Question:
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Answer:
British history paintings celebrated the British, their powec their victories and their supremacy. The paintings were full of action and energy. The painting dramatised the event and glorified the British triumph. These paintings sought to create a public memory of imperial triumphs. Victories had to be remembered implanted in the memory of people, both in India and
Britain. Only then could the British appear invincible and all-powerful.
Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation
Q 1.
State the recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch.
Q 2.
What were the changes that could be seen as women became actively involved in reforms?
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 6.
Name some weaver’s community in India.
Q 7.
Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.
Q 8.
What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?
Q 10.
Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
Q 11.
Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms
Q 12.
How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?
Q 13.
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so. for what reasons?
Q 14.
Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for?
Q 15.
Name some varieties of cloth that were produced in India during the 18th century.
Q 16.
What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?
Q 17.
What brought the moderates and radicals together?
Q 18.
Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?
Q 19.
Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.
Q 20.
Were the weavers given any importance during the national movement?
Q 21.
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Q 22.
What are miniature paintings?
Q 23.
What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?
Q 24.
What were the different reasons people had for not sending girts to school?
Q 25.
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 26.
Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national sty le of art?
Q 27.
Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.
Q 28.
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 29.
What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?
Q 30.
Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the national
movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?
Q 31.
Write a brief note on Kalighat paintings.
Q 32.
Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.
Q 33.
What were the three categories of Imperial Art?
Q 34.
What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?
Q 35.
What was the role of the Plannirg Commission?
Q 36.
What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
Q 37.
Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat? Why did they begin to paint new themes?
Q 38.
What did the Muslim League resolution of 1940 ask for?
Q 39.
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 40.
Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?
Q 41.
Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?
Q 42.
Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?
Q 43.
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 44.
How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?
Q 45.
What were the new Governments priorities?
Q 46.
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
Q 47.
What is aspinning jenny?
Q 48.
When were cotton mills started in India?
Q 49.
What were company Paintings?
Q 50.
Discuss the various forms that the Non-Cooperation Movement took in
different parts of India. How did the people understand Gandhiji?
