Gujarat Board Class 9 Solution Social Science Chapter 1 Rise of British Rule in India Exercise Solution here in this Post.
Board |
GSEB Gujarat State |
Textbook |
9 Class |
Medium |
English |
Subject |
Social Science |
Chapter |
1 |
Chapter Name |
Rise of British Rule in India |
Gujarat Board Class 9 Social Science Chapter 1 Rise of British Rule in India Solution:
(1) Answer the following questions briefly.
(1) Europeans felt the need to discover a new sea-route to India. Explain in the statement?
Answer:- There was a lot of demand for the Indian spices, muslin, silk cloth, indigo etc in the European countries. Trade between India & Europe was carried out through land routes (sea route) was Istanbul in Turkey. After the conquest of Constantinople by Turkish Muslims. The route through Constantinople was closed for the Europeans. Since they could not do without the species, the Europeans felt compelled to discover a new sea route.
(2) What reforms did Dalhousine bring about?
Answer:- Dalhousine was a reformist of – the first railway line in India, establishment of public works department, English education etc. He also passed laws to ban child marriage & advanced widow marriage.
(4) Which states were annexed under Daalhousine’s policy of Annexation?
Answer:- (1) The state were annexed by war – Punjab, Pegu
(2) The state annexation due to king dying without heir – Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi Baghat, Nagpur.
(3) The statement annexation on pretex of mismanagement – Awadh
(4) The state annexation on pretex of debt collection – Nizam’s yarad province
(5) The state annexation to end a namesake rule – Karnataka, Janjore
(2) Answer the following questions in detail.
(1) Give brief information about the battle of plassey.
Answer:- (1) The battle of plassey was fought between Nawab Siraj-Ud-Daula and British East India company.
(2) The battlefield of plassey is situated 38km from Murshldabad (West Bengal)
(3) Siraj-Ud-Daula was ruling over Bengal
(4) During his period, the British East India Company built a fortress around the trade centre in Kolkata. On pretext of security reasons, without talking the permission of Nawab.
(5) And Nawab Siraj-Ud-Daula destroyed the fortress.
(6) A conspiracy was planned in order to defeat the Nawab.
(7) On the pretext that the Nawab is unnecessarily harassing the people, a war was declared.
(8) According to the plan, Mir Jafar lost the battle, Nawab was defeated.
(9) Due to Robert Clive’s treachery, the battle of plassey ended in just half a day.
(2) Explain the economic impact of the company Rule in India.
Answer:- (1) India had an enviable position in the world in the previous centuries, became merely a country that produce raw materials for England and a prospective market for goods produced in factories.
(2) After the Dual power, the glitter of the economic prosperity of Bengal faded.
(3) The British got the power without any responsibility and Nawab had responsibility without any power.
(4) The unfair revenue collection policy by the company made the Indian peasant a debtor. The British government impose unfair taxes on the Indian cloth industrial.
(5) Indian artesian became poor and unemployed.
(6) The company traders forced the weavers of Bengal to sign contracts for providing definite quantity of cloth in a short period.
(7) If the weaver refused, he would be punished by being lashed or jailed.
(3) Explain the social impact of the company Rule in India.
Answer:- (1) At the time of British administration, the spirit of freedom of speech and thought developed among people due to the development of newspaper.
(2) In the Indian society, certain wrong social customs, rites and ritual were prevalent during this time like sati system, female infanticide, child marriage etc.
(3) Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Durgaram Menta, Behramj Malbari were the stalworks whose rote was instrumental in getting the laws with the help of Britishers.
(4) For knowledge of English, English education began in India.
(4) Choose the correct options from those given below.
(1) Who discovered the sea routes to India?
(a) Columbus
(b) Prince Henry
(c) Vasco-Da-Gama
(d) Bartholomew Dias
Answer:- (c) Vasco-Da-Gama.
(2) During whose tenure was the public works Department established in India?
(a) Wellesly
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) William Bentinck
Answer:- (b) Dalhousie.
(3) Which of the following statement is false?
(a) The battle of plassey was fought in 1757
(b) The company got a freehold over 24 Parganas of Bengal due to the battle of plassey.
(c) The company got the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa due to the battle of plassey.
(d) Siraj-Ud-Daula was the Nawab of Bengal during the battle of plassey.
Answer:- (c) The company got the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa due to the battle of plassey.
(4) Who became the first Governor General of India?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Wellesley
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Canning
Answer:- (a) Warren Hasting.
(5) With whom did the British fight the third Mysore war –
(a) Tipu Sultan
(b) Marathas
(c) Nizam
(d) Haider Ali
Answer:- (a) Tipu Sultan