Question:
Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.
Answer:
The Constituent Assembly was set up to draft out the constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly met numerous times while the Indian constitution was being written. The writing of the constitution took almost three years to be completed; from December 1946 to November 1949. The meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held in New Delhi. The members of the assembly came from all over India, and from different political parties. The most important role was played by Dr B.R. Ambedkac who was Chairman of the Drafting Committee. Under the supervision of Dr
B.R. Ambedkar the document was finalised. The Indian constitution was completed and adopted on 26 January 1950. On 2671 January. India became a Republic and since Republic Day has been celebrated on 2671 January every year.
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.
State the recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch.
Q 3.
Describe European artists style.
Q 4.
How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?
Q 5.
Describe in your own words one painting from this chapter which suggests that the British were more powerful than Indians. How does the artist depict this?
Q 7.
What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?
Q 8.
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so. for what reasons?
Q 9.
Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
Q 10.
Name some weaver’s community in India.
Q 11.
Name some varieties of cloth that were produced in India during the 18th century.
Q 12.
Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms
Q 13.
Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for?
Q 14.
Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.
Q 15.
Were the weavers given any importance during the national movement?
Q 16.
Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.
Q 17.
How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?
Q 18.
What brought the moderates and radicals together?
Q 19.
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 20.
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Q 21.
Write a brief note on Kalighat paintings.
Q 22.
What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?
Q 23.
Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the national
movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?
Q 24.
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 25.
What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
Q 26.
Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India?
Q 27.
Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.
Q 28.
What was the role of the Plannirg Commission?
Q 29.
What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?
Q 30.
Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national sty le of art?
Q 31.
What did the Muslim League resolution of 1940 ask for?
Q 32.
What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?
Q 33.
Give a brief sketch of Thomas Daniell and his paintings.
Q 34.
Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?
Q 35.
Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.
Q 36.
Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?
Q 37.
Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.
Q 38.
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
Q 39.
Write a brief not on abolition of untouchability and Reservation Policy.
Q 40.
What social ideas did the following people support?
Rammohun Roy
Dayanand Saraswati
Veerasalingam Pantulu
Jyotirao Phule
Pandita Ramabai
Periyar
Mumtaz Ali
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
Q 41.
What were the different reasons people had for not sending girts to school?
Q 42.
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 43.
Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s?
Q 44.
What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?
Q 45.
When were cotton mills started in India?
Q 46.
What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?
Q 47.
Discuss the various forms that the Non-Cooperation Movement took in
different parts of India. How did the people understand Gandhiji?
Q 48.
Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law?
Q 49.
What did Dr Ambedkar mean when he said that In politics we will have equality, and in social and economic life we will have inequality ?
Q 50.
After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?
