their
looking at the Economic
a
of of Calcutta
safe from .

and sold to India will be Tragedy Clive defeated Siraj with the allies The French
from .
. were
helping a local 3 Strategic value
of the region It .

the EIC help of

by which
private Mir
Jaffer Chanda Sahib served both
factory is Base
'

was ruler named as a

against
, a a .
an
,

entity ,
and
nothing to do with Britishgov .
other local ruler M Ali. Khan The British
.
1692 The EIC
again tried to

160/8 First ships landed in Surat (seaport) decided to help M A . -

Khan in the
challenge the Empire resulting in a

and waited the EAST INDIA COMPANY Battle Arcot in 1751 Theis cleared humiliating defeat
for permission of . a and a
huge ransom

the Mughal court to allow them 1600-1868

from misconception about the
religious imposed ,
which the
company managed
to trade .
Etc waited for around 4 years .

mclioffhebriishintndia.topay and this was

alarming .

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Permission 1684 The EIC
1612 was
granted to 1667 Bombay port was
given
was
defiant enough 1690 The EIC founded a new

the limited scale to the EIC to issue their the bank

company on a on a
very minimal own coins and
refused city on
of Hoogh River ,

the doctor able to to taxes to the The

after company rent th pay Mughals company Calcutta
for its immense

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was as .

are the myna, prince , wa. decision to issue the coins

for trading purpose Btrategic location and trade

1640 The EIC built its

first factory when he married the
Povtugese was an
open challenge to the
authority opportunities it presented .

base Princess important city .be port)

called Fort St .

George in Madras .
. .
The British
govt helped Ek .

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 1750 to 1850
EXPANSION OF EIC

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Battle of Plassey 1757 -
Bengal Famine 1760 - #
Battle of Buxar 1764
The The famine lasted The
defeat of British at the Battle
of Calcutta g for nearly two
years
and new Nawab
of Bengal was Mir Qasim '

the Blackhole British Ito true

Bengali
l
of Calcutta forced the like the
resulted in the death around 2 million nationalist
of people was a on

take Nawab treacherous Mir

fitting revengefrom the Young ,
due to severe food shortage g spread of epidemic .
.
Jaffer who betrayed Siraj .

Siraj - ud d wallah
-

.
Lord Robert Clive being the This
dragged the British
government into the
affairs
He
refused to be
governed by Robert Clive q ,

commander decided to the discord

b/w Siraj g Jaffer they unable to decided to take for
'
believed that Hse Clive what
use
.
as
Company was
revenge from
Though Robert Clive was a
difficult person to handle the situation g Lord Robert Clive was he had done to Bengal particularly during the time
,

handle even
for the British but ,
was
appointed not
capable enough to handle the situation .
of famine .
He collected forces and shook hands

to Siraj with Nawab II

defeat Nawab . Handling the famine situation is the
responsibility of Shuja of Awadh q Shah
Alam .

The battle the I pulled off

of Plassey marks the beginning of the government and the death
of people due to Shah Alam the battle g Qasim
/Shuja
EIC which could the local rulers
power of the use
food Shortage or
spread of epidemic must be over alliance
defeated by the was British easily .
This .

againt each other

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capture Indian Lands .
Come
by Government . The relations
bfw British s
Indwiiinied defeat allowed
'

the company e. to siege Awadh .

What was the Black Hole of Calcutta Tragedy? [4]

What was the Black Hole Calcutta Tragedy? [4] The
company soldiers were
defeated g captured .

Who was Nawab Siraj ud Daulah? [4] ✓ These Soldiers locked

were to
up y majority died over
night due injuries .

I Who was Lord Robert Clive? [4] All the

people died with H J Holwell
an
exception of one man named . .
.

Who was Mir Jaffer? [4] The narration

\
JH Holwell convinced the British government to
of . .
send
forces .

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The activities became
⑦jf ①↳ J jog of the EIC a matter
of concern
for the British Govt .

started to feel that it

.

they getting something to be

,
x as out hands g
of
x . .
was was
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① I saw
- done to bring them under control .

The British that the EIC

government realized was
becoming way
too
power

full and
independent There behaviour the EIC towards the Indian
.

aggressive of
the British them
public was
defaming among .

The alarmed at tho

government was
lifestyle of company
like ther
officers
- Chine
g they believed that
they lined
beyond their source
of income and were
badly Corrupted .

The British
government soon realized that they need to
intervene in the India directly which would
affaire of ,

mean
bringing Hw company under control .

