Description : Who were the entrepreneurs or business groups in India during the 19th century ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Dwarakanath Tagore : He was a leading trader of 3engal. Dwarakanath Tagore accumulated his wealth through China trade, before he turned to industrial investment. He set up six joint stock ... : The Birias belonged to the Marwari group, who had established a business in cotton dealership.
Description : Mention any three restrictions imposed by the British government upon the Indian merchants in the 19th century? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The British Government in the 19th century tighteneed their control over Indian merchants. (i) They were barred from trading with Europe in manufactured goods. (ii) They had to ... all investment and business decision. Indian businessmen were not allowed to join European merchant, industrialists.
Description : Mention any three restrictions imposed by the British Government upon the Indian merchants in the 19th Century? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Restrictions imposed by the British Government upon the Indian merchants were: (i) The colonial control over Indian trade tightened and space within which Indian merchants could function became limited. (ii ... and food grains. (iv) They were also gradually edged out of the shipping business.
Description : Write the name of any two women writers of India in 19th century and highlight the contribution of any one who wrote about the different experiences of the women. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The two women writers of India in the 19th century were : (i) Kailashbashini Devi (ii) Tarabai Shinde. (i) Kailashbashini Devi was a Bengali who wrote books from 1860s, highlighting ... kept in ingnorance, forced to do hard domestic work and treated unjustify by the new people served.
Description : Mention any five restrictions imposed by the British government upon the Indian merchants In the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The spare within which Indian merchants could function, became limited. (ii) They were barred from Trading with Europe in manufactured goods. (iii) They had to export mostly raw materials ... (v) Till the First World War,European Managing Agencies controlled a large sector of Indian industries.
Description : Mention the name of three Indian entrepreneurs. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The three Indian industrialists of the 19 th century were : (i) Dwarkanath Tagore, (ii) Dinshaw Petit & Nusserwanjee Tata (iii) Seth Hukum Chand Dwarkanath Tagore set up six joint ... Seth Hukumchand, a Marwari businessman set up the first jute mill in Calcutta in 1917.
Description : Mention any two social evils that existed in India during the 19th century. -SST 10th
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Description : Which cities were called ‘Presidency Cities’ in the 19th century India? Mention any two main features of these cities. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The capitals of the Bombay, Bengal and Madras Presidencies in British India were called Presidency Cities . Their special features were : (i) They were multi-functional cities, they had major ... to 644,405 in 1872. The cities combined political and economic functions for the entire region.
Description : Explain any three problems faced by the Indian weavers by the turn of the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The three problems faced by weavers by the turn of the 19th century were : (i) Decline in export market : By 1860s insufficient supply of raw cotton of good quality affected the Indian weavers. Due ... . The loans tied them to the Company. It led to deserted villages and migration to other cities.
Description : Why did the inflow of fine Indian cotton begin to decline in the 19th century ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Tarrifs were imposed by the British government to protect local industries.
Description : What were the problems of Indian weavers at the early 19th century ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Collapse of local and foreign market : Due to industrialisation in Britain, their export market collapsed. As British traders started exporting machine- made clothes to India, so their local ... faded to do so They even started losing small plots of land which they had earlier cultivated.
Description : ‘Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th century.’ -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Variety of opinions : From the early nineteenth century, there were serious debates on religious, social and economic issues. Different people had different opinions regarding the ... and encouraged nationalist activities. These national newspapers provided a base to the freedom struggle.
Description : Name any four Indian women writers of the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (1) Rashsundari Debi. (2) Kailashbashini Debi. (3) Tarabai Shinde. (4) Pandita Ramabai.
Description : Explain the various problems faced by the Indian weavers in 19th century . -SST 10th
Last Answer : 'By turn of the 19th century weavers faced a new set of problems. As the cotton industry developed in England, Indian cotton weavers faced two problems - their export market collapsed and local ... up in India flooding market with machine made goods. It was difficult for the weavers to survive.
Description : “Leading Indian novelists of the 19th century wrote for a national cause.” Do you agree with the statement? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Many historical novels were about India's glorious past. Many historical novels were written about Marathas and Rajputs which produced a sense of pan-Indian belonging. They imagined the nation to be full ... us think of social issues like caste oppression. All the above wrote for a national cause.
