The Extension of the British Rule Questions and Answers KSEEB Class 10 Social Science

The Extension of the British Rule Class 10 Questions and Answers KSEEB 10th Social Science

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

Question 1.
At the end of First Anglo-Maratha war, ____________ agreement was entered between Marathas and British.
Answer:
Salbai

Question 2.
The Subsidiary Alliance system was implemented by ____________
Answer:
Lord Wellesley

Question 3.
The Doctrine of Lapse policy was implemented in the year ____________
Answer:
1848

Question 4.
The Doctrine of Lapse policy was implemented by ____________
Answer:
Lord Dalhousie

II. Discuss in group and then answer the following:

Question 1.
Explain the reasons for First Anglo-Maratha War.
REASONS FOR FIRST ANGLO MARATHA WAR:
Answer:
1. The British waged repeated wars from the middle of 18th C to Mid nineteenth century to extend their empire in India.

2. They annexed various kingdoms with cunning policies like ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ and Doctrine of Lapse’.

3. Most Indian kings were dissatisfied and angered by these British Policies.

4. Emperor Sha Aalam II was under the protection of British after his defeat in the Battle of Buxar. The Marathas helped Sha Aalam II to regain his throne. The emperor gave Kora and Allahabad to the Marathas, which he had earlier given them to thie British. This led to the rivalry between the Marathas and the British.

5. After the death of the Maratha strongman MadhavRao Peshwa his brother NarayanaRao came to power.

6. Narayan Rao was murdered by his uncle Raghobha (Ragunatha Rao)

7. The Maratha federation made MadhavRao II, a supporter of Narayan Rao as Peshwa

8. Raghobha then approached the British for support. The British exploited his situation to wage a war which lasted from 1775¬1782 and known as First Anglo Maratha War.

Question 2.
What were the conditions under Subsidiary Alliance? Explain.
THE CONDITIONS OF SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCE:
Answer:

• The Indian King had to keep the British Army in his kingdom.
• The concerned state had to bear the expenses of the army and the wages of soldiers, and also had to give certain revenue lands as well.
• The King has to have a British Resident in his Court.
• The King could not appoint any other Europeans without the permission of the British.
• In order to enter any agreement or pact with any Indian Government, the permission of the Governor General was mandatory.
• In return of all these services, the Company would offer protection to the state from any internal or external aggression.

Question 3.
Explain the Third Anglo Maratha War.
THIRD ANGLO-MARATHA WAR (1817-1818)
Answer:
The Third Anglo-Maratha War was a desperate last attempt by the Marathas to regain their independence and prestige. The Marathas organized an united front of Maratha Chiefs under the leadership of Peshwa Baji Rao II , who was feeling oppressed under the rigid control exercised by the British Resident. The Peshwa attacked the British residency at Poona in 1817.

Appa Saheb of Nagpur and Malhar Rao Holkar attacked the Britisn residency at Nagapur but were suppressed ruthlessly by the British.

Later, Peshwa Baji Rao II fought against the British at Koregaon and Ashti and was defeated. He surrendered to the British. The British abolished the post of Peshwa and granted a pension to BajiRao II.

Eventually, they installed Prathapa Simha, a descendant of Shivaji as the ruler of Satara, a tiny state. He was projected as the leader of the Marathas by the British.

By 1818 the Maratha confederacy was totally destroyed and many of their territories were annexed to the British India empire.
Thus the British colonizers became the supreme authority of Indian empire.

Question 4.
How did the Doctrine of Lapse support the expansion of British Empire in India?
Answer:
Lord Dalhousie made a great effort to integrate, Indian Princely states with the British empire after he came to India as the Governor General in 1848.

He adopted the ‘Doctrine of Lapse policy’ and annexed a large number of Indian princely states. The rulers of these stated had recognized British political supremacy since the time of Lord Wellesley had recognized British Political supremacy since the time of Lord Wellesly but were allowed to conduct their own administrative policies.

The policy of ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ meant that adopted children of Indian Kings could not exercise their right to the throne.

The Policy of ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ meant that the princely states that were protected by the British passed into the sovereignty of the British empire where the natural heirs of the ruling kings came to an end i.e., if any Indian ruler dies without children, their adopted children had no legal right over the throne.

With the help of this cunning policy Lord Dalhousie annexed the princely states of Satara, Nagapur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi and Jaipur.

Thus by 1675 the whole of the Indian sub-continent came under the British rule.

Question 5.
Which were the states that came under the Doctrine of Lapse Policy?
Answer:
Satara, Nagapur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi and Jaipur.

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What were the measures adopted by Lord Wellesley to expand the British Power in india?
Answer:
Lord Wellesley followed three policies to expand British empire in India. They were
(a) Subsidiary Alliance
(b) Waging war against new states and
(c) Administering the states directly that were under the control of the British.

Question 2.
What is meant by ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ System?
Answer:
The ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ system was implemented by Governor General Wellesley in 1798. This policy was basically a military protection agreement between the East India Company and the Indian State.

Question 3.
The hold of British was restricted to Bengal and Bombay only?
Answer:
The Marathas and Mysore states were dominant in Southern and western part of India. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan of Mysore and the Peshwas of Marathas blocked the path of expansion for the British. The Sikhs in the North Western region were consolidated under Maharaja Ranjith Singh and were formidable opponents to the British.

Question 4.
Which was the first Indian state to first enter the Subsidiary Alliance policy?
Answer:
Hyderabad State.

Question 5.
What were the effects of Subsidiary Alliance Policy on the Indian States?
Answer:
The British could place Indian state under their control through the Subsidiary Alliance Policy and the maintenance of the British army became easy, as the burden was passed on the Indian states which came under this policy. Such Indian states were subjected to severe economic exploitation.

Question 6.
Which British Governor General is associated with the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
Answer:
Lord Dalhousie

Question 7.
Which policy of the British helped them to annex Jhansi?
Answer:
The Policy of Doctrine of Lapse.

Question 8.
When was Lord Dalhousie appointed as the Governor General of British India.
Answer:
1848

Question 9.
Which Governor General of British India introduces the Subsidiary Alliance?
Answer:
Lord Arthur Wellesley

Question 10.
Who was projected as the traditional leader of the Marathas after the Third Anglo- Maratha War?
Answer:
Prathapa Shima, a descendent of Shivaji.

Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Maharaja Ranjith Singh of Punjab died in
(a) 1839
(b) 1845
(c) 1848
(d) 1856
Answer:
(a) 1839

Question 2.
The Sepoy Multiny occured in
(a) 1856
(b) 1757
(c) 1857
(d) 1957
Ans:
(c) 1857

Question 3.
The First Anglo – Maratha was fought between the years
(a) 1675 – 1683
(b) 1775 – 1782
(c) 1857 – 1882
(d) 1782 – 1785
Answer:
(b) 1775 – 1782

Question 4.
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1803-1805: Third Anglo – Maratha War
(b) 1798-1805: Reign of Lord Wellesley as Governor General
(c) 1775: Salbai Agreement
(d) 1803: Treaty of Bassein
Answer:
(b) 1798 – 1805 Reign of Lord Wellesley

Question 5.
What is the correct sequence of the following :
(1) Treaty of Bassein
(2) Sepoy Mutiny
(3) Lahore Agreements
(4) Salbai Agreement
(a) 4, 2, 1, 3
(b) 2, 3, 1,4
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer:
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2

Question 6.
Maharaja Ranjith Singh of Punjab entered the ‘Continuous Agreement’ with the British in the year.
a) 1809
(b) 1708
(c) 1810
(d) 1839
Answer:
(a) 1809

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