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    DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

    HISTORY—CIVILISING THE “NATIVE”


    WORKSHEET- CLASS-VIII
    SECTION-A
    Q1. Choose the correct option:
    i. A person who knows and studies several languages is known as:
    a. Teacher
    b. Multi-talented
    c. Linguistic
    d. Learner

    ii. William Jones had started a journal which was called as:
    a. The Times of India
    b. Bengal Gazette
    c. Asiatic research
    d. Philosophical Research

    iii. Wood’s Despatch for ‘Education for Commerce’ in India was introduced by:
    a. Charles Wood
    b. William Wood
    c. Henry Wood
    d. Archie Wood

    iv. To promote the study of English texts, the Company set up a Hindu College in:
    a. Benaras
    b. Madras
    c. Surat
    d. Lucknow

    SECTION-B
    Q2. Answer in short:
    i. Who was Thomas Colebrooke?
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ii. Define Vernacular.
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    iii. Who is a Munshi?
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    iv. Name the two Indian individuals who reacted against western education.
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    SECTION-C
    Q3. Answer in detail:
    i. Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ii. Write a short note on Rabindranath Tagore and his contributions.
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    iii. Who was William Carey?
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________

    SECTION-D
    Q4. Assertion questions:
    (A): Assertion: Orientalism is the study of the culture of Asia through various texts.
    (R): Reason: Orientalists were people who studied the culture of Asia.
    i. Both the statements are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
    ii. Both the statements are false.
    iii. Both the statements are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
    iv. Both the statements are incorrect.
    (A): Assertion: William Adam was appointed to overview the economic condition of the
    country.
    (R): Reason: The condition of the pathshalas was unsystematic.
    i. Both the statements are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
    ii. Both the statements are false.
    iii. Both the statements are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
    iv. Both the statements are incorrect.
    SECTION-E
    Q5. Picture study:

    Identify the famous Anglicist:

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    On what pretext was he against Orientalism?

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    What were the temples of darkness according to him?

    ___________________________________________________________________________

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