History

Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

Question:

How was the ecoromic development of India visualised in the earty decades after Independence?

Answer:

The economic development of India would be focused on lifting India and Indians out of poverty and building a modern technical and industrial base. In 1950, the government set up a Planning Commission to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development. There was a broad agreement on what was called a mixed economy model. Here, both the State and the private sector would play important and complementary roles in increasing.
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Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

Q 1.

What were the changes that could be seen as women became actively involved in reforms?

Q 2.

Write a brief not on abolition of untouchability and Reservation Policy.

Q 3.

Describe European artists style.

Q 4.

What are miniature paintings?

Q 5.

How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?

Q 6.

State the recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch.

Q 7.

Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?

Q 8.

What was thecalico Act ?

Q 9.

Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.

Q 10.

Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms

Q 11.

What were the new Governments priorities?

Q 12.

What was the plight of Indian women 200 years ago?

Q 13.

What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?

Q 14.

What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?

Q 15.

What were the problems that faced the new government after independence?

Q 16.

What are 3 lists of subjects that the constitution has provided to balance the different views on power sharing between the centre and the state?

Q 17.

Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat? Why did they begin to paint new themes?

Q 18.

What is bandanna?

Q 19.

How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?

Q 20.

What were company Paintings?

Q 21.

Point out which of the following were brought in with British art:
(a) oil painting
(b) miniatures
(c) life-size portrait painting
(d) use of perspective
(e) mural art

Q 22.

How was the ecoromic development of India visualised in the earty decades after Independence?

Q 23.

Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law?

Q 24.

What were Tagore’s ideas on education?

Q 25.

Name some weaver’s community in India.

Q 26.

What was the llbert Bill?

Q 27.

What were the different reasons people had for not sending girts to school?

Q 28.

What is jamdani?

Q 29.

What were the reasons for the awareness among women?

Q 30.

Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?

Q 31.

How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?

Q 32.

Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?

Q 33.

How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India?

Q 34.

How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?

Q 35.

What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?

Q 36.

Discuss those developments of the 1937-47 period that led to the creation of Pakistan

Q 37.

In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?

Q 38.

Why did some artists produce cheap popular prints? What influence would such prints have had on the minds of people who looked at them?

Q 39.

What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?

Q 40.

What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?

Q 41.

What was the role of the Plannirg Commission?

Q 42.

Who are the Agaria?

Q 43.

How did Jyotirao the reformers justify their criticism of caste inequality in society?

Q 44.

When were cotton mills started in India?

Q 45.

Give a brief sketch of Thomas Daniell and his paintings.

Q 46.

What did the Muslim League resolution of 1940 ask for?

Q 47.

Describe the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Q 48.

After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?

Q 49.

What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?

Q 50.

Why did the Indian iron smelting industry decline in the nineteenth century?