Question:
Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s?
Answer:
The dissatisfaction with British rule intensified in the 1870s and 1880s. The
main reason was the two Acts was passed by the British.
The Arms Act 1878
The Vernacular Press Act 1878
The Arms Act disallowed Indians from possessing arms and the Vernacular Press Act allowed the government to confiscate the assets of newspapers including their printing presses if the newspapers published anything that was found objectionable.
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.
How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?
Q 5.
What are miniature paintings?
Q 6.
State the recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch.
Q 7.
Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms
Q 8.
What was thecalico Act ?
Q 9.
Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.
Q 10.
Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?
Q 11.
What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?
Q 12.
What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?
Q 13.
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 14.
What was the plight of Indian women 200 years ago?
Q 15.
What were the new Governments priorities?
Q 16.
Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat? Why did they begin to paint new themes?
Q 17.
What were the problems that faced the new government after independence?
Q 19.
How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?
Q 20.
What were company Paintings?
Q 21.
How was the ecoromic development of India visualised in the earty decades after Independence?
Q 22.
Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law?
Q 23.
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 24.
Name some weaver’s community in India.
Q 25.
What were the different reasons people had for not sending girts to school?
Q 26.
What were Tagore’s ideas on education?
Q 27.
What was the llbert Bill?
Q 29.
What were the reasons for the awareness among women?
Q 30.
How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India?
Q 31.
Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?
Q 32.
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Q 33.
What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?
Q 34.
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
Q 35.
Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.
Q 36.
How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?
Q 37.
Discuss those developments of the 1937-47 period that led to the creation of Pakistan
Q 38.
What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?
Q 39.
How did Jyotirao the reformers justify their criticism of caste inequality in society?
Q 40.
Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.
Q 41.
After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?
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.
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 44.
Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?
Q 45.
Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?
Q 46.
Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national sty le of art?
Q 47.
Describe the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Q 48.
What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?
Q 49.
What did the Muslim League resolution of 1940 ask for?
Q 50.
What brought the moderates and radicals together?
