History

Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

Question:

How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?

Answer:

In countries like United Kingdom and the United States, the right to vote was granted in stages. First only men of property had the vote, next men who were educated had the right to vote. After a long struggle working-class men got the vote. And finally, after a bitter struggle American and British women were granted the vote.
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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.

How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?

Q 5.

Name some weaver’s community in India.

Q 6.

What are miniature paintings?

Q 7.

Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.

Q 8.

Write about Raja Rammohun Roy and his reforms

Q 9.

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 10.

How was the right to vote in adopted in the UK and the US?

Q 11.

Who are the Agaria?

Q 12.

What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?

Q 13.

Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?

Q 14.

Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national?

Q 15.

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 16.

Name some varieties of cloth that were produced in India during the 18th century.

Q 17.

What brought the moderates and radicals together?

Q 18.

Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.

Q 19.

Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so. for what reasons?

Q 20.

Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the national movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?

Q 21.

What were the three categories of Imperial Art?

Q 22.

Write a brief note on Kalighat 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.

Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat? Why did they begin to paint new themes?

Q 26.

Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for?

Q 27.

How was the politics of the Radicals within the Congress different from that of the Moderates?

Q 28.

What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?

Q 29.

What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?

Q 30.

Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national sty le of art?

Q 31.

What made Gandhiji call off the non-cooperation movement?

Q 32.

Give a brief sketch of Thomas Daniell and his paintings.

Q 33.

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 34.

Write a brief not on abolition of untouchability and Reservation Policy.

Q 35.

What is aspinning jenny?

Q 36.

Mention the caste system that was prevalent in those days in India.

Q 37.

Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?

Q 38.

In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?

Q 39.

What were company Paintings?

Q 40.

Write a brief note on the Constituent Assembly.

Q 41.

How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?

Q 42.

What were Tagore’s ideas on education?

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.

After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?

Q 45.

What were the advantages that Indian weavers had?

Q 46.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?

Q 47.

What was Thomas Babington Macaulay instrumental for?

Q 48.

What social ideas did the following people support?

  • Rammohun Roy
  • Dayanand Saraswati
  • Veerasalingam Pantulu
  • Jyotirao Phule
  • Pandita Ramabai
  • Periyar
  • Mumtaz Ali
  • Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
  • Q 49.

    Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiritothe American movement to free slaves?

    Q 50.

    Describe the paintings done by Robert Ker Porter on the battle of Seringa patam.