Description : Under whose control was Bombay in the 17th century ? Why the control of island passed into the British hands? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In the seventeenth century. Bombay (Mumbai) was a group of seven islands under the Portuguese control. In 1661. the control of the islands passed into the British hands after the marriage of Britain's ... . (b) The city did not grow according to a plan, whereas London grew according to a plan.
Description : Which of the following statements are correct? I. In the beginning Bombay was under the Portuguese control. II. Control of Bombay passed onto the French in the 17th century. III. The Marathas replaced the French in Bombay. IV. Bombay ... , II and IV (2) I and IV (3) I, II and III (4) II, III and IV
Last Answer : (2) I and IV
Description : Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after the 17th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Invention which improved the printing technology after 17th century are listed below : (i) Metal Press : In the 19th century, there were a series of innovations in the ... introduced. The accumulation of several individual mechanical improvements transformed the appearance of the printed texts.
Description : ‘By the 17th century, as urban culture Ans. bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.’ -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) With the blooming of urban culture, the uses of print diversified. Print was no longer used just by scholar-officials. (ii) Merchants also started using print in their everyday ... and plays. Wives of scholar-officials published their works, and courtesans started writing about their lives.
Description : How did the uses of print diversify in China by the 17th century? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : By 17th century, urban culture bloomed in China and use of print diversified. (i) Print was no longer used just by scholars and officials. (ii) Merchants used print in their everyday ... their poetry and plays. Lives of scholar officials published their works and courtesans wrote about their lives.
Description : Describe any five uses of print culture in the 17th century China. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) By the 17th century, as urban culture bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified. (ii) Print was no longer used just by scholar-officials. (iii) Merchants used print in ... poetry and plays. (vi) Wives of scholar-officials published their works and courtsmen wrote about their lives.
Description : Where is the ship's anchor located on a 16th or early 17th century vessel?
Last Answer : From what I know about sailboats, it would have to be fore so the boat can drift backward and “set” the anchor.
Description : name and explain any ten plants introduced in india after the 17th century.
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Q.1. Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the 17th century, choosing one example from Asia, and one from America. -History
Last Answer : Asia: The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade before the 17th century. The historians have identified several silk routes, overland and by sea, linking Asia with Europe ... El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Thus there were global exchanges before the seventeenth century.
Description : What was one major effect of the Mughal empires trade policies in the 17th century?
Last Answer : Mughal leaders began to surrender control of their economy to European powers.
Description : What did apothecaries use to make many of the madications in the 17th century?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : During the Renaissance (14th to 17th century) Europe saw a rise in sea navigation and exploration to North and South America. How did this exploration affect Europe's trade market with Africa?
Last Answer : It made Europe increasingly dependent on Africa for trade.
Description : France was rich and powerful nation in the 17th century. How did the artists of the time react to this historical context?
Last Answer : They painted colorful landscapes and scenes of a happy lower class. (APEX)
Description : When did Europeans sleep in the 17th century?
Last Answer : at night
Description : Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
Last Answer : Italy
Description : What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?
Last Answer : A dance
Description : Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots? A) Napier B) Babbage C) Pascal D) Leibniz
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Buddhism lingered on in Swat where it developed into the tantric or Mahayana form, incorporated elaborate rituals and theurgy and did not finally die out there until the: A. 13th century B. 14th century C. 16th century D. 17th century
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots? a. Napier b. Babbage c. Pascal d. Leibniz
Last Answer : d. Leibniz
Description : The fact that the spectrum of any element contains wavelengths that exhibit definite regularities was ` utilized in the second half of the _______in identifying different elements. a) 16th century b) 17th century c) 18th century d) 19th century
Last Answer : d) 19th century
Description : The land bridge that once connected Alaska to Siberia and facilitated the first migrations across Asia into North America is named after which 17th century Dane?
Last Answer : Vitus Bering.
Description : What new product was brought to Europe from America in the 17th century? (A) Coffee (B) Tobacco (C) Tea (D) Salt
Last Answer : (B) Tobacco
Description : In the early 17th century, based on his observations with a telescope, Galileo Galilei attacked a belief espoused by the church. That belief was: w) that the earth was flat. x) the sky was a large dome ... seen. y) that the earth was at the center of the universe. z) there are no other planets.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THAT THE EARTH WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
Description : Why did more and more people migrate to Bombay by the early 20th century? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The growth of trade in cotton and opium attracted a large number of traders, bankers and artisans to Bombay. (ii) A large number of people migrated to Bombay from Ratnagiri to work in the textile mills. (iii) Bombay was the junction head of two major railways and dominated the maritime trade.
