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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Mention the various methods adopted by Dalhousie and the territories annexed on the basis of these methods.
उत्तर
Dalhousie adopted a number of methods to give the final touches to the work of empire-building in India. The methods he adopted were:
- War-Punjab.
- The doctrine of Lapse-Satara, Jhansi, and Nagpur.
- Annexation on grounds of maladministration-Awadh.
संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following is true or false:
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the British Company and Mir Qasim.
This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.
What is the significance of this grant of the Diwani?
In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Nawab of Bengal. Mention any two important terms of this treaty.
Fill in the blanks:
The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were _____________ and ____________, respectively.
Choose the correct answer:
The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought during the Governor-Generalship of __________.
Answer the following question in one or two words/Sentences:
What happened when the administration of a subsidiary state collapsed?
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the annexation of Awadh discuss:
Any three factors responsible for the success of the British over their Indian rivals
What was the method adopted by Lord Dalhousie to subjugate the Indian territories?
Did the Doctrine of Lapse method have an advantage for the Indian rulers? Why?
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A |
Column B |
| 1. 1767-1769 | (a) Regulating Act passed |
| 2. 1773 | (b) British expansion under Lord Dalhousie |
| 3. 1803 | (c) Punjab annexed to British Empire |
| 4. 1845 | (d) First Anglo-Sikh war |
| 5. 1849 | (e) First Anglo-Mysore War |
| 6. 1848-1856 | (f) Treaty of Bassein |
