{"id":5907,"date":"2024-01-22T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T10:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncertsolutions.guru\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2024-01-23T09:32:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T04:02:35","slug":"ncert-solutions-for-class-8-english-honeydew-chapter-3-glimpses-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncertsolutions.guru\/ncert-solutions-for-class-8-english-honeydew-chapter-3-glimpses-of-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 3 Glimpses of the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English<\/a><\/p>\n

Glimpses of the Past NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 3<\/h2>\n

Glimpses of the Past NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

Glimpses of the Past Comprehension check I<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nLook at picture 1 and recall the opening lines of the original song in Hindi. Who is the singer? Who else do you see in this picture?
\nAnswer:
\nLata Mangeshkar is the singer. We see our political leaders such as Pandit Jawahar Lai Nehru, Lai Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi in the picture on the top right. At the bottom, one can see pictures of Rani Lakshmi Bai, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nIn picture 2 what do you understand by the Company s \u201csuperior weapons \u2019\u2019?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Company\u2019s \u201csuperior weapons\u201d are its clever strategies and tactics and support from the British Empire.<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nWho is an artisan? Why do you think the artisans suffered? (picture 3)
\nAnswer:
\nAn artisan is a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. Local artisans display handwoven textiles,painted ceramics, and leather goods in street markets. The artisans suffered because they had to pay huge taxes to the British government. At the same time, the British sold machine-made goods.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhich picture, according to you, reveals the first sparks of the fire of revolt?
\nAnswer:
\nPicture 7 reveals the first sparks of the fire of revolt.<\/p>\n

Glimpses of the Past Working with the text<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer the following questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nDo you think the Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 175 7?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757 because they helped British overthrow local rulers. In this way, they gave more power to the British inadvertently. They did not realize that by going against each other, they were paving a way for the British rule. If they were far-sighted, they would have joined hands and overthrown the East India Company together.<\/p>\n

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Question 2.
\nHow did the East India Company subdue the Indian princes?
\nAnswer:
\nThe East India Company subdued the Indian princes using its superior weapons. They used the rivalries among local rulers to subdue the Indian princes one by one.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nQuote the words used by Ram Mohan Roy to say that every religion teaches the same principles.
\nAnswer:
\nThe following are the words used by Ram Mohan Roy to say that every religion teaches the same principles:
\n\u201cCows are of different colours, but the colour of their milk is the same. Different teachers have different opinions but the essence of every religion is the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nIn what ways did the British officers exploit Indians?
\nAnswer:
\nThe British officers exploit Indians in the following ways:<\/p>\n