Description : “Indian novelists in the 19th century wrote for a national cause.” -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In Bengal many historical novels were about Marathas and Rajputs that produced a sense of a Pan-Indian belonging. (ii) They imagined the nation to be full of adventure, heroism, romance ... freedom fighters. (vii) The novel helped in popularising the sense of belonging to a common nation.
Description : State Industrial corporations engage in the development of__________. A. industrial estates. B. institutional estates. C. individual investors. D. agricultural entrepreneurs.
Last Answer : A. industrial estates.
Description : “Economists of the 19th century identify three types of movements or ‘flows’ within international economic exchanges.” Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The flow of trade : The flow of trade refers largely to trade in goods. For example, wheat travelled from Russia, America and Australia to Britain. (ii) The flow of labour : This ... long distances. For example, capital flowed from financial centres such as London to other parts of the world.
Description : Describe any three features of Bengali novels of the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Early 19th century, Bengali novels portrayed two worlds : (i) Love stories based on historical events, and (ii) The inner world of domestic life, social problems and man-woman relationship in ... jatras in the courtyard before family members and private reading of his novel in his private room.
Description : Explain any three reasons for the nationalist upsurge in the 19th century Europe. -SST 10th
Last Answer : War and territorial expansion definitely helped to create the environment of nationalism but cultural movement gave momentum to this feeling. The glorification of reason and science by the romantic ... . Vernacular language is one of the important aspects which grows the feeling of nationalism.
Description : State three reasons why Europeans fled to America in the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Europeans fled to America in the 19th century because: (i) Until the 19th century, power and hunger were common in Europe. (ii) Cities were crowded and deadly diseases were widespread ... were growing cotton and sugar for the European market. These plantations were worked on by slaves.
Description : Describe any three main reasons for the decline of textile exports from India in the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Britain imposed import duties on cotton textiles, thus export market got declined. (ii) Exports of British goods to India increased. The Manchester goods flooded Indian markets. (iii) The ... prices of cotton. (v) By 1850, exports from most weaving regions got declined and desolated.
Description : State any three causes of air pollution in Calcutta in the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Pollution was due to large number of people being dependent on dung and wood as fuel. (ii) Industries and other establishment used steam engines that run on coal and caused air pollution. ... thick smog. (iv) Calcutta had a history of air pollution. Its inhabitants inhaled grey smoke.
Description : Highlight any three innovations which have improved the printing technology from 19th century onwards. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) By the mid-19th century, Richard M. Hoe of New York had perfected the power driven cylindrical press. This was capable of printing 8,000 sheets per hour. This press was particularly useful ... of the colour register were introduced. (v) The dust cover or the book jackets were introduced.
Description : Explain any three reasons for nationalists upsearch in the 19th century europe -SST 10th
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Description : Colonialism during the late 19th century – discuss. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Trade flourished and markets expanded resulting in increased prosperity in the late nineteenth century. In many parts of the world, the expansion of trade and a closer relationship with the ... Spain. The impact of colonialism on the economy and livelihoods of colonised people was destructive.
Description : Analyze the role of students in the anti-imperial struggle in Vietnam during the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The battle against French colonial education became part of the larger battle against colonialism and for independence. 1. In 1926, a major protest erupted in Saigon Native Girls School ... Annamese Student by the 1920s. Schools thus became important places for political and cultural battles.
Description : What was the impact of print culture on the poor people of India during the 19th century? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Very cheap small books were brought to markets in 19th century Madras towns and sold at crossroads, allowing poor people to buy them. Issues of caste discrimination began to be written ... journals to eradicate superstition and social evils. This was also used to propagate message of nationalism.
Description : How did the abundance of labour in the market affect the lives of worker in Britain during the 19th century? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Abundance of labour in the market affected the lives of the workers in Britain in following ways: (i) The work available in most of the industries were seasonal. So workers had long period ... value of what the workers earned fell significantly, since the same wages could now buy fewer things.