The British
government appointed provincial governor
-
a

over Itu Bengal

presidency and brought Cline into investigative
about his lavish and luxurious
life style .

eventually
-
He came under that he committed
immense
pressure

a
suicide by cutting his throat with a
pen knife mainly due
to the
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fact that he did not have answer for his corruption
 THE BRITISH IN THE SUB CONTINENT

1600 to 1773 1773-1858 1858 to 1947

British took
complete control the
he
of
The EIC The B. O G
was
midrange of the
company sub continent and made all decisions
-
-

alone in this era All that was answerable to the The British
in
any field of governance
.

British g it
was done was by Hu
Company parliament government
took
complete control
of
and not British said that the British domestic q
by the
govt .
can be
foreign affairs of
ttw
Indian did have in what was sub Continent and
All the problems
of the sub - a
bag -

captured the
India It was indirect entire India and ruled it
continent and Indians was due to the
happening in .
an

directly .

ironic policies of E. I . C .
Control over the EIC by

1773 TO 1858
-

Why did the British Government take control of EIC by late 18th Century? [7]

± The British
government was disgusted with EIC
officers who had started the

behaving
like
Vogue element which were arrogant and un controlable They were taking .

bribes and political kick backs

from Nawabs s Raja 's and therefore defaming the British .

the
2 .

famine in
Bengal was
extremely horrid and it killed around 2 million
people across
Bengal . This
famine was
mainly due to the criminal
negligence of the company officers and
particularly Lord Robert Clive who was more into
drugs than management of province .
.

3 The British extremely about the strategic location g importance

.

government was concerned

of India and the

fear of Russian invasion was
huge The company
.
had no potential to counter the

invasion
from the Russians from the Western Front .

The Indian Regulation Act 1773

•

Appointment of Provincial governor to look into the matters

of Eko

Lord Warren
Hastings
appointed the first G who directly answerable to
was
P-

was the British

parliament
-

Indian regulation Act of 1723 was implemented .

The
company officers were brought into severe investigation by the British government .

The William Pitt Act 1783

William Pitt Act the Indian Act 1773 This
further extent on power
'

was a
of .
gave more

to the British
's holdings in India
and
authority government on the
company .

-
William Pitt the British Prime Minister bill in the parliament that meant to extend the control the British
was who
presented a over

holdings in India The Provincial Governor

. was
upgraded and the post of
GG was created The .
governorgeneral was
directly answerable to the British crown .

The British Ek Robert

government rigorously investigated the
officers general and
in Clive in
particular Clive thoroughly
-

.
was

investigated that he ended committing suicide throat

q came under so much stress
up a ,
by Slitting his own
using a
penknife .
 INDIAN RESISTANCE AGAINST BRITISH
EXPANSIONS OF LAND 1750 TO 1856

Tipu Sultan Nawab Siraj- ud- Daulah Mir Qasim

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- -

Sultan
of Meigs one .
Nawab
of Bengal He . was
young q energetic Of Mir Jaffer and a true

The British and wanted to rule his Indian Nationalist He

expansion towards territory with authoring g
.
was

the South of India was resist* the influence of the British .

not
happy with what
happened
in
by Tipu .
He was a French ally and did not want the British
Bengal diving Ftw reign
and Robert Celine
He was a
great Nationalist here to
operate in the
region .

Therefore he ordered the French of Mir

Jaffee .

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innovator who
designed the
first defeated at
the Battle
ofPlassey and tracked fought He
alongside
Awadh and
our rocket to
fight the
enemy
.
dowin by the British with the
help of local a
Nanak
Shuja
man
,
of
His towards the British called Dana Shah who took
huge prize money Shah Alan II The
Mughal king
approach
a , .

Shah Alan II
was
agnosia
and intolerant . .

agreed to leave
the British the
He
fought several battle and Nawab Siraj was killed
by Mir
Jaffer's campaign against on

the of 266 million annualpension

even
got defeated in a
few but,
son as he was seen a
major threatfor
and
offer
resisted while killed in 1799 .
his role inBengal .

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Marhattas in the South Mughals in the War of Independence
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of the Sikh who not Manhattans were a
huge problem Mughals was
obviously the
biggest
defeated SAS B but was also
for the
Mughals they proved and Obstacle
for the British wi
exerting
Air British control India The
Mughals
a
fierce enemy of .

difficult for tho British

Empire as
food The
over .

SC
He allied with Hiv
reigning Bower
wi
himself well .

They had
developed a
form edible were

French and was extremely well force to

defend their state in -

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for almost 2 Centuries and were

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Satluj The British were
forced into
fighting
wi
general and this Mughal
became the
boundary for Thi a number
of wars to not only bring Empire
in
particular They led the .

