QUESTION BANK (TERM II) GRADE: VIII LESSON NO: 9 SUBJECT: HISTORY LESSON NAME: Challenges Of The Caste System Q I. Choose the correct alternative: (1 mark each) 1. _______ was the central figure in the awakening of modern India. (a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Swami Vivekananda (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule 2. Which of the following was detrimental to the progress of India? (a) sati (b) purdah (c) exploitative policies of the British (d) the caste system 3. M. G. Ranade and Ramakrishna Bhandarkar founded the ________. (a) Prarthana Samaj (b) Brahmo Samaj (c) Satyashodak Samaj (d) Hunter Commission 4. Kandukuri Veeresalingam started a Telugu Magazine devoted to _______. (a) victims of poverty (b) widows (c) peasants (d) social reform Q.II. Fill in the blanks: (1 mark each) 1. Sridharalu Naidu stated an organization called _______ in Madras. 2. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker was also known as ________. 3. Dr. Ambedkar and Sri Narayana Guru worked for the upliftment of the ___. 4. _______ was the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee that drafted the Constitution of India. Q.III. Answer the following questions in one sentence: (1 Mark each) 1. In which year did the Constitution of India come into effect? 2. What did Gandhiji call the people of low castes? 1 Q.IV. Answer the following questions: (2 Marks each) 1. What did Periyar’s teachings consist of? 2. What did Jyotiba Phule write to the Hunter Commission about? Q.V. Answer the following questions: (3 Marks each) 1. Reiterate Dr Ambedkar’s words for Jyotiba Phule. Q.VI. Answer the following questions in brief: (4 Marks each) 1. If you were to see atrocities towards people of lower castes, what would be your reaction? Please explain with an example. 2 .