NCERT "Our Pasts III"

📚 NCERT TEXTBOOK

Our Pasts III — Class 8 History, published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Prescribed by CBSE + most Indian state boards. Foundation reading for UPSC Civil Services aspirants.

8TOPICS

90LOCATIONS

413FLASHCARDS

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Topics in NCERT "Our Pasts III" (8)

⏳ How, When and Where (Intro)

7 loc · 37 cards · Ch 1: How, When and Where (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

⚓ From Trade to Territory

13 loc · 56 cards · Ch 2: From Trade to Territory (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

🌾 Ruling the Countryside

10 loc · 47 cards · Ch 3: Ruling the Countryside (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

🌳 Tribals, Dikus & Birsa Munda

10 loc · 48 cards · Ch 4: Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

⚔️ The Revolt of 1857

12 loc · 64 cards · Ch 5: When People Revolt — 1857 and After (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

📚 Civilising the "Native"

9 loc · 40 cards · Ch 6: Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

⚖️ Women, Caste and Reform

12 loc · 48 cards · Ch 7: Women, Caste and Reform (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

🇮🇳 The National Movement (1870s-1947)

17 loc · 73 cards · Ch 8: The Making of the National Movement, 1870s-1947 (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III)

Chapters covered

Ch 1: How, When and Where (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — How, When and Where (Intro) (7 loc · 37 cards)
Ch 2: From Trade to Territory (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — From Trade to Territory (13 loc · 56 cards)
Ch 3: Ruling the Countryside (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — Ruling the Countryside (10 loc · 47 cards)
Ch 4: Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — Tribals, Dikus & Birsa Munda (10 loc · 48 cards)
Ch 5: When People Revolt — 1857 and After (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — The Revolt of 1857 (12 loc · 64 cards)
Ch 6: Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — Civilising the "Native" (9 loc · 40 cards)
Ch 7: Women, Caste and Reform (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — Women, Caste and Reform (12 loc · 48 cards)
Ch 8: The Making of the National Movement, 1870s-1947 (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III) — The National Movement (1870s-1947) (17 loc · 73 cards)

Sample questions from this textbook

Who divided Indian history into three periods (Hindu/Muslim/British) and when?

JAMES MILL, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, in his three-volume "A History of British India" (1817).

When and from whom did the East India Company get its charter?

1600 — from Queen ELIZABETH I of England; granted the Company SOLE right (monopoly) to trade with the East.

When did the Company become Diwan of Bengal?

12 August 1765 — under the TREATY OF ALLAHABAD; Mughal emperor Shah Alam II appointed the Company DIWAN of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

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About NCERT "Our Pasts III"

Class 8 History — NCERT colonial-era India: East India Company rise, ruling the countryside, tribal revolts, 1857 rebellion, colonial urbanisation, "Civilising the Native" education policy, reform movements, the making of the national movement to 1947. The textbook is part of the NCERT syllabus for Class 8 History + is the official textbook prescribed by CBSE (the Central Board of Secondary Education) + most state boards across India. It is also a foundational reference for UPSC Civil Services aspirants preparing the History component of GS-I.

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