Question:
Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the national
movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?
Answer:
Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker were critical of the national movement. Ramaswamy Naicker had become a member of the Congress He soon left the Congress as he felt that the Party discriminated among castes. The lower castes were made to sit at a distance from the upper castes. Periyar founded the Self Respect Movement as he felt that the untouchables had to fight for their dignity. He stated that the untouchables were the true upholders of the Tamil and Dravidian culture. Periyar passionately wanted the untouchables to free themselves and achieve
social equality. Periyar was an outspoken critic of Hindu scriptures, especially the Codes of Manu. the ancient lawgrvec and the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana. He felt these scriptures established the authority of Brahmans over lower castes and the justified the domination of men over women. There was great opposition for Perryars views among the uppercaste nationalist leaders The forceful speeches, writings and movements of Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker set many uppercaste nationalist leaders thinking
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.
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 5.
How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?
Q 6.
Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
Q 7.
Name some varieties of cloth that were produced in India during the 18th century.
Q 8.
Were the weavers given any importance during the national movement?
Q 9.
What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?
Q 10.
Name some weaver’s community in India.
Q 11.
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Q 12.
Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for?
Q 13.
Who are the Agaria?
Q 14.
Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms
Q 15.
Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.
Q 16.
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so. for what reasons?
Q 17.
How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?
Q 18.
What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
Q 19.
What was the role of the Plannirg Commission?
Q 20.
Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.
Q 21.
Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national sty le of art?
Q 22.
Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s?
Q 23.
Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?
Q 24.
Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.
Q 25.
Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?
Q 26.
Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.
Q 27.
How was the ecoromic development of India visualised in the earty decades after Independence?
Q 28.
Write a brief not on abolition of untouchability and Reservation Policy.
Q 29.
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 30.
What is aspinning jenny?
Q 31.
What were company Paintings?
Q 32.
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
Q 33.
Write a brief note on Kalighat paintings.
Q 34.
What brought the moderates and radicals together?
Q 35.
What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?
Q 36.
What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?
Q 37.
What were the new Governments priorities?
Q 38.
Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.
Q 39.
What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?
Q 40.
Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?
Q 41.
What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?
Q 42.
What was thecalico Act ?
Q 43.
Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India?
Q 44.
How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?
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 did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?
Q 47.
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 48.
Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat? Why did they begin to paint new themes?
Q 49.
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 50.
Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law?
