Law and Social Justice — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after Independence.

What measures were taken by the British after issuing of Wood’s Despatch?

Give a brief description of all the three Anglo-Maratha wars.

Who was Holt Mackenzie? Explain the system devised by him.

Describe the regions where textile production was concentrated in the early 19th century.

How can agricultural development be achieved?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
"Not fit for human consumption"
Newspaper provide accounts of the movements in different parts of the country. Here is a report of a police strike in 1946. More than 2000 policemen in Delhi refused to take their food on Thursday morning as a protest against their low salaries and the bad quality of food supplied to them from the Police Lines kitchen. As the news spread to the other police stations, the men there also refused to take food… One of the strikers said: "The food supplied to us from the Police Lines kitchen is not fit for human consumption. Even cattle would not eat the chappattis and dal which we have to eat".
Hindustan Times,
22 March, 1946

1. What is newspaper clipping all about?
2. Why did the policeman refuse to take their food on Thursday morning?
3. What was the remark of one of the strikers on the food supplied to them?
4. What was the reaction of policemen at other police stations?

Imagine you are a British officer in Awadh during the rebellion. What would you do to keep your plans of fighting the rebels a top secret?

Mention the revolts by different tribal groups in the country against the British?

Why is it important for young people to understand how the Indian Parliament works?