B. Short Answer Questions
1. How was the medieval period different from the modern period in history?
2. Briefly describe surveying as a means for reconstructing the colonial history.
3. How have museums and archives helped in providing information about the history of India?
C. Long Answer Questions
1. Why are dates important in history? For which events can we not fix dates?
2. What does colonisation mean? How did it affect India?
3. Identify the different sources available for studying modern Indian history. Where are they
preserved?
4. What was the role of media during the British period?
D. HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) Questions
1. Do you think that the British records reveal exact historical information? Why/Why not?
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1.Medieval Period was totally different from the modern period of history as is medieval time, there were kingdoms, delhi sultanates like tughlaq,lodhi and khilji.But in modern history our freedom strugglers fought for their freedom against the British rule. So, there is the large boundary between them.
2.in the following ways, surveys can be used for reconstructing the colonial history: 1. We can get to know about the rate of revenue that was to be collected from different lands. That can throw light on the economic condition of Indians and the British rulers.
3.Museums and archives have helped in providing information about the history of India by preserving objects and documents about the past. Such objects and documents contain material and written records of the past. Such information allows historians to acquire more knowledge of the past.
1.It is because some events do not take place in a day. It may take a month or years for particular events to take place. For example, people of India did not started drinking day on just one fine day. It was a long drawn process and hence no date can be fixed for this development.
2.Colonization means settling and establishing control over one place and setting it as a colony. Howcolonization affected India? Indiabecame the colony of England. So, they established power in India and exploited Indian resources.
4.The Media was started after 1860s and played a very important role in educating, convincing, and mobilizing people in terms of spreading the nationalist and patriotic ideas. This includes at the British time and literally working for various purposes and plays a major role in India during British period.
1.No, British records may not reveal exact historical information. Such records may just reflect the British point of view. The records may also get influenced by British biases and prejudices.