Description : Describe any five causes of the expansion of Bombay in the 19th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) With the growth of trade in cotton and opium, large communities of traders and bankers as well as artisans and shopkeepers came to settle in Bombay. (ii) The establishment of textile mills led to ... (vii) Famine in the dry regions of Kutch drove large numbers of people into Bombay in 1888-89.
Description : Explain why a number of films were about the life of migrants in the Bombay film industry. Name two movies whose songs became very popular. -SST 10th
Last Answer : There were a number of films about migrants because many people in the film industry were themselves migrants. They came from cities like Lahore, Calcutta, Madras and contributed to the national character of the ... they had to deal with : The two movies are CID (1956) and Guest House (1959).
Description : The amount of subsistence allowance in respect of officials under suspension who cannot a. 17th Jan 1970 b. 17th Feb 1989 c. 17th Jan 1986
Last Answer : c. 17th Jan 1986
Description : The basic aim of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is to- (A) Develop an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian Capital Market (B) To help Bombay Stock Exchange ... To help National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. only (D) To help OTC Exchange of India only
Last Answer : Answer: Develop an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian Capital Market
Description : Why did the peasants agree to accept advances made by the merchants to produce goods for them in Europe during the 17th and the 18th centuries ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Disappearing open field system : In the countryside, the open field system was prevailing. i.e.. land was free and anyone could use it for production. But as the population ... their shrinking income from cultivation. It also allowed them a fuller use of their family labour resources.
Description : Why was it difficult for the new European merchants to set up business in town in the 17th and 18th centuries ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : This was because urban Crafts and trade guilds were very powerful in the town.
Description : Stamps used under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 & The Bombay Stamp Supply And Sale Rules, 1934, can be broadly divided into _______ categories. A. One B. Two C. Three D. All of the Above E. None of the Above
Last Answer : B. Two Explanation: Stamps used under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 & The Bombay Stamp Supply And Sale Rules, 1934, can be broadly divided into two categories. Impressed stamps Adhesive stamps.
Description : OIC emergency summit against Trump’s statement about Jerusalem called by Turkeys President Recep Tayyab Eurdogans was held on : (a) 10th December, 2017 (b) 13th December, 2017 (c) 17th December, 2017 (d) None of These
Last Answer : (b) 13th December, 2017
Description : The 17th Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 was held on: (a) 8th to 11th April (b) 10th to 12th March (c) 8th to 11th Feb (d) None of These
Last Answer : (a) 8th to 11th April
Description : Saint Patrick's Day is Sunday, the 17th of March. Have you taken down your Christmas tree / decorations yet?
Last Answer : I have no christmas decorations of any kind.
Description : Will there be a 17th (and more) installment of the British TV-movie series Sharpe, starring Sean Bean?
Last Answer : answer:Oooh! There’s a British series with Sean Bean? I love him; I’ve gotta go check this out. You would never misspell, oh ye Queen of the Written Word! If ever there is an error in one of your posts, I always assume it either the fault of Fluther, or rabid monkeys who hacked your account.
Description : What, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was a ‘drunkard’s cloak’? -History
Last Answer : Drunkard's cloak' was a form of punishment used in the past for people who were perceived to have abused alcohol. It comprised of a barrel worn by the accused, which had a hole in the top for the head and sometimes two holes in the sides for the arms.
Description : If the 17th nucleotide in the original DNA were changed from T to A what mRNA would the new DNA code for?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is the term for a period between the 14th and 17th centuries when Europeans rediscovered the art and technology of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
Last Answer : Renaissance.
Description : Why did the pirates use The Bahamas as a base in the 17th centuries?
Description : Who was involved in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms of Apr 17th 1982?
Last Answer : It is part of the Canadian Constitution, so the Canadian Legislature and the Queen of Canada/England were involved in its enactment. It guarantees certain political and civil rights to Canadians.
Description : Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th?
Last Answer : Ireland's is celebrated on March 17 because that is the day St. Patrick himself died
Description : Which technology developed during the 15th to 17th centuries helped lead transoceanic exploration and European expansion?
Last Answer : Printing presses is correct in this case.... (Found in another website. people found it useful.)
Description : “Right to fair trial” was inserted in the Constitution of Pakistan through the _________ amendment. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. None of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: B
Description : PIA The First International Flight taken by PIA was taken on: A. 25th May 1951 B. 1st February 1955 C. 7th June 1954 D. 17th June 1961
Description : The First International Flight taken by PIA was taken on: A. 25th May 1951 B. 1st February 1955 C. 7th June 1954 D. 17th June 1961