Question:
Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law?
Answer:
The British introduced a law stating that the Government had control over the manufacture and sale of salt. It also imposed a tax on the sale of salt. Mahatma Gandhi and other national leaders felt that it was wrong to impose tax on salt which was an essential commodity for food. The leaders decided to opposethis tax. In 1930. Gandhiji declared that he would lead a march to break the salt law The Salt March was related to the desire for freedom felt by everyone, the rich and the poor alike. Gandhiji and his followers marched for over 240 miles from Sabarmati to
the coastal town of Dandi where they broke the government lave by gathering natural salt found on the seashore, and boiled sea water to produce salt. Peasants, tribals and women participated in large numbers. Pamphlets were published on the Salt Satyagraha.
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.
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Q 11.
Name some weaver’s community in India.
Q 12.
Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for?
Q 13.
Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms
Q 14.
Who are the Agaria?
Q 15.
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so. for what reasons?
Q 16.
Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.
Q 17.
Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.
Q 18.
What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
Q 19.
How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?
Q 20.
What was the role of the Plannirg Commission?
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.
Write a brief not on abolition of untouchability and Reservation Policy.
Q 25.
Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.
Q 26.
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 27.
What is aspinning jenny?
Q 28.
Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?
Q 29.
Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.
Q 30.
What were company Paintings?
Q 31.
How was the ecoromic development of India visualised in the earty decades after Independence?
Q 32.
What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?
Q 33.
What were the new Governments priorities?
Q 34.
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
Q 35.
Write a brief note on Kalighat paintings.
Q 36.
What brought the moderates and radicals together?
Q 37.
Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.
Q 38.
What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?
Q 39.
What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?
Q 40.
What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?
Q 41.
Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?
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 did Jyotirao the reformers justify their criticism of caste inequality in society?
Q 45.
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 46.
How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?
Q 47.
What did the Khilafat movement support?
Q 49.
Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?
Q 50.
What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?
