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Fill in the blanks with proper alternatives:

(a) Robert Clive introduced the system of dual government in 1765 in………….


(Maharashtra, Bengal, Punjab)


(b) Kawasji Nanabhoy started the first textile mill in 1853 at…………...


(Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad)


(c) In 1856, ……………passed an Act allowing widow-marriage.


(Lord Dalhausie, Lord Bentinck, Lord Ripon)

(a) Robert Clive introduced the system of dual government in 1765 in Bengal.


In 1765 the system of Dual Government was established in which Nawabs ruled on behalf of the British. In 1772 the system was abolished and Bengal came in the direct control of the British.


(b) Kawasji Nanabhoy started the first textile mill in 1853 at Mumbai.


In 1853 the first textile mill named ‘The Bombay Spinning Mill’ was started by Kawasji Nanabhoy in Bombay.


(c) In 1856, Lord Dalhausie passed an Act allowing widow-marriage.


In 1856, Lord Dalhousie passed the Hindu widow remarriage act legalizing the remarriage of Hindu widows in all of India under the company’s rule.


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(a) Who were the pillars of the British administration in India?


(b) What were the conditions for the payment of land revenue in the British rule?


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Answer in Two or three sentences.

(a) What is dual government?


(b) What is the meaning of commercialization of agriculture?


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Complete the following chart.

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(a) In consultation with your parents, prepare a list of taxes we have to pay.

(b) In the classroom, discuss the effects that the developments in the field of transport and communication had on Indian social life.