Class 8 History Chapter 1 Question Answers - SST: Our Pasts III

Q1: Why were untouchable students not allowed to enter the classrooms where upper-caste boys were taught?
Ans: There was a false notion among the upper-caste that untouchables would pollute the classroom where their children were taught.

Q2: Who were known as Vaishyas?
Ans: Traders and moneylenders often were known as Vaishyas.

Q3: What was the Satyashodhak Samaj? Who had founded it?
Ans: The Satyashodhak Samaj, an association Phule founded, propagated caste equality.

Q4: Who were Shudras?
Ans: They belong to labouring castes.

Q5: Why do people view leather workers with contempt?
Ans: Leatherworkers have been traditionally held in contempt since they work with dead animals which are seen as dirty and polluting.

Q6: How did reformers bring changes in society?
Ans: Reformers bring changes in society by persuading people to give up old practices and adopt a new way of life.

Q7: Who was Mumtaz Ali?
Ans: Mumtaz Ali was a social reformer who reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for women’s education.

Q8: Write a short note on Satnami movement?
Ans: The Satnami movement in Central India was founded by Ghasidas who worked among the leatherworkers and organized a movement to improve their social status.

Q9: Which social reformer was popularly called as Periyar?
Ans: E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker

Q10: Who were Ati Shudras?
Ans: They were untouchables.