WorksheetsChapter#05 - British Rule and Muslims of the Subcontinent
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 16mins
After training the army of their own, Britishers began to supply their armies to local Rajas and Nawabs to fight battles among one another.
In return for their armies, the Companies at first asked for trading agreements and later, for (a) .
After the War of Independence in 1857, the British followed the policy of (a) in order to subdue the strength of the local people.
The three main provisions of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation, are:
Equal rights for all
Religious tolerance
Equal protection of the law
Separate Representation of Locals
The administrative structure under British control was as follows:
Province -> Division -> District -> Tehsil -> Thanas
Province -> District -> Division -> Tehsil -> Thanas
Province -> Division -> Tehsil -> District -> Thanas
Previously gemstones, salt, and cotton had been the main exports of India, but later (a) also started to be cultivated on a mass scale during British Raj.
To boost up the agriculture sector, _________ was done
irrigation canals in Punjab and Sindh were constructed.
telegraph lines and railway tracks were laid across the country.
irrigation canals were constructed across the country.
telegraph lines and railway tracks were laid in Punjab and Sindh.
Acts of (a) were introduced time to time, with little or more changes.
The demand for a separate electorate by the Muslims was accepted under the (a)
