St. Francis Co-ed School Class: 5 Subject: EVS Chapter 15: India Wins Freedom EXERCISE A) Tick the correct option: 1) Satyagraha was based on the principles of a) Truth and non-violence b) Peace and harmony c) Love and kindness 2) Dandi March late to the beginning of a) Quit India movement b) Civil disobedience movement c) Non-Corporation movement 3) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on the order of a) Lord Curzon b) Robert Clive c) General Dyer 4) Indian national army was formed by a) M K Gandhi b) S.C. Bose c) A.O.Hume 5) ____ was the first president of India a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad c) Vallabhbhai Patel B. Short answer type questions. 1) Gandhi fought against which 2 major social issue prevalent in India? Ans. Gandhi fought against 2 major social issue prevalent in India are caste system and untouchability. 2) What power did the Rowlett Act give to the British? Ans. The Rowlatt Act gave the British government the power to arrest people and imprison them without any trial in court. 3) Why was Non-Cooperation movement withdrawn? Ans. Non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because Gandhiji was against violence. 4) Why was INA formed? Ans. INA Was formed to wipe out British rule in India. 5) Why did the members of the Congress resign when World War II broke out? Ans. The members of the Congress resign when World War II broke out because the British drag Indians in the war without consulting the Indian leaders.
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C) Long answer type questions 1. Why did Congress protest against Simon Commission? Ans. Congress protested against Simon Commission because during there was no Indian amongst the members of the deciding committee. 2. Why did Gandhi March to Dandi? Ans. Gandhi march to Dandi against the Salt Law which prohibited Indians from manufacturing salt. 3. What was the difference between in the beliefs of the revolutionaries and Gandhi? Ans. The difference between in the beliefs of the revolutionary and Gandhi was, Gandhiji was against violence but the revolutionaries was not against the violence. 4. Describe Jallianwala Bagh massacre? Ans. On 13th April 1919, thousands of people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar to mark a peaceful protest. A British officer General Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on the gathering while blocking the single exit. many were killed and several injured. As there was no route to escape many people jumped into a well to avoid gunfire stop. 5. What happened during the Quit India Movement? Ans. During the quit India movement thousands of freedom fighters were jailed and killed during this moment but the Indians refused to support the war. Gandhi and Congress leaders were imprisoned in 1942 stop D) Fill in the blanks a) Gandhiji launched Satyagraha movement to protest against Rowlatt Act. b) Dandi March was started against the salt law. c) INA was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose. d) Freedom fighters who choose violent means to protest against the British rule were known as revolutionaries. e) General Dyer ordered the massacre of people at Jallianwala Bagh. E) State true false: 1) Quit India movement started in 1946. False 2) Dandi March was started to protest against Rowlatt act. False 3) Lord Mountbatten split India in 2 countries. True 4) Non-cooperation movement was called due to Jallianwala Bagh incident. False 2
5) The revolutionaries believed in using violent methods of protest. True F) Match the columns: Column – A Column – B 1) Simon Commission a) Lord Mountbatten 2) INA b) General Dyer 3) Dandi March c) Subhash Chandra 4) Partition of India d) Sir John Simon 5) Jallianwala Bagh e) Gandhi G. Give 2 examples: 1) Evil practices prevalent in India during British rule. - Caste System, Untouchability 2) Movement started against British - Swadeshi movement, Quit India Movement 3) Revolutionaries - Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad 4) Active participants in non-cooperation movement. - Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad 5) Slogans given by freedom fighters - “Chalo Delhi”, “Give me blood and I will give you freedom”. H. Puzzle time: 1) Mention the years during which these events took place: • Quit India movement - 1942 • Jallianwala Bagh massacre - 1919 • Creation of Pakistan - 1947 • Formation of Simon Commission - 1928 • Civil disobedience movement - 1930 • India become independent - 1947 • World War 2 - 1939 • Non-Cooperation movement - 1920 • Rowlatt Act - 1919 2) Write the following events in the sequence in which they happened • Dandi March 1. Rowlatt act • Chauri Chaura Incident 2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre • Partition of India 3. Non-Corporation movement • Rowlatt Act 4. Chauri Chaura Incident • Simon Commission 5. Simon Commission 3
• Independence of India 6. Civil Disobedience Movement • Quit India movement 7. Dandi March • Jallianwala Bagh massacre 8. Quit India movement • Civil disobedience movement 9. Partition of India • Non-cooperation movement 10. Independence of India
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