NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 1 How, When and Where

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Chapter	How, When and Where
Textbook	NCERT
Type of Material	NCERT Solutions
Class	8
Subject	Social Science – History
Section	Our Past – III
Useful for	Class 8 Studying Students
Session	2024-25
Solutions provided	Yes
Intext Questions	Solved
No. of Intext Questions	3
No. of Exercise Questions	6
Total Questions Solved	9
Important Link	NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Social Science

Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 1 How, When and Where NCERT Solutions

INTEXT QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS

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Q. 1. Look carefully at the given figure and write a paragraph explaining how this image projects an imperial perception.

Ans. This picture shows that most of the people had faith in British power. Brahmins willingly gave over their ancient spiritual texts to Britannia –
the symbol of British power. This shows that the people thought that the British power will become the protector of Indian culture.

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Q. 2. Interview your mother or any other member of your family to find out about their life. Now divide their life into different periods and list out the significant events in each period. Explain the basis of your periodisation.

Ans. Grandson: Dadi, what is your age?
Dadi: I am 60 years old, born in 1962.
Grandson: I came to know from dad that you were a bright student in your school days. Please tell me something about your school days.
Dadi: Sure, I will tell you. I started my school in 1967 at the age of five when I was admitted to a nearby school. In those days, not many girl students attended school as they were supposed to remain indoors. But my father always motivated/ encouraged me to study.
Grandson: That was very good on part of great grandfather. Did he sometimes teach you as my father does?
Dadi: Yes, of course. He taught me Hindi poems whenever he was free. He told me tales from Ramayana and Mahabharata. He was a very good Mathematician also.
Grandson: When did you pass your matriculation (X class)?
Dadi: My son, the school in my village was only upto class  which I passed with the second position in the class in the year 1978 when I was 16 years old.
Grandson: Did you continue your studies?
Dadi: The intermediate school was in another village and it was quite far. My father was not in favour of sending me to that school. Anyway, my mother convinced him.
Grandson: Then, what happened?
Dadi: In the year 1980 at the age of 18 years, I passed my intermediate (12th class). I was married to your grandfather and started living with him in the town.
Grandson: So, you are only 12 th pass.
Dadi: No, my son, I am a graduate. With the lapse of time, I took admission in a college and passed my graduation. Later, I completed my B.Ed. course. Your teacher is also B.Ed.
Grandson: Oh! Now I know why you joined the teaching profession.
Dadi: Yes, then I joined a school as a teacher. This year in the month of March I retired from my job because I am 60 now and happily staying and playing with you. Now you are in class 8th you also study hard and achieve your dream.
Grandson: Thanks Dadi, for telling me about your life. I will try to live up to your expectations.
On the basis of the above narration, the life of my grandmother can be divided into two periods:
(i) The period of schooling (5-18 years): During this period, Dadi got her school education.
(ii) The period of family and professional life: During this period, Dadi got married, taking responsibility for household affairs and bringing up the children and at the same time dispensing her professional responsibility.

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Q.3. Look at sources 1 and 2. Do you find any differences in the nature of reporting? Explain what you observe.

Ans. Yes, the two reports differ from each other in their nature. In source 1 the reporting is done by a government official who is explaining the actions taken against the mutineers. But it does not reveal the reasons behind the situation or their views/ perspectives/objectives. The report in source 2 describes why, where and how the police had staged strikes. This report is an example of neutral reporting by the media and is much more realistic. This highlights the actual behaviour/manner of the government against the colony.

EXERCISE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS

Let’s Imagine

Q. 1. Imagine that you are a historian wanting to find out about how agriculture changed in a remote tribal area after independence. List the different ways in which you would find information on this.

Ans. The different ways by which we can gather information about the changes in agriculture in a remote tribal area after independence are as follows:
(i) By visiting the place personally and seeing the methods that the people are using in agriculture.
(ii) We can take interviews of the elderly people of that area to know about the changes that they have seen in agriculture after independence.
(iii) From the official record of that area. It can be gathered from the office of the collector ate.
(iv) Information can be gathered from the agricultural department of that state.
(v) We can also get information from various newspapers, magazines and journals published by the state.

Let’s Recall

Q. 2. State whether True or False.
(i) James Mill divided Indian history into three periods-Hindu, Muslim, Christian.
(ii) Official documents help us to understand what the people of the country think.
(iii) The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.

Ans. (i) False
Explanation: James Mill divided Indian History into three periods-Hindu, Muslim, British.
(ii) False
Explanation: Official records tell us what the officials thought, what they were interested in and what they wished to preserve for posterity. These records do not always help us to understand what other people in the country felt and what lay behind their actions.
(iii) True
Explanation: The British believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively administered.
By the early nineteenth century detailed surveys were being carried out to map the entire country.

Let’s Discuss

Q.3. What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?

Ans. James Mill periodises Indian history on the basis of religion. He divided it into three periods-Hindu, Muslim and British. According to him, British rule shows all the forces of progress and civilisation. The period before the British rule was one of darkness. Besides this, in the period which he refers to as ‘Hindu’ or ‘Muslim,’ a variety of faiths existed in India. He classified the periods according to the religion of the ruler of that particular period which is not justified and is rather prejudiced.

Q. 4. Why did the British preserve official documents?

Ans. The British preserved the important official documents because:
(i) These documents served as records of what the officials thoughtand in what they were interested in and what they wished.
(ii) According to the Britishwriting was more important than speaking and the documents in archives and museums can beutilised for reference later whenever required for the purpose of studying or debating.
(iii) These can also serve as information or proof of any decision or action taken earlier on some matter.

Q. 5. How is the information that historians get from old newspapers different from the one found in police reports?

Ans. Information is essential for writing the history of a time which can be gathered from various sources. Apart from official documents in the archives, historians also gather information from old newspapers, diaries of people, accounts of pilgrims, autobiographies of important personalities, booklets, etc. Information found in newspapers varies as it was based on incidents that have happened across the country whereas the police reports are limited and localised. Due to this fact, the information taken from police reports by historians is not as useful as it is from old newspapers. But the incidence reported in the newspaper may have biased reporting as per the thinking of the reporter while in police records, we could find pieces of evidence along with unbiased reports. A police report mav give a version which was suited to the rulers of that time. A newspaper may project a different story. Projection in newspapers depends on the leaning of the newspaper towards a particular powerful group in the contemporary period.

Let’s Do

Q. 6. Can you think of examples of surveys in your world today? Think about how toy companies get information about what children enjoy playing with or how the government finds out about the number of students in school. What can a historian derive from such surveys?

Ans. Examples of surveys:
(i) Educational Surveys
(ii) Product Surveys
(iii) Geographical Surveys
(iv) Voters Surveys
(v) Botanical Surveys
(vi) Archaeological Surveys
(vii) Anthropological Surveys
(viii) Zoological Surveys
(ix) Forest Surveys
(x) Health Surveys

To get information about what children enjoy playing with, most of the toy companies conduct a survey. In a similar way, to know about the number of school-going children, the government also conducts a survey.

The historian can get information about the past like cultural practices, houses, etc. through Archaeological Surveys.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the importance of data.
• Understand how to periodise the event.
• Learn how data is collected to create History.
• Understand different methodologies applied by Historians to know the importance of events and its drawbacks.
• Importance of surveys and official records and how it can be stored for the future generation.
• Importance of record rooms and archives in creating and understanding history.

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Topics covered in NCERT Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 1

1.1	Introduction
1.2	How Important are Dates?
1.3	The Process of Periodisation
1.4	Sources of History

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