Speech on the East India Bill Brief Questions
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Speech on the East India Bill Brief Questions
When was Burke elected a member of the British Parliament?
Ans: In 1774.
When and why did Burke lose his seat in the Parliament?
Ans: Burke was a supporter of Free-trade with Ireland, and his campaign against the persecution of Catholics in Ireland made him unpopular and caused him to lose his seat in the Parliament in 1780.
How was Burke involved in Fox’s India Bill? ✪✪✪
Ans: As Burke continued to hold the office of Paymaster under the Fox-North’s coalition, he got involved with the Fox’s India Bill.
Who was the first governor-general of India? (NU. 2017, 22) ✪✪✪
Ans: Warren Hastings.
What were the goods the East India Company exported to Europe? (NU. 2023)
Ans. They exported spices, textiles, indigo, saltpeter, and tea.
What was the aim of the Bill brought by Burke?
Ans: Bring reform in unscrupulous privileges enjoyed by the East India Company.
How was the East India Company formed?
Ans: The East India Company was formed by “a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, under the title of “The Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.”
When and where did the East India Company set its trading posts in India? (NU. 2013) ✪✪✪
Ans: In the provinces of Madras and Bombay of India in 1610 and 1611, respectively.
Who was Hafiz Rhamat? ✪✪✪
Ans: Hafiz Rhamat Khan (1710-74) was a leading Rohilla chief and one of the bravest men of his time.
How was the English behavior towards the Indians?
Ans: The behavior of the English over there in India even after twenty years was as crude as it had been the first day. The young English who came to govern India were without society and sympathy with the natives.
What is Benares?
Ans: Benares is the capital city of the Indian religion.
Who was the Nabob of Farruckabad?
Ans: Muzafar Jang.
What order did Mr. Hastings and his accomplices pass to the Directors regarding the corruption of the Company?
Ans: Mr. Hastings and his accomplices ordered the Directors not to carry into effect any resolution for the removal of Mr. Hastings and Mr. Hornby.
Who were the Tartars? (NU. 2017) ✪✪✪
Ans: The Tartars are the members of the combined forces of central Asian peoples including Mongols and Turks under the leadership of Genghis Khan.
Who was the Duke of Monmouth? (NU. 2022)
Ans. The Duke of Monmouth was James Scott, who was the illegitimate son of Charles II.
With what does Bruke compare the East India Bill? (NU. 2018, 22)
Ans: Burke compared the East India Bill with the Magna Charter.
What was the condition of the people of this huge terrain during the rule of the East India Company? (NU. 2018)
Ans: There was not a man who could eat a mouthful of rice without the permission of the East India Company.
Who was Faizullah Khan? (NU. 2019) ✪✪✪
Ans: Faizullah Khan was a Rohilla chief who had been allowed to retain a large Jagir at Rampur after the 1774 campaign.
Who introduced the ‘East India Bill’? (NU. 2014, 19) ✪✪✪
Ans: “East India Bill” was drafted and introduced by Fox.
What is the ‘East India Charter’? (NU. 2016) ✪✪✪
Ans: The East India Charter is a charter to establish a monopoly and to create power.
What was the main target of Burke’s ‘Speech on East India Bill’? (NU. 2016, 20) ✪✪✪
Ans: The abuses of the East India Company’s authority in India.
What were the charges in the Bill brought against Warren Hastings? (NU. 2023)
Ans. He was charged with corruption, cruelty, and misuse of power.
What is the ‘East India Bill”? (NU. 2020)
Ans: The East India Bill is a charter to establish a monopoly and to create power.
What were the East India Company’s officials formally called? (NU. 2015)
Ans: The directors.
What is ‘Magna Carta’? (NU. 2012, 15, 19, 21, 23)
Ans: The Magna Carta means the great charters conceded by King John in 1215 and it was confirmed by King Henry III in 1265. Magna Carta is a charter to restrain power and to destroy monopoly.
Who was Edmund Burke? (NU. 2016, 21) ✪✪✪
Ans: Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish Statesman, author, orator, and political philosopher.
When did Edmund Burke deliver his famous speech on Fox’s East India Bill? (NU. 2014, 17, 21) ✪✪✪
Ans: On 1st December 1783.