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    Question.1.Choose the correct option.

    (i) The book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is authored by

    (a) Mahatma Gandhi

    (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

    (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

    (d) Sarojini Naidu

    (ii) The Marathi newspaper was edited by

    (a) Balgangadhar Tilak

    (b) Bepin Chandra Pal

    (c) Lala Lajpat Rai

    (d) Dadabhai Naoroji

    (iii) The slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it’ was raised by

    (a) Bepin Chandra Pal

    (b) Sarojini Naidu

    (c) Lala Lajpat Rai

    (d) Balgangadhar Tilak


    (iv) The Indian who renounced his knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh

    massacre

    (a) Subhas Chandra Bose

    (b) Rabindranath Tagore

    (c) Abanindranath Tagore

    (d) Bhagat Singh

    (v) The first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National

    Congress was

    (a) Sarojini Naidu

    (b) Kamla Nehru

    (c) Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain

    (d) Kasturba Gandhi

    (vi) Free India’s first Indian Governor- General was

    (a) Lala Lajpat Rai

    (b) Motilal Nehru

    (c) C. Rajagopalachari
    (d) Sardar Ballabbhai Patel

    Question.2.Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each

    sentence.

    (i) The Indian National Congress was established when ……………. delegates

    from all over the country met at ……………… in December 1885.

    (ii) The Moderate leaders did not believe in ………….. actions.

    (iii) The All India Muslim League was formed by a group of Muslim ………….

    and …………….

    (iv) The Rowlatt Act curbed ………… rights such as the freedom of expression

    and strengthened …………… powers.

    (v) Mahatma Gandhi abruptly called off the ……………… Movement when it

    took violent turn.

    (vi) The Congress resolved to fight for Puma Swaraj in 1929 under the

    presidentship of ……………….

    (vii) The Quit India Movement started in August …………..

    Question.3.State whether each of the following statements is True or False.

    (i) Subhas Chandra Bose was a moderate nationalist.

    (ii) The Simon Commission had two Indian representatives.


    (iii) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in Amritsar on Baishakhi day.

    (iv) The Swadeshi Movement started after the partition of Bengal.

    (v) MaulanaAzad became the major spokes-person for the demand for

    Pakistan.

    (vi) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Badshah Khan, founded the

    Khudai Khidmatgars.

    VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

    Question. 1. What is the literal meaning of sarvajanik?

    Answer. The literal meaning of sarvajanik is ‘of or for all the people’. It is made

    of two words – sarva = all + janik = of the people.

    Question.2. Who was A.O. Hume? What role did he play in the history of India?

    Answer. A.O. Hume was a retired British official. He played an important role in

    bringing Indians from the various regions together.

    Question.3. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the partition of Bengal

    Answer. At that time Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India.

    Question.4. What was the Swadeshi Movement known as in deltaic Andhra?


    Answer. In deltaic Andhra the Swadeshi Movement was known as the

    Vandemataram Movement.

    Question.5. Name the three leading members of the Radical group.

    Answer. Bepin Chandra Pal, Balgangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai.

    Question.6. Why did Mahatma Gandhi along with other Indians establish the

    Natal Congress in South Africa?

    Answer. He did so in order to fight against racial discrimination in South Africa.

    Question.7. Name three places where Gandhiji started local movements.

    Answer. Champaran, Kheda and Ahmedabad.

    Question.8. Why did Rabindranath Tagore renounce his knighthood?

    Answer. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood to express the pain and

    anger of the country following the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities.

    Question.9. Who were the leaders of the Khilafat agitation?

    Answer. The leaders of the Khilafat agitation were Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

    Question.10. What does ‘Punjab wrongs’ refer to?

    Answer. It refers to Jallianwalla Bagh massarcre that occurred on 13 April, 1919 in

    Amritsar on Baishakhi day.


    Question.11 .Who was Chitta Ranjan Das?

    Answer. He was a lawyer from East Bengal and was active in the Non-Cooperation

    Movement.

    Question.12.What does RSS stand for?

    Answer. RSS stands for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

    Question. 13. Who was Bhagat Singh? What slogan did he raise?

    Answer. Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary nationalist. His slogan was—Inquilab

    Zindabad.

    Question.14. What does HSRA stand for?

    Answer. HSRA stands for Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.

    Question.15.Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to break the Salt Law?

    Answer. Mahatma Gandhi decided to break the Salt Law because it established the

    monopoly of the state on the manufacture and sale of salt,

    Question. 16. On what condition-were the Congress leaders ready to support

    the British war effort at the time of the Second World War?

    Answer. The Congress leaders were ready to support the British war effort on

    condition that they would declare India’s independence after the war.

    Question.17. Did the British accept their condition?


    Answer. No, the British did not accept their condition.

    Question.18. Who raised the slogan ‘do or die’?

    Answer. Mahatma Gandhi raised this slogan.

    Question. 19. Why did the Muslim League announced 16 August 1946 as

    ‘Direct Action Day’?

    Answer. It announced 16 August, 1946 as ‘Direct Action Day’ in support of its

    demand for Pakistan.

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