The Modern Period

CHAPTER – 8: THE MODERN PERIOD
WORKSHEET – 1
Answer the following questions.
Q.1. Enumerate the steps taken by the East India Company to establish their rule in India.
How did the rule of the Company come to an end?
Ans: The steps taken by the East India Company were:
(a) Military Action
(b) Introduction of Railways
(c) Introduction of Postal Service
(d) Passing different Acts
The rule of the Company ended when the power went into the hands of the British in
1858 AD due to some nationalist activities that took place in India.
Q.2. Enlist any two reasons why the British government introduced a series of reforms in
India?
Ans: It did so to:
(a) pacify Indians.
(b) weaken the freedom struggle.
Q.3. Mention any five major events related to the freedom struggle of India.
Ans: The major events are:
(a) Formation of Indian National Congress
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Formation of Muslim League
(d) Formation of Home Rule League
(e) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q.4. What type of information do we get from the official records?
Ans: Official records provide information about the:
(a) condition of the people as well as the administrative system of a particular period.
(b) tribes, castes and land revenue settlements of a particular period.
Q.5. How do letters, writings and speeches provide information? Give examples.
Ans: They provide information about the developments that take place during a particular
period. Examples –
(i) The collection of writings of Gandhiji at Gandhi Smriti Museum, near Rajghat
throw light on the ideologies of Gandhiji and his political career.
(ii) Slogans raised by our freedom fighters during our struggle for independence tell
us about their intense and passionate feelings (patriotism) towards our
motherland.
WORKSHEET - 2
Answer the following questions.
Q.1. Explain any five major sources of information about Modern Indian History.
Ans: British Document:
(a) They tell us about the condition of the people and the administration of that time.
Examples – The records of reforms, like the Morley-Minto Reforms, Report of the
Simon Commission, the Government of India Act, 1935, etc.
(b) Similarly, we get lot of information from the various Bills passed by the British
Parliament. Examples – The Ilbert Bill, the Arms Bill, etc.
Books:
(a) They include prose, poetry, drama, stories, biographies, autobiographies, etc.
(b) They give us an insight into the conditions of that time.
(c) They are preserved in public and private libraries.
Examples – Anandmath by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, My Experiments with Truth
by Mahatma Gandhi, Unhappy Indian by Lala Lajpat Rai
Letters, writings and speeches:
They provide information about the developments that take place during a particular
period.
Examples-
(i) The collection of writings of Gandhiji at Gandhi Smriti Museum, Rajghat throw
light on the ideologies of Gandhiji and his political career.
(ii) Slogans raised by our freedom fighters during our struggle for independence tell
us about patriotic feelings and the sense of nationalism towards our motherland.
Newspapers:
They tell us about the social, economic and political condition of that time.
Examples –
(i) The London Times and the Bombay Times
(ii) Vernacular papers like B. G. Tilak’s Kesari in Marathi, Amrita Bazar Patrika in
Bengali, etc.
Administrative Reports of the Government:
(a) They include surveys and reports on tribes, castes and land revenue settlements,
(b) The basic objective behind these surveys and reports was to learn about India before
it could be administered effectively.
Example – Report on the survey and settlement operations in Champaran, Bihar
(1913 – 19).
Q.2. How do the old buildings, artifacts and people provide information? Give examples.
Ans: (a) Old buildings tell us about the architectural style of a particular period.
(b) Artifacts tell us about the technological developments of that period.
(b) People who lived during that period, share their experiences which throw light on
the life of the people and the conditions that existed.

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