1 ) Who were Nagodas ?

Ans : Nagodas were the sericulturists  of Bengal.

2 ) Who were exploited under the company rule ? 

Ans :

• Farmers

• Weavers

• Craft men

• Tribals

3) What were the strategies they adopted to exploit the farmers ?

Ans : 

• Levied Heavy taxes on Farmers.

• No tax concessions were sanctioned even when drought and flood destroyed the agriculture.

• Middle men (Zamindars) were assigned to the duty of collecting tax.

• Imposed the condition that taz was to be paid in the form of cash.

• The farmers had to depend on ‘Sahus’- the private money lenders – for loans at a high rate of interest.

4 ) How did the forest laws imposed by the company adversely affect the tribal life ?

Ans : 

• Disturbed the collection of forest products.

• Adversely affected the tribal traditional farming.

• To exploit mineral deposits in forest the British constructed roads and railways to there regions.

• Absolute control over the weavers.

5 ) What were the reasons for the decline of hand loom industry in India ? 

Ans : 

• The large scale of export of cotton, the raw materials of hand loom industry to Britain.

• The large scale import of cheaper textiles manufactured in the British factories.

• Excessive taxes were levied on clothes 

6) Who were the leaders of Santhal rebellion ?

Ans : Sidhu and Kanhu

7) Who led Guerilla wars against the British in the forests of Wayanad ?

Ans : Pazhassiraja

8) When was the Kundara Proclamation announced ?

Ans : In 1809

9) Who was the first Indian soldier to protest against Millitary officials ?

Ans : Mangal Pandey

10) Where did the revolt against the military officials started ?

Ans : Meerut

11) Which are the places were the revolt (1st Independence war) located ?

Ans : Meerut, Kanpur, Allahabad, Jhasi, Arrah and Faizabad