Ncert Cbse Solutions for English Textbook Exercise Questions
Class VIII, English - Honeydew
Glimpses of the Past
Ncert Textbook Comprehension Check (Important Questions only)
QUESTION.1: Who is an artisan? Why do you
think the thumbs of expert artisans were chopped off?
Answer:
An artisan is a person who is skilled in an applied art; a craftsman. The
expert artisans of India worked so well that there was no parallel to their
creation. The British feared that the goods which they were importing from
their country to sell in India would not stand competition in quality with the
goods produced by these expert Indian artisans. So to make them incapable of
doing their work the British used to chop off the thumbs of artisans.
Ncert Textbook Working with the Text (Important Questions only)
QUESTION.1: Do you think the Indian princes
were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757?
Answer:
Indian princes were indeed short-sighted in their approach to the events of
1757. They fought against each other and sought the help of the British. They
could not see that this will eventually make the British most powerful. This
happened and they had to suffer for their short-sightedness.
QUESTION.2: How did the East India Company
subdued the Indian princes?
Answer:
Indian princes were divided and fought one another. Very often they sought the
help of East India Company to do so. As a result they became weak. By this
divide and rule policy the Company subdued them all one by one.
QUESTION.4: In what ways did the British
officers exploit Indians?
Answer:
The British exploited Indians in several ways. They passed a resolution
according to which an Indian could be jailed without trial in a court. British
goods were imported in India tax-free. The English prospered on the company’s
loot while the Indian industries began to die. Even the British
Governor-General Bentinck reported to England, “The bones of cotton weavers are
bleaching the plains of India.”
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)
The popular leaders who led the revolt.
Answer:
(i)
Tipu Sultan
(ii)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(iii)
Lord Macaulay
(iv)
Nana Sahib Peshwa, Kunwar Singh, Tatya
Tope.
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)
Untouchability and child marriage.
(ii)
(1) The British passed a resolution
according to which an Indian could be jailed without trial in a court. (2) The
British supported the British industries. To do so they made imports of British
goods to this country tax-free as a result of which the Indian industries
started to die.
(iii)
(1) The British did not care about the
needs and feelings of Indians. (2) The farmers were heavily taxed and the thumbs
of the artisans were chopped off.
(iv)
(1) Santhals had lost their lands.
They became desperate and started to revolt against British and kill them as
well as their supporters. (2) The salaries of the British soldiers and the
Indian soldiers were not at par. This caused a lot of discontentment among the
Indian soldiers. (3) Hazrat Mahal of Lucknow was bitter as she had lost her
kingdom to British. (4) Many landlords were sore. They had lost their lands
because of the British policies.
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