History

Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

Question:

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?

Answer:

The 3 lists of subjects provided by the constitution are...

  • A Union List with subjects such as taxes, defence and foreign affairs, which woukJ be the exclusive responsibility of the Centre

  • A State List of subjects, such as education and health, which woukJ be taken care of principally by the states

  • A Concurrent List under which would come subjects such as forests and agriculture, in which the Centre and the states would have joint responsibility.

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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.

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

    Q 7.

    What was thecalico Act ?

    Q 8.

    State the recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch.

    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 made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?

    Q 14.

    What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry 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.

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

    Q 35.

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

    Q 36.

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

    Q 37.

    What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?

    Q 38.

    What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?

    Q 39.

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

    Q 40.

    What was the role of the Plannirg Commission?

    Q 41.

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

    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.

    Who are the Agaria?

    Q 44.

    When were cotton mills started in India?

    Q 45.

    Give a brief sketch of Thomas Daniell and his paintings.

    Q 46.

    Describe the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

    Q 47.

    What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?

    Q 48.

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

    Q 49.

    What is aspinning jenny?

    Q 50.

    What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?