From Trade to Territory Class 8 Extra Questions and

Answers Social Science History Chapter 2

Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type
Question 1. In which year did Aurangzeb died

Answer: Aurangzeb died in the year 1707

Question 2. Who led the Revolt of 1857 from the Mughal emperors

Answer: Among the Mughal emperors, the last Mughal king Bahdur
Shah Zafar led the Revolt of 1857

Question 3
In which year did East India Company get the Royal Charter from
kingship of England and who was the ruler of England at that time

Answer: In 1600, East India Company got the royal Charter from
Kingship and Queen Elizabeth – I was the ruler of England

Question 4
Who was the 1st explorer from Portugal

Answer: Vasco da Gama was the 1st Explorer from Portugal in

1498

Question 5. What was reason behind the battles between the

European trading companies

Answer: The reason behind the battles among the European trading
companies was the rising competition

Question 6. Where was the 1st factory of British East India

Company established and in which year

Answer: 1st English factory was established on the banks of river

Hugli in the year 1651
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 Question 7. What is Factory according to the colonial time period in

India

Answer: Factory was a place from where the factors were operated
and it had a warehouse where goods for export were stored

Question 8.What was the Farman issued by Aurangzeb to the

Company

Answer: Farman granted Right to trade duty-free to the Company

Question 9. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of

Plassey

Answer: Sirajuddaulah was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of

Battle of Plassey

Question 10. Who was the commander of Sirajuddaulah who

cheated him at the time of Battle of Plassey

Answer: Mir Jafar was the commander who cheated Sirajuddaulah

at the time of Battle of Plassey

Question 11. In which year was the Company appointed as the

Diwan of Bengal by the Mughal Emperor

Answer: In the year 1765, the Company was appointed as the

Diwan of Bengal by the Mughal Emperor

Question 12. What was the outcome of the appointment of the

Company as the Diwan of Bengal

Answer: Appointment of the Company as Diwan of Bengal resulted

in the beginning of exploitation of the vast revenue of the Bengal

Question 13.How many wars were fought between Mysore

Kingdom and the Britishers
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 Answer:Four Wars were fought between Mysore and Britishers

Question 14. Mention the time period in which prolonged war was
fought between the Britishers and Afghanistan

Answer: 1838 – 1842 was the time period when the prolonged war
was fought and the Company rule was established in Afghanistan

Question 15. Name of the Governor-general who introduced several

administrative reforms

Answer:Warren Hastings was the Governor-General who

introduced several administrative reforms

Question 16. What was the main aim of the Company before the
territorial expansion

Answer:Trading and earning pro t from trade was the main aim of
the Company before the territorial expansion

Question 17. Who was established as Nawab in replacement of Mir

Jafar

Answer:Mir Qasim was installed as the Nawab in place of Mir Jafar

Question 18.Which state was annexed by the Company on the

ground of misgovernance

Answer: Awadh was annexed by the Company on the ground of

misgovernance

Question 19.Name country from which Tipu Sultan established a

great relation

Answer:The French was the country from which Tipu established a

great relation
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 Question 20.Mention the states which were annexed on the basic of

‘Doctrine of Lapse’ policy

Answer:Satara, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur and Jhansi were the

states annexed on the basis of this policy

Question 21.De ne the word ‘Charter’

Answer: An off cial order is called charter

Question 22.When was the Battle of Buxar fought

Answer:The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764

Question 23.Mention the period of Lord Dalhousie as Governor-

General of India

Answer:From 1848 – 1856, Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-

General of India

Extra Questions Short Answer Typ

Question 1. Mention the aftermath of the death of Aurangzeb in

1707

Answer
Aurangzeb died in 1707 which resulted in
1. Establishment of several regional kingdoms
2. Governors under the Mughals took over the control over
states
3. Existence of several regional kingdoms was seen

