Q1: FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Historians divide the Indian history into _________________ periods.
2. The National Archives of India was set up in_________________.
3. Census Operations are held ________________.
4. The History of British India was written by _________________.
5. The last viceroy of British India was _______________.
6. The colonial government gave much importance to the practice of _____________.
7. The British established specialized institutions like _______________ and_____________ to
preserve important documents.
8. The word calligrapher means _________________.
9. The first Governor-General of India was _________________.
10. The British carried out detailed surveys by the early ______________ century in order to
map the entire country.
Q2: IMPORTANT DATES/DATELINES:
1. Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of India in___________.
2. James Rennel produced the first map in _____________.
3. James Mill published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India
in_____________.
4. Lord Mountbatten become the last British Viceroy of British India in_______________.
5. Battle of Plassey was fought in which year _____________.
6. The first census was carried out in _________________.
Q3: ANSWER IN ONE WORD:
1. Subjugation of one country by another
2. Place where historical documents are kept
3. A building in which objects of historical importance are kept to show them to public
4. One who is specialized in the art of beautiful writing
5. One who writes about the past events
6. A person who studies past through the excavation of sites
7. Who is known as the father of history?
8. Division of history into periods
Answers
Answer:
1.Historians divided Indian History into ancient, medieval and modern.
2.11 March, 1891
3.Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. All the censuses since 1951 were conducted under the 1948 Census of India Act. The last census was held in 2011, whilst the next will be held in 2021.
4.James Mill
5.Lord Louis Mountbatten
6.The British gave much importance to the practice of surveying because they believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively administred. ... In this way, they gathered all the facts that were essential for administering a country
7.The British established specialized institutions like archives and museums to preserve records
8. a professional copyist or engrosser. 2 : one who practices the art of calligraphy. 3 : penman a fair calligrapher
9.Warren Hastings
10.The British carried out detailed surveys by the early 19th century in order to map the entire country. Printing began to spread by the middle of the 20th century.
Answer:
Q1 1. three 2.11 March 1891 3.in every 10 years 4.James Mill 5.Lord louis mountbatten 6.surveying 7.archeive 8.the one who practices calligraphy 9.Warren hasting 10.19th
Explanation: