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The Colonial Era in India

CBSE · Class 8 · Social Science

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Which European powers established colonies in India? (Select all correct answers)

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Portuguese, Dutch, French, British

The Portuguese, Dutch, French, and British all established trading posts and colonies in India. Spain and Germany did not have significant colonial presence in India.

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The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced to:

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Annex princely states without male heirs

The Doctrine of Lapse allowed the British to annex any princely state whose ruler died without a natural male heir, deliberately ignoring the Hindu tradition of adoption.

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Which famine killed about 10 million people in Bengal?

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The famine of 1770-1772

The famine of 1770-1772 in Bengal killed nearly one-third of the population (about 10 million people) due to British harsh revenue collection policies during crop failures.

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Thomas Macaulay's 1835 Minute on Indian Education aimed to create Indians who were:

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English in taste, opinions, and intellect

Macaulay wanted to create Indians who would be 'Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect' to serve British interests.

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