Question 2.It is said that before the Britishers, the Portuguese

already got established in India. Explain how

Answer:Yes, the Portuguese had been settled in India before the

establishment of the Britishers as in 1498, a Portuguese explorer
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 named Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India resulting

in establishment of base at Goa

Question 3. What were the things which India had for the purpose
of trade
Answer: India had several things from which trade of the East India
Company got wide and the rate of their pro t got maximised. Those
things were pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon

Question 4. What did the Company on its part declare about the
Nawabs of Bengal

Answer:The Company on its part declared that the unjust demands

of the Nawabs were ruining their trade and they could only trade
when the duties would be removed from them. It was convinced
that to expand trade the Company had to enlarge its settlements,
buy up villages and rebuild its forts

Question 5.Why did Warren Hasting go through the impeachment

process

Answer:When Hastings went back to England in 1785, Edmund

Burke accused him of being involved and at individual level
responsible for misgovernment of Bengal. This led to an
impeachment process against Warren Hastings

Question 6.How did the new policy of paramountcy get challenged

in Kitoor

Answer:When the British tried to annex the small state of Kitoor (in
Karnataka today) Rani Channamma took arms in her hands and led
an anti-British resistance movement. But after she died in prison,
Rayanna a poor chowkidar of Sangoli in Kitoor carried on
challenging the policy of the British
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 Extra Questions Long Answer Typ

Question 1.Name the policy devised by Lord Dalhousie for

annexation purpose and explain how it worked and also name
states annexed under this policy

Answer: Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General from 1848 –

1856 and he was reason behind the nal wave of annexations. He
devised a policy that came to be known as Doctrine of Lapse. The
policy declared that if an Indian ruler died without any male heir, his
kingdom would lapse and that will become part of the Company
territory
The states which were annexed under this policy were
Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853),
and Jhansi (1854)

Question 2. How did the Mysore grow in strength under the

leadership of its powerful rulers Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan

Answer:Mysore had grown in strength under the kingship of the

powerful rulers Haidar Ali (1761 – 1782) and his son Tipu Sultan
(1782 – 1799). Tipu was also called ‘The Tiger of Mysore’. Mysore
controlled the powerful trade of Malabar coast from where the
Company purchased pepper and cardamoms
Tipu stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom
through ports of his kingdom and disallowed the local merchants
from trading with the Company. He also established a close
relationship with the French in India and modernised his army with
their help. This is how Mysore got strengthen under the kingship of
Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan

Question 3. Explain the policy of Paramountcy, also explain the

struggle of Kitoor in challenging this aggressive policy

Answer:The Company adopted an aggressive policy of territorial

expansion. Under Hastings (1813 – 1823
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 Governor Generalship, a new policy of paramountcy was initiated

with which the Company claimed that its authority was paramount
and supreme so the power of the Company was greater than that of
Indian states. So in order to protect the Company’s interest it was
justi ed annexing or threatening of annexation to the Indian states.
This policy and its aim continued to guide the later British policies
as well
The struggle of Kitoor challenging this policy was really
commendable. When the British tried to annex the small state of
Kitoor in Karnataka, Rani Channamma took to arms and led an anti-
British resistence movement. She got arrested in 1824 and died in
prison in 1829. After her Rayanna, a poor chowkidar of Sangoli in
Kitoor carried on resistence. With popular support many British
camps and records were destroyed by him. He was later caught
and hanged by the British in 1830. This is the struggle of Kitoor

Picture Based Question

Look at the picture given below and answer the following

questions

Question 1.Describe brie y about the picture given above

Answer:The picture does represents ‘toy tiger’ of Tipu Sultan the

great warriors. The picture is kept in the Victoria and Albert museum
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 in London. The Britishers had took it away. When Tipu Sultan died
while defending his capital Sheringpatnam on 4th May 1798

Map work:
On the outline map of India represent the following under British
rule
(i) Lahor
(ii) Luckno
(iii) Benara
(iv) Calcutt
(v) Madra
(vi) Mysor
Answer:
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