When People Rebel - Class 8 History - Extra Questions

Economic exploitation of the country produced discontent, resentment and resistance among the people that culminated in the Great Uprising ofExamine this factor with reference to the following:
(a) The ruin of trade and handicrafts.
(b) Impoverishment of the cultivators.
(c) Subordination of Indian economy to British interests (Making India an Agricultural Colony of British capitalism).



What were the administrative and socio-religious causes for the uprising of 1857 revolt?



Explain any three Military Causes of the Great Revolt of 1857.



Explain any four economic causes of the Great Revolt of 1857.



Enumerate the causes for the failure of $$1$$st War of Indian Independence.



What was the General Service Enlistment Act?



What was Nana Saheb's grievance against the British?



Explain the political and economic causes for the revolt of 1857.



How does racial discrimination adversely affect world peace and peaceful co-existence?



Write short notes on the following (i) Rani Laxmibai, (ii) Tatya Tope.



How were the cottage industries affected by British Policy of Economic Exploitation?



What were the political factors that led to the First War of Indian Independence?



Answer the following questions in six sentences each:
Various economic changes were responsible for the revolt ofJustify.



Answer the following questions in two to four sentences each:
The condition of Indian soldiers in the British army was wry pathetic Justify. 



What were the apprehensions of Indians about the introduction of the railways?



What is meant by de-urbanisation?



In what way did the General Service Enlistment Act disregard the feelings of the Indian troops?



What are the two grievances harboured by the Indian soldiers which created an atmosphere favorable to the First War of Independence?



What was the demand of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?



What are the two humanitarian measures taken by the British which invoked adverse reaction from the Indian masses?



What are the three measures which point to the policy of social discrimination followed by the British in India?



Why didn't the trade with England benefit the Indian economy?



The British economic policies ruined the __________ and __________.



What were the causes of decline in the demand for handmade goods?



Find out more about Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. In what ways would she have been an unusual woman for her times?



What is meant by Drain of Wealth? How was India's Wealth drained to England?



Mention two political causes of the First War of Independence.



Why did Rani Laxmi Bai become a bitter enemy of the British?



How did the last Mughal emperor lived last days of his life?



Collect pictures, stories, poems and information about any of the following – the Rani of Jhansi, Mahadji Sindhia, Haidar Ali, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord Dalhousie or any other contemporary ruler of your region.



State one of the consequences of the disbanding of the armies of the annexed States by the British.



Which announcement of Lord Canning in 1856, affected adversely the Mughal dynasty in India?



What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?



Give the meaning of absentee sovereighnty. Why was it resented by the Indians?



Give any two grievances of the peasantry against the British.



Several factors led to the uprising ofWith reference to this, explain each of the following:
(a) Discontent of the Sepoys.
(b) Resentment of the rulers of the native states against the British.
(c) Unhappiness of the Indian Artisans and Craftsmen.



What were the economic causes for the revolt of 1857?



How did the famines alienate the goodwill of Indians for the British?



Why did tribal revolts take place?



Many factors led to the First War of Independence. In the context explain the following:
(a) The attitude of the British towards the people of India with regard to their religious customs.
(b) Factors causing dissatisfaction among the Indian soldiers.
(c) Decline of the landed aristocracy.



Numerous causes were at work in causing the Great Upsurge ofExplain the following with reference to the above statement.
(a) The introduction of Railways and Telegraphs
(b) The introduction of Enfield Rifles
(c) The laws that inherited with the religious customs of the people.



The First War of Independence was the culmination of people's dissatisfaction against the British rule. In this context enumerate the following causes:
(a) Military causes
(b) Economic Causes
(c) Political Causes



Class 8 History Extra Questions