I.Choose the correct answer:
1. Doctrine ofLapse was introduced by __________.
a) Lord Dalhousieb) Lord Amherst c) Lord Hastings
Ans : a) LordDalhousie
2. _______________was annexed by Lord Dalhousie due to misgovernment
a) Satara b) Jhansi c) Oudh
Ans : c) Oudh
3. The Hindu WidowRemarriage Act was passed in _____________
a) 1853 b) 1855 c) 1856
Ans : c) 1856
4. The firstrailway line was laid between Bombay and _____________
a) Madras b) Thana c) Pune
Ans : b) Thana
5. The Sepoy –mutiny (Great revolt) broke out in______________.
a) 1848 b) 1857 c) 1858
Ans : b) 1857
6. The secondBurmese was broke out in _________________.
a) 1848 b) 1852 c) 1857
Ans : b) 1852
7. In 1856 railwayline was laid between _______________.
a) Mumbai and Thana b) Thana and Poona
c) Madras andArakkonam
Ans : Madras andArakkonam
8. The father ofIndian Railway is ______________.
a) Dalhousie b) Hastings c)Wellesley
Ans : a) Dalhousie
9. During theperiod of Dalhousie the army headquarters was shifted from Calcutta to ________.
a) Delhi b) Bengalc) Simla
Ans : c) Simla
II.Fill in the blanks:
1. Lord Dalhousiebecame the Governor General of India in ___________.
Ans : 1848
2. _________ wasthe first kingdom to be annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Ans : Satara
3. Ganga Canal wasconstructed during the reign of ___________.
Ans : Dalhousie
4. Dalhousieannexed __________ at the end of the second Anglo Sikh was
Ans : Punjab
5. During theperiod of Dalhousie ___________ was made the summer capital
Ans : Shimla
6. ____________ wasthe winter capital during Dalhousie period.
Ans : Calcutta
7. Dalhousieintroduced _________ postal system
Ans : Half anna
8. _________ iscalled the “Maker of modern India”.
Ans : LordDalhousie
III.Match the following
| 1. First railway line | a) adopted son of Baji Rao II |
| 2. Woods Despatch | b) Nawab of Oudh |
| 3. Nana Sahib | c) 1853 |
| 4. Wajid Ali Shah | d) 1854 |
Ans : 1 – C, 2 – D,3 – A, 4 – B
IV.Answer the following in one word:
1. When was thesecond Anglo – Sikh war fought?
Ans : 1848
2. Who set upPublic works Department?
Ans : LoreDalhousie
3. Name theUniversities set up during the period of Dalhousie?
Ans : Madras,Bombay, Calcutta
V.Answer the following questions briefly:
1.What was the Doctrine of Lapse?
If the ruler of adependent state in India died without male son, his adopted son would notsucceed him. But the state would pass back to the British. The adopted sonwould inherit only the personal property of the deceased.
2.What principles were adopted by Dalhousie to expand the British Empire inIndia?
i) By Doctrine ofLapse
ii) By wars
iii) On the groundsof mis – government
3.Name the states annexed through the Doctrine of Lapse
Dalhousie annexedSatara, Jaipur, Sambhalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi, Nagpur through the Doctrine ofLapse.
4.“Dalhousie was called the Father of Indian Railway” Justify.
i) Dalhousie iscredited with the introduction of Railways.
ii) During hisperiod the first railway line was laid between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
iii) In 1854 arailway line was laid from Howrah to Ranikanj.
iv) In 1856 arailway line was laid between Madras and Arakonam. Hence, Dalhousie was calledthe father of Indian Railways.
VI. Answer in detail:
1. Describe the reforms introduced by LordDalhousie.
Dalhousie introduced reforms in variousfields.
Administrationreforms
i) During the time of Dalhousie, LieutenantGovernor was appointed to look after the affairs of Bengal.
ii) Provinces were divided into districts.
iii) Each district was put under DeputyCommissioner.
Introductionof Railway
i) Dalhousie is credited with theintroduction of Railways, in India.
ii) During his period the first railway linewas laid between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
Postand Telegraph
i) Post and telegraph offices were set upthroughout the country.
ii) He appointed a Director General tosupervise the work of post offices in all presidencies.
iii) He introduced ½ Anna (3 Paise) postalsystem.
Commercialreforms:
i) Dalhousie introduced free trade.
ii) Madras, Bombay and Calcutta were improved
iii) He improved several harbours with modernfacilities
iv) He encouraged the trade relations betweenIndia and English.
Socialreforms
i) He tried to abolish
ii) He suppressed the thugs
iii) In 1856 the Hindu widow Re – marriageAct was passed
Educationalreforms
i) During Dalhousie period Sir Charles Wood’sDespatch in 1854 introduced certain educational reforms in India.
ii) The Department of Public instruction formprimary to province
iii) A number of educational institutionsfrom primary to University level were established.
iv) An engineering college was alsoestablished in Roorkee.
Militaryreforms
i) Gurkhas were encouraged to join the Indianarmy
ii) Army headquarters was shifted fromCalcutta to Shimla.
iii) Lord Dalhousie was the youngest.Governor General of India. His period is ever remembered for the introductionof railways posts and telegraphs. Hence he is called the “Maker of modernIndia”.