Warf Independence
his British 's but also to with vision
empire as the area down tho Manhattan a

throwing
the British
of
command The British were no sane themselves
from constant
of
over
from Sub -

holdings
.

power
in South
of Satluj and attackers on the British .
Continent and
restoring Indian rule

Ranjit Singh in the North .

which had
long disappeared .

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ROAD TO WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1857-1858
 ROAD TO WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
FROM 1799 TO 1857

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SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCE 1799 HOUSE ARREST OF SHAH ALAM II 1803 TREATY OF LAHORE 1817
1

In 1799 The British dieded to In 1803 the British decided

offer ,
to take the Mughal Emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab emerged as a
very

to the Shah Alam II Local Indian Nationalist

an
agreement of protection under their protection from the
powerful leader
among figures .
He

local rulers other The f The British decided this

against each .
uprising . as
they felt that Shah became so
powerful that
he did not allow the

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offered same to local
effective control
of the Sub continent
-
to which the British would not cross the
boundary
Nawabs and had to This hatred
never use arms or
eventually become a reason for a
grand uprising of Punjab Kingdom ,
the River Sutley: This convinced the

soldiers but earned

money from the against the British .
British that an action was needed
against Ranjit
Ri
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Annexation
of Sind and The Idristrial revolution
of
British was Low salaries , Rifle cartridgeEnf H) -

Punjab
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184541849 resp India The Indian treatment

in .
also
reflected at .
weavers
poor of Sepoys atthe
was
extremely offending
Indians knew
for were not able to
compete with the
capacity
hands
of British officers and the
the Indians to rise
the as
they and
Quality of the British looms that restriction on

that British would continue Indian to rank left

they used
for weaving cloths . were
officer irreparable
in this
to siege
power way loosing
.
business as
they hated the British .
marks Indian on

Amy .
Rebellion .
 8. Joly . 2021 THURSDAY
✓ What the Rifle 143
Who
was
Cartridge incident ?
✓ was
Mangal Panday ? 143
✓ Who Rani Jhansi Laxmi Bai ) ( &]
was
of
u Who was Nana -
Sahib ? HI .

What the Doctrine 843

of Lapse
was
✓ ?
✓ What was the Meerut Cantonment Incident ? 43 .

✓ What was the Proclamation of Allahabad ?

EVENTS LEADING TO WAR DURING 1834 TO 1858

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Change of official Language- Persian Attack on Afghanistan and Sindh Annexation Death of Ranjit Singh and
to English in 1834 Punjab Annexation
l U

The British decided to The British

change the
official authorities
always saw the
Afghans as a
Punjab Kingdom under Ranjit Singh was

Language from Persian to

English They.
believed threat and decided to keep a check and control them .
'

undefeated G even the British did not

that it
important to English The British
briefly captured the
try to them However at the death
was more use
Afghan territory between
capture .

as a medium
of communication q
official work 1841 1843 However
they were
badly defeated by the
Afghans of Ranjit Singh in 1839 the doors to the
-
.
,
.
,

This
unacceptable for both Hindu g Muslims e Province were
opened for the British In
' '

was and
only I man out
of 4000
people was
left alive .
This .

The Hindus wanted Kashmir

for respective
1846
reasons .
man was Dr .

Brydon who was

left alive
by the
Afghans y . was detached
from the

Hindi to be the Punjab Kingdom Hindu

official Language q Muslims em sent to India to
give them a
message
that
Afghani and Sold to a

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Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie Annexation of Awadh 1856 Reforms in the British Indian
1852 Army
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In 1852 the British Governor General Lord Dalhousie The British decided to the state Introduction of Enfield -16 Rifle cartridge
annex
of Aaewadh
-
.

passed law Indian States As in 1856 the death Nawab The khaki shorts the
Army Refusedby Muslim
a
of succession in .
after of
the
reigning .
in -

per this Law .

any
local Kingdom w/o a
legal heir State
of Awadh was
already a British ally under
y Travelling overseas -
. Refusedby Hindus .

Would be taken over

by the British Not .
only the the
Subsidiary Alliance (1798) .
However in the Low salaries

daughter but the adopted sons were not allowed .

name
of preventing the blood shed due to the Only Europeans could become
officers .

