History - Class 8

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                         i.        The brahmo samaj was founded by _________________.

                        ii.        In __________, sati was banned.

                       iii.        _________________ founded a widows’ home at Poona.

                       iv.        Peasants and artisans such as weavers and potters referred to as __________.

                        v.        ___________ founded the Self Respect Movement.

                       vi.        The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, founded by Sayyid Ahmed Khan in 1875 at Aligarh, later became the ______________________.

         vii.        According to the Child Marriage Restraint Act no man below the age of _________ and woman below the age of ________ could marry.

         viii.        ___________ were an important untouchable caste of present-day Andhra Pradesh.

 

Q2. True/False

                         i.        When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance of property, etc. _________

                        ii.        Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practices. _________

                       iii.        Begums of Bhopal played a notable role in promoting education among women. _________

                       iv.        Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country. _________

                        v.        The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1829. __________

                       vi.        Rammohun Roy was well versed in Sanskrit, Persian and several other Indian and Europeon languages. __________

 

Q3. Which social reformer was popularly called as Periyar?

 

Q4. Who were Shudras?

 

Q5. Who were Ati Shudras?

 

Q6. Who were known as Vaishyas?

 

Q7. What was the Satyashodhak Samaj? Who had founded it?

 

Q8. Who was Mumtaz Ali?

 

Q9. Why do people view leather workers with contempt?

 

Q10. How did reformers bring changes in society?

 

Q11. Why were untouchable students not allowed to enter the classrooms where upper-caste boys were taught?

 

Q12. Write a short note on Satnami movement?

 

Q13. Why people such as Rammohun Roy are described as reformers?

 

Q14. Who was Raja Rammohun Roy?

 

Q15. Who were Madigas?