Chapter 12 India After Independence
Chapter 12 India After Independence Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced. The Problem of the rehabilitation of given below Answer: The three problems that the newly 8 million refugees who had come into the country from newly born Pakistan. The problem of the princely states. […]
Chapter 11 The Making of the National Movement
Chapter 11 The Making of the National Movement Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s? Answer: The dissatisfaction against British rule was intensified in the 1870s and 1880s. 1. The Arms Act was passed in 1878, which disallowed Indians from having arms. 2. Same year […]
Chapter 10 The Changing World of Visual Arts
Chapter 10 The Changing World of Visual Arts Question 1 Fill in the blanks: The art form which observed carefully and tried to capture exactly what the eye saw is called _________. The style of painting which showed Indian landscape as a quaint, unexplored land is called _________. Paintings which showed the social lives of […]
Chapter 9 Women, Caste and Reform
Chapter 9 Women, Caste and Reform Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. What social ideas did the following people support: Answer: These people supported the following ideas: Spread of education among women. Widow remarriage. Caste equality and justice. Abolition of child marriage. Social equality for untouchables. Question 2. State whether true or false: When the British […]
Chapter 8 Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation
Chapter 8 Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation Question 1. Match the following: Answer: Question 2. State whether true or false James Mill was a severe critic of the Orientalists. The 1854 Despatch on education was in favour of English being introduced as a medium of higher education in India. Mahatma Gandhi thought that the […]
Chapter 7 Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
Chapter 7 Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe? Answer: Chintz (chhint), Cossaes (Khassa) and Bandanna. Bandanna word was derived from the word bandhan . It referred to a variety of brightly coloured cloth, produced through a method of tying and […]
Chapter 6 Colonialism and the City
Chapter 6 Colonialism and the City Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. State whether true of false: In the Western world, modem cities grew with industrialisation. Surat and Machlipatnam developed in the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, the majority of Indians lived in cities. After 1857 no worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for […]
Chapter 5 When People Rebel
Chapter 5 When People Rebel Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. What was the demand of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi that was refused by the British? Answer: To accept her adopted son to succeed the throne of the king, after the death of her husband. Question 2. What did the British do to protect the interests […]
Chapter 4 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
Chapter 4 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. Fill in the blanks: The British described the tribal people as ………… The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ……………. The tribal chiefs got …………. titles in central India under the British land settlements. Tribals […]
Chapter 3 Ruling the Countryside
Chapter 3 Ruling the Countryside Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. Match the following: Answer: Question 2. Fill in the blanks: The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ………… Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of ………….. Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of …………… Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the part […]