CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet
History - Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation
1.
State True or False: Mahatma Gandhi envisioned a national education system that would help Indians to realise their self-worth and dignity.
A)
true
B)
false
2.
Fill in the blanks: There were than ____________ pathshalas with each having had about 20 students before the British rule.
3.
Fill in the blanks: Mahatma Gandhi envisioned a national education system that would help Indians to realise their ____________ and dignity.
4.
How Mahatma Gandhi envisioned a national education system?
5.
State True or False: Teaching was oral and there were no separate classes before the British rule.
A)
true
B)
false
6.
Fill in the blanks: The gurus were now told to follow a regular timetable, teach using ____________ and submit periodic reports in British period.
7.
State True or False: Mahatma Gandhi was entirely against Western education.
A)
true
B)
false
8.
State True or False: The students had to attend regular classes, pay a fixed fee and clear exams in British period.
A)
true
B)
false
9.
Fill in the blanks: Before the British rule, there were many ____________ in India.
10.
State True or False: Tagore set up an institution called Santiniketan in 1901, where children could be free to explore and learn about 100 kilometres away from Calcutta.
A)
true
B)
false
11.
State True or False: The classes were held at a village temple, shop, or under a tree and in many places it was held at the guru's house before the British rule.
A)
true
B)
false
12.
Fill in the blanks: Mahatma Gandhi wanted education to be imparted in local languages rather than ____________.
13.
State True or False: No classes were held in the Pathshala during the harvest, as many rural children worked in the fields before the British rule.
A)
true
B)
false
14.
Fill in the blanks: Pathshalas that agreed to follow the rules set by the British were given ____________ grants whereas the ones that disagreed were not given any support.
15.
State True or False: Gandhiji was absolutely against Western education and culture but Tagore wanted to combine the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture.
A)
true
B)
false
16.
Fill in the blanks: Along with art, dance and music, subjects like ____________ were also taught at Santiniketan.
17.
Fill in the blanks: Rabindranath Tagore also disapproved of ____________.
18.
What were the effects of new education system in India?
19.
Which act outlined the educational policies to be followed in India ?
20.
Fill in the blanks: The fees in a pathshala depended on the ____________ income before the British rule.
CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet
History - Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation
Answers
1.
Option A
2.
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3.
Self-worth
4.
Mahatma Gandhi envisioned a national education system that would help Indians to realize their self-worth and dignity.
5.
Option A
6.
Textbooks
7.
Option A
8.
Option A
9.
Pathshalas
10.
Option A
11.
Option A
12.
English
13.
Option A
14.
Government
15.
Option A
16.
Science and Technology
17.
Western education
18.
The new system by British adversely affected the lives of many poor students since they could no longer attend school due to fixed fees and regular time tables.
19.
English Education Act of 1835 outlined the educational policies to be followed in India and highlighted the practical benefits of the European educational system.
20.
Parents
