Question:
Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.
Answer:
The Constituent Assembly was set up to draft out the constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly met numerous times while the Indian constitution was being written. The writing of the constitution took almost three years to be completed; from December 1946 to November 1949. The meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held in New Delhi. The members of the assembly came from all over India, and from different political parties. The most important role was played by Dr B.R. Ambedkac who was Chairman of the Drafting Committee. Under the supervision of Dr
B.R. Ambedkar the document was finalised. The Indian constitution was completed and adopted on 26 January 1950. On 2671 January. India became a Republic and since Republic Day has been celebrated on 2671 January every year.
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.
Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
Q 7.
Were the weavers given any importance during the national movement?
Q 8.
In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?
Q 9.
Name some varieties of cloth that were produced in India during the 18th century.
Q 10.
Name some weaver’s community in India.
Q 11.
What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?
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.
What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
Q 16.
Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.
Q 17.
How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?
Q 18.
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so. for what reasons?
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.
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 24.
What were company Paintings?
Q 25.
Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.
Q 26.
How was the ecoromic development of India visualised in the earty decades after Independence?
Q 27.
Write a brief not on abolition of untouchability and Reservation Policy.
Q 28.
Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?
Q 29.
Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.
Q 30.
What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?
Q 31.
What is aspinning jenny?
Q 32.
What was the outcome of the Wood’s despatch?
Q 33.
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
Q 34.
Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?
Q 35.
Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?
Q 36.
Write a brief note on Kalighat paintings.
Q 37.
Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?
Q 38.
What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?
Q 39.
What were the new Governments priorities?
Q 40.
Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.
Q 41.
What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?
Q 42.
What were the different reasons people had for not sending girts to school?
Q 43.
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 44.
Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat? Why did they begin to paint new themes?
Q 45.
Discuss the various forms that the Non-Cooperation Movement took in
different parts of India. How did the people understand Gandhiji?
Q 46.
Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law?
Q 47.
What did the Khilafat movement support?
Q 48.
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 49.
What were the problems that faced the new government after independence?
