EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
26/08/2021 CLASS-8 SESSION2021-22(SLOT-1)
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Chapter-3
GLIMPSES OF THE PAST
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Glimpses of the Past Working With the Text (Page – 45)
Answer the following questions :
Question 1.Do you think the Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757 ?
Answer:
Of course, the Indian princes were short-sighted. They were quarrelling. They were not hesitant to take outsider’s help to fight on their land. They could not think of a second thought on the impact of the Britisher’s help.
Question 2.How did the East India Company subdue the Indian princes ?
Answer:
The British used their policy ‘Divide and Rule’ to subdue the fighting Indian princes on their own native land.
Question 3.Quote the words used by Ram Mohan Roy to say that every religion teaches the same principles.
Answer:
Cows are of different colours but the colour of their milk is the same. Different teachers have different opinions but the essence of every religion is the same.
Question 4.In what ways did the British officers exploit Indians ?
Answer:
The British imposed heavy taxes on farmers, reduced import duty on finish goods from England to exploit Indians. They, even cut the thumbs of expert artisans and got them unable to work better.
Question 5.Name these people.
(i) The ruler who fought pitched battles against the British and died fighting.
(ii) The person who wanted to reform the society.
(iii) The person who recommended the introduction of English education in India.
(iv) Two popular leaders who led the revolt
Answer:
(i) Tipu Sultan
(ii) Ram Mohan Roy
(iii) Lord Macauley
(iv) Kunwar Singh, Tatya Tope, Nana Saheb.
Question 6.Mention the following :
(i) Two examples of social practices prevailing then.
(ii) Two oppressive policies of the British.
(iii) Two ways in which common people suffered.
(iv) Four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 War of Independence.
Answer:
(i) Child-marriage and Untouchability.
(ii) To put the Indians in jails without any trial.
The company’s loot in Industrial sector.
(iii) By export of British machinery, the artisan were ruined By imposing heavy taxes,
Indian farmers had to abandon their fields.
(iv) Slow promotion to Indians, cutting the thumbs of artisans, greesed bullets, heavy
taxes, snatching of kingdoms from old rulers.
