Question

lesson 1 the modern period question answers​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Question: Name the events for which

specific dates can be determined.

Answer: The year a king was crowned, the year he married, the year he had a child, the year he fought a particular battle, the year he died, etc.

Question: What was an important aspect of the histories written by the British historians in India?

Answer: The rule of each Governor-General was an

important aspect.

Question: Who was James Mill? Answer: He was a Scottish economist and political philosopher and is known for his book "A History of

British India".

Question: What was Mill's opinion

about the Asian societies? Answer: In Mill's opinion all Asian societies were at a

lower level of civilisation than Europe.

Question: What evil practices, according to James Mill, dominated the Indian social life before the British came to India?

Answer: According to James Mill, the evil practices

that dominated to the Indian social life were religious

intolerance, caste taboos and superstitious practices.

Question: How did paintings project

Governor-General?

Answer: Paintings projected Governor-Generals as powerful figures.

Question: Why do many historians refer

to modem period as colonial? Answer: It is because, under British rule people did not have equality, freedom or liberty - the symbols of modernity.

Question: Mention one important source used by historians in writing about the last 230 years of Indian history.

Answer: The official records of the British

administration.

Question: What is done under census? Answer: It records the number of people living all the provinces of India and gathers information on castes, religions and occupation.

Question: What do official records not tell?

Answer: Official records do not tell what other people in the country felt, and what lay behind their actions.