class 5: L-19

The Struggle for Independence

EX A

1.reformers

2.Mumbai

3.moderates

4.extremists

5.Kesari

6.Swadeshi

EX B.

1.Raja Rammohan Roy,Dayanand Saraswati

2.Dadabhai Naoroji,Gopal Krishan Gokhale

3.Bal Gangadhar Tilak,LalLajpat Rai

4.Chandrashekar Azad,Bhagat Singh

Ex C

Q1.

A1.The reformers felt that social ills like the caste system,child marriage and the killing of female babies kept Indian society divided and backwards.

Q2.

A2.The reformers felt educating the public would remove outdated customs and superstitious beliefs and would bring progress to India.

Q3.

A3.The educated people of India thought that the British would be thankful to the Indians for having supported them during the World War I.But this did not happen.Instead the British were harsher and imposed fresh taxes on the people.This made the educated Indians change their attitude after the First World War.

Q4.

A4.The moderates wanted reforms so that Indians could live a better life under the British rule.But the extremists wanted the British to leave and demanded self-rule.


M C Q
1-d
2-b
3-b
4-c
5-d