Description : Why did London city dwellers become rebellious during 19th century? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The vast mass of one room houses occupied by the poor were seen as a serious threat to public health. (ii) Cities were overcrowded, badly ventilated, and lacked sanitation. (iii) There ... . (v) Worker's mass housing schemes were planned to prevent the London's poor from turning rebellious.
Description : Explain how novels became a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class during the late 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Novels became a popular medium of entertainment: (i) The world created by novels were absorbing, believable and seemingly real. (ii) While reading novels, the readers were transported to another ... in homes, meetings or even in offices. (v) People empathy themselves with the novels characters.
Description : What was the role of Indian entrepreneurs abroad? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The role of Indian entrepreneurs abroad are: 1. Shikaripuri Shroffs and Nattu Kottai Chettiar were among the many group of bankers and traders who financed export agriculture in Central and ... . They had established emporia at busy ports worldwide, selling local and imported artifacts to tourists
Description : Discuss the impact of Indian national movement on Indian entrepreneurs. -SST 10th
Last Answer : During the period of national movement in the early twentieth century, Swadeshi activists mobilised people not to use foreign goods. They boycotted and burned foreign goods which affected their sale. Indigenous ... , as it was able to diversify the products into war goods, steel and iron, etc
Description : Explain the methods used by producers to expand their markets in the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Advertisement : Advertisements through newspapers, magazines, hoarding; were the most important method used by the producers to expand the market. It played a major role in expanding ... that Indians produce. Finally, advertisements became a vehicle of the nationalist message of Swadeshi.
Description : After 19th century, how did the indentured labourers discover their own ways of survival? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Initially the indentured labourers found it difficult to adjust to the harsh living conditions of the plantation. But very soon they discovered new ways of survival. (ii) They ... Chutney music popular in Trinidad and Guyana is another creative expression of the post indenture experience.
Description : Describe any five strategies developed by the printers and publishers in the 19th century to sell their products. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Some of the important strategies adopted by the printers and publishers to sell books are: (i) They brought out serialized novels. The first serialized novel was shilling series. It was a cheap ... the 1930's. (v) The shilling series was also considered an important innovation at this time.
Description : Q.4. Write about the different innovations in printing technology during the 19th century? [CBSE Sept. 2010] -History
Last Answer : (i) By the mid-nineteenth century, Richard M. Hoe of New York had perfected the power-driven cylindrical press. This was capable of printing 8,000 sheets per hour. This press was ... time. (iii) From the turn of the twentieth century, electrically operated presses accelerated printing operations.
Description : Explain triangular slave trade carried on during 18th and 19th century. -History 9th
Last Answer : Triangular slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade took place between the 16th century and early 19th century. European Colonial powers bought or captured Africans as the slave, which ... traded to the Caribbean and American territory to Grow cash crops for the colonial powers.
Description : during the 19th century the spread of factories throughout new england resulted in?
Last Answer : (Apex) More American workers relocating to urban centers.
Description : how did the theory of Darwinism justify European imperialism during the 19th century?
Last Answer : It suggested that powerful countries had the right to rule overweaker countries.
Description : which statement best describes the political changes that took place in great britain during the 19th century?
Last Answer : The British government gradually extended the right to vote to most men.
Description : What way did legal rights for women expand in Great Britain during the 19th century?
Last Answer : women won the right to own property after marriage
Description : What role did Christian missionaries play in European imperialism during the 19th century?
Last Answer : They created a foundation for colonialism by introducing Western beliefs to foreign countries.
Description : Why were European countries interested in china during the 19th century?
Last Answer : what he said
Description : How were the British and American forms of economic imperialism in Asia different during the 19th century?
Last Answer : Only the British fought a war to open China's markets.
Description : which of the following damaged the political relationship between great britain and china during the mid 19th century?
Last Answer : Great Britain allowed there merchants to continue selling opium to China
Description : how did nationalism influence colonists living in european -controlled territories during the 19th century?
Last Answer : It convinced them to fight for their political independence.
Description : How did European states come to dominate chinas economy during the mid 19th century?
Last Answer : By creating spheres of influence in Chinese territory that granted them special trading rights.