The two most notable victims Succession the British used the
of this Law were the Rani
of dispute ,
infamous

:i
Hatred
Jhansi Laxmi Bai (Gwalior) and Nana Sahib
.
,
the Doctrine
of Lapse .
This was a shameless action
by against the British increased

adopted the Masha Ha Peshwa from the British this the time that Indian
son
of the South .
as was second
among
the
troops Kiat resulted in

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 EVENTS DURING THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - 10.5.1857 TO 15.8.1858 (15 Months)

KANPUR MASSACRE MEERUT CANTONMENT INCIDENT

A 20 10
May 1857 battalion the British Indian
day long Seiger of Kanpur of
on a
,

was
height of the
a Wo I in its
.
Sepoys rebelled to liberate themselves
from
early days It .
was an
attemptto the British E. it due to a
series
of reasons that
capture Nana Sahib and his rogue meant extreme hatred The .

officers were

elements who killed 400 women as kids .

brutally killed and the
weapons were ransacked
BATTLE IN GWALIOR - RANI OF JHANSI GENERAL FIGHTING

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elements had their to

female She . was
young g energetic and reason rise
against
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the British which had wide
agres.si ve nationalist who
fought against a
very
the British .
.
She was assisted by Tatya Topi .
Variety including Social , political ,
Economic
and
She
fought galantly against the British in the religious Despite.
the war between the

Indians the British

Battle
of Gwalior briefly
and them Later and in
defeated .
every nook q

She Coroner India the Indians unable

defeated 4 killed only of
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21 but
at the
age of
was , were

to
became a
symbol of Indian Nationalism g freedom .

defeat them .

How Indian
successful was the resistance
against the British
expansion of Lands during the
period
of 1750 -
1850 ? Explain your answer .

Failures .

Bengal Siraj his Maharaja Ranjit Singh kept the British his territory by
's Nawab could not save
territory from away from
his state in the North
the British Expansionism .

restricting them
from entering of River Sotluj .

This was one

of the few instances that an Indian was
successful
in
keeping the

The Nawab Awadh Shuja unable to the British British his

of ,
was
stop away from territory .

his landsf
from taking over
territory .

The
Princely States that signed the Subsidiary Alliance
also
gave away their territory tho the British .

How British India

.
successful was
the
attempt to
expand in
during
1750 -
1850 ? Explain your
answer .

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 WHY DID THE INDIANS FAIL TO GET INDEPENDENT IN 1857-58?/Why did the War of Independence fail? [7]

The Indian that The entire India not

against
The British The Indian that
groups
were was were
far more
equiped groups
were
fighting
the British
fighting against the British had ,
rather
many regions
and well trained g
experienced in against the British during the War
of
Muslims stood by the British The Kashmir 's the to the Independence had
'

differentgoals . .
The were .
art
of war as
compared disputes over the

fighting to restore the

Mughal ,
the
Raja along with
Bengal q Hyderabad Indians that used old q outdatedLeadership Many people did not .

Hindus
fought because they wanted to Sent
forces to assist the British as
weapons that of
werematch trust Bahadur Shah
no
Zafar II the as

get rid
of the British g the Sikhs
many did not want the EIC or to what British had The
difference Leader of the Rebel Army BSZ
.
.
was

the British to be the

wanted to take
revenge for
the
defeatedby b/w the two fighting forces seen weak and
was
incompetent
as a

destruction
of the
punjab Kingdom .
Mughals .

huge .

person .

How success was Shah Waliullah in reviving Islam in sub continent during the 18th century? Explain your
answer. [14]

Why did Haji `SHARIATULLAH start the Fraizi Movement? [7]

Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie in 1852 was the most important reason for the out break
of the war of independence in 1857. Do you agree? Explain your answer. [14]

The introduction Doctrine break

of of Lapse in 1852 ,
was the
greatest reason for the
out
of the
it hatred Indians The Doctrine stated that
for the British
created
among the
war as
.

local be taken
any Kingdom that does not have a male
offspring would
confiscated or

by these
the
in
British This
States
.
was introduced
lot
bye the British
felt
India
that the wars
of succession
believed that
causing of Bloodshed and dis
integrity
in The British
keeping
was a
.

India their A number

lapsed
safe and
peaceful was
necessary and it was
responsibility .

of States were via

this rule and Rani Jhansi Nana Sahib their

people like
of and were
deprived of parents stabs as
they
not
legible control Rani adopted son
the not
were to
get .

of Jhansi being ,
a
daughter and Nana
being were

allowed Indians
. This created halted to extent that the called the British
greedy land grabbers and

eventually restored in war .

Why did the British treat Muslims harshly after the WOI 1857? Why did the Indians fail to get independence in 1857?

The British The Indian

were not
ready to trust the Muslims Leadership in the war was weak and incapable
completely as
they knew that they fight
would back as Bahadur Shah Zafar I was more interested in
poetry
as
they had lost the
Kingdom that
they ruled
for 332yrs than leading the troops and
finding ways to
defeat the British .

