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Class: Topic: The Indian v Awakening Subject: EVS

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B. Answer in about ten sentences. 1.How did the British want to take control of Jhansi? How did Rani Lakshmibai react? Answer: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was angry because the British wanted to take away her kingdom.Their excuse was that her adopted son could not be the king. Rani Lakshmibai would not hand over Jhansi so easily. She led her soldiers into battle herself. She drove out the British from some areas but later died in the battlefield.

2.Write about three problems that our society had. Answer: Poverty, illiteracy and superstitions were some of the greatest problems. Indian women did not have the same right as men. They were supposed to stay away from the sight of strangers. This system was called Purdah system .Girls were not sent to school. Widows could not marry again. In some places, widows were burnt on the pyre of their husbands. This practice was called sati.

3.What did the Congress aim to do in the beginning? Answer: In the beginning, the aims of the congress were simple. i) To unite the people and to make them aware of their rights. ii) To let the British know that Indians wanted a greater role in the running of the country. iii) To convince the government to improve the lives of the people.

4.What started the Swadeshi Andolan? How did the people protest during this? Answer: A few act of the British angered the people and brought them together. One of these acts was the partition of Bengal in 1905. The people reacted strongly. Thousands came out on the streets to protest. Women and students joined the movement. They decided not to use British goods and even made bonfires of foreign goods. They decided to use swadeshi things, or things made in India. That is why the movement is called the Swadeshi Andolan.

C. Choose the correct answers. 1. The reformer who fought to get widows married was a. Rammohun Roy b. Vidyasagar c. Dayanand Saraswati

2. The Arya Samaj was started by a. Dayanand Saraswati b. B G Tilak c. Vidyasagar 3. Who said “Swaaraj is my birthright and I shall have it a. Lokmanya Tilak b. Bipin Chandra Pal c. Lajpat Rai 4. Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan fought against a. Sati b. The caste system c. The purdah system 5. The Swadeshi Andolan started in protest against a. Taxes b. The condition of soldiers c. The partion of Bengal

D. Match the following • Rani Laxmibai • Mughal King • Lokmanya • Bal Gangadhar Tilak • Sher-e-Punjab • Jhansi • Bahadur Shah Zafar • Lala Lajpat Rai

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