Can you think of examples of surveys in your
world today? Think about how toy companies get
information about what young people enjoy playing
with or how the government finds out about the
number of young people in school. What can a
historian derive from such surveys?
According to the poem “The Winner,” what qualities define a true winner?
How will the information historians get from old
newspapers be different from that found in police
reports?
What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian
history that James Mill offers?
How does the protagonist’s perspective on competition change in “Change of Heart”?
How does the bird’s understanding of the world change throughout the poem?
State whether true or false:
(a) James Mill divided Indian history into three
periods – Hindu, Muslim, Christian.
(b) Official documents help us understand what
the people of the country think.
(c) The British thought surveys were important
for effective administration.
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