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10th social Science History Chapter-7 -  Anti-Colonial Movements and  the Birth of Nationalism Book solutions

Unit-7 - HISTORY
Anti-Colonial Movements and  the Birth of Nationalism

I. Choose the Correct Answer:

1.Which one of the following was launched by haji Shariatulla hin1818 in east Bengal? 

a) Wahhabi Rebellion

 b) Farazi Movement 

c) Tribal uprising 

d) Kol Revolt 

Answer: b) Farasi Movement

2. Who declared that “Land belongs to God” and collecting rent or tax on it was against divine law?

 a) Titu Mir 

b) Sidhu 

c) Dudu Mian 

d) Shariatullah 

Answer: c) Dadu Mian

3. Who were driven out of their homeland during the process of creation of zamins under permanent settlement? 

a) Santhals

 b) Titu Mir

 c) Munda 

d) Kol 

Answer:a)Santhals

4. Find out the militant nationalist from the following. 

a) Dadabhai Naoroji 

b) Justice Govind Ranade 

c) Bipin Chandra pal 

d) Romