Question.1.
A History of British India was written by
- (i)(a) Charles Darwin
- (b) James Mill
- (c) Albert Einstein
- (d) ThomasHardy
(ii) The first Governor-General of India was
- (a) Lord Dathousie
- (b) Lord Mountbatten
- (c) Lord William Bentinck
- (d) Warren Hastings
(iii) The National Archives of India came up in the
- (a) 1920s
- (b) 1930s
- (c) 1940s
- (d) 1950s
(iv) The word ‘Calligrapher’ means
- (a) One who is specialised in the art of painting.
- (b) One who is specialised in the art of music.
- (c) One who is specialised in the art of beautiful writing.
- (d) One who is specialised in the art of public speaking.
(v) Census operations are held
- (a) every five years
- (b) every seven years
- (c) every ten years
- (d) every twelve years
Answer.
(i)(b), (ii)(d), (iii)(a), (iv)(c), (v)(c).
Question.2.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
- (i) The colonial government gave much importance to the practice of
- (ii) Historians have usually divided Indian history into ancient, and
- (iii) A History of British India is a massive work.
- (iv) Mill thought that all Asian societies were at a level of civilisation than Europe.
- (v) The British established specialised institutions like and to preserve important documents.
Answer.
- (i) Surveying
- (ii) medieval- modem
- (iii) three-volume
- (iv) lower
- (v) archives- museums
Question.3.
State whether each of the following statements is True or False.
- (i) The British were very particular about preserving official documents.
- (ii) Printing began to spread by the middle of the 20th century.
- (iii) The periodisation of Indian history offered by James Mill was not at all accepted.
- (iv) The British carried out detailed surveys by the early 19th century in order to map the entire country.
- (v) James Mill glorified India and its culture in his book A History of British India.
Answer.
- (i) True,
- (ii) False,
- (iii) False,
- (iv) True,
- (v) False.
Question.4.
Match the items given in Column A correctly with those given in Column B.
Answer.
(i) (c), (ii) (a), (iii) (d), (iv) (b).