class 8th history ch 1 questions answer
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Explanation:
Question.1.
State whether true or false:
(a) James Mill divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim, Christian.
(b) Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.
(c) The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.
Answer.
(a) False
(b) False
(c) True
Question.2.
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Answer.
James Mill divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British. This periodisation has its own problem. It is difficult to refer to any period of history as ‘Hindu’ or ‘Muslim’ because a variety of faiths existed simultaneously in these periods. It is also not justified to characterise an age through the religion of the rulers of the time. What it suggests is that the lives and practices of others do not really matter. It is worth-mentioning that even rulers in ancient India did not all share the same faith.
Question 3.
Why did the British preserve official documents?
Answer.
The British preserved documents because of the following reasons:
Any information or proof of any decision can be read/used from the preserved documents.
The preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past.
One can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past
Their copies may be made and used in modern times.
Documents were helpful in understanding social, economical and history of those times.