The British The British

punished the Muslim seventy because not were
very powerful they had better weapon any
as ,

only they had started the war but also led

holyas a
training and able
military leadership On other hand the Indians
.

the Muslim Lands relied trained

of liberating from infidels
cause in name on conventional and not
weapons were
.
even .

The Hindus The Indians did not have '

b
'
plans during the
q other communities gave up much earlier any war

than the Muslim who that showed their

fought till the end .

Stretegie
British troops under
weakness
against well coordinated
efficient and strong
Leadership .
 WAR OF INDEPENDENCE ACHIEVED NOTHING.DO YOU AGREE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
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Failures Success

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realized religion was a serious issue with

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was
changed
The British Parliament
decided to abolish the E. I. C. It was banned

from l 5 to l :3 (British
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Indian ) .
The number
of British in 1858 and later abolished
by 1868 The EIC had been Hse
.

major
Soldiers the the British g the Indians
increased in the meant that for rift b/w and the
which cause
were
army parliament
the Indians could not revolt decided to India
as there were more British eventually seize its
operation in
.

Soldiers (officer who could

stop the revolt .

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a number
of strict measures to keep finally experienced modernization and
development for the

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any element attempting to revolt

against the British Empire facilities and
agricultural activities It embarked the
.
. era
of economic
development in India .

Queen The
was declared the
empress of India which meant Mughal Empire eventually crumbled as
they neither could

that all the decision about India would themselves The

be made by the defend the people nor .
end
of Mughal empire meant the start

British
parliament and the Indians would not have any India the nothing for the better
of a
progressive era
for ,
as
Mughal Empire had done

say in the decision making process .

life Style or
economy of India .

Why did the British develop the railways in India? [7]

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The India The movement The British connected the
railways with
transportation of the troops across
of raw material
for industry was

was an
important reason
for developing
the an
important factor as well
.
The British were
extracting
the
Seaports to transport the
finished goods
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This
authorities wanted to reach out to
every part parts therefore
,
the
railways were crucial
for this
provided a
faster and efficient more
of
Indian
of India
transportation
.

transportation .
to the locals and the

p-startedoh.ve/progress.

Was the poor leadership the most important reason why the war of independence ended in failure for
Indians . How far do you agree to this statement. [14]
Allahabad Declaration The British declaration Allah
issued a
from
 Section A. (compulsory) 25 marks .

Q I a) (3) 3 to be Read the

marks .

information pickedfrom the

paragraph .
question first and Bounce Later 2 min .
.

(5) marks 2-3

inferences from the picture and
explain it .
5 minutes time .
Picture t
Background knowledge .

µ] marks Same as all why /Explain why Questions .

3 valid reasons + Explanation .
Total Time Needed 8 minutes .

( )
O marks .
2 -

3- reasons well
explained and
analyzed .
With evaluation .
12 -
13 minutes . ( 27 -
28 Minutes )
section B (2 Question out of 4) 50 Marks .

Q2 -
05 . (a) (4) G -
8 lines One .

paragraph of Continiowes
writing .
Not tobhcvri Hen in
points in
any condition
4 valid
.
points each worth I Mark .

(b) (7) 43 of 3
paragraphs each
containing I reason with
example (if available ) Take around 7 minutes
page due
explanation and
a
.
,

(c) (4) I -12 Page . 4

paragraphs in case
of
Time line question and G
paragraphs in a success
/failure question .
17-18 min

27 minutes .

Total time 9 minutes selection

needed
for writing is
approximately
81 minutes
.
for and
rechecking
Total time allowed is 90 minutes .

War of independence achieved nothing for the Indians. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. [14]

Doctrine abolished Indian

of Lapse organized
-

re
army was
-

intervention Brown Rule established

No more
religious was
- -

.
.

More
jobs for Indian -

Press and controlled

weapons
←

. were .

-
EIC was abolished .

The war of independence failed mainly due to the weak leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar. 17 minutes
/14 mark .

Poor
weapon any Explain each point

Poor II Give example

Leadership of Bahadur Shah
Zafar .

The
disunity Indians The impact each event the result the
among .

of on
of war .

British
strength g unity .
(on e.
off the battle field) .
Conclusion .

Post war of independence India-the British vision

Political Thought in India Education In India Social Economic

.
g strategic Ians .

Concept of democracy British Style education Development of Telephones Telegraph

✓
. rail , road e.

Involvement Government Emphasis Science Tech Vernacular Arms g Press Control Act
of people
✓ in . on S . .

Electoral Education Girls More India

v
System .

for .

hospitals were made in

✓
Representation of all the
groups ofIndia .
More focus on Muslims .
Better social
facilities were
given to Indians
✓
All India National Congress (1885) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan The British wanted to avoid
further revolt .