British Rule in India Quiz

The Moplah Uprisings of 1921, sometimes referred to as the Moplah Rebellion, were the culmination of a string of riots by Mappila Muslims in Kerala against the British and Hindu landlords. It was led by Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji.

The First Anglo-Maratha War was the first of three battles in India between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire. The Treaty of Surat signalled the start of the conflict, and the Treaty of Salbai marked its end.

While serving as the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805, Lord Wellesley developed the subsidiary alliance in India.

Warren Hastings established the civil service's foundation under the British Raj, and Charles Cornwallis transformed, modernised, and rationalised it. Charles Cornwallis is referred to be "the Father of Civil Service in India" as a result.

Charles Wood debuted the Wood Despatch in 1854.

It is fought between the East India Company force led by Robert Clive and Siraj-Ud Daulah's (Nawab of Bengal) forces. Siraj was enraged by the widespread abuse of trade privileges by EIC authorities. The battle of Plassey in 1757 was brought on by EIC's continued wrongdoing against Siraj-Ud-Daulah.

Starting in Kerala's Malabar area, the Malabar uprising of 1921 was a protest against British colonial control. The mass movement was also directed at the existing feudal system, which was dominated by elite Hindus.

Because it was economically viable and could be produced in great quantities to suit the rising demand for it in Europe, the British grew indigo in India.

The Imperial Legislative Council, British India's legislature, passed the Rowlatt Acts in 1919. The acts permitted the detention of suspects without a trial and allowed for the trial of some political crimes without juries.

At the period, the Portuguese enjoyed prosperous trading ties with India and exerted influence over the Mughal court to support the Mughals' opposition against the British. In order to do what Hawkins was unable to, the English made the decision to send Sir Thomas Roe to Jahangir's court.

The Marathas conquered the region in 1732, and the British took control of it in 1853. During the Indian Mutiny, a massacre of British soldiers and civilians took place in Jhansi (1857–58).

In 1608, company ships sited in Surat in Gujarat. In 1613, the company opened its first factory at India in Surat, Gujarat, then two years later, on the Andhra Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Masulipatnam.

In the past, Hindu widows in Indian society were required to make the ultimate decision between life and death by setting themselves fire on their husbands' funeral pyres. Women who chose to die were regarded as "Sati," which is Sanskrit for "virtuous women."

Lord Lytton, who was viceroy of India at the time, proposed the vernacular Press Act, which was designed to stop the vernacular press from criticising British policies. Large-scale criticism of British policies and power in India followed this action.

The most well-known recipient of the Kaisar-i-Hind is Mohandas Gandhi, who received it from The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst in 1915 for his support of South African medical services.

Following military triumphs at the battles of Plassey (1757) and Buxar (1764), the EIC was given the diwani of Bengal, which gave him control over the region's administration and the authority to levy taxes.

A criminal court (Faujdari Adalat) and a civil court (Diwani Adalat) were established in each district by Bengal Governor-General Warren Hastings in 1772.

In Surat (1612), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta(1690) the company built trading posts.

The very first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning. His term was four years long, from 1858 to 1862.

In 1901, the book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India was released. Dadabhai Naoroji highlighted in this book how British economic policies used income taken from India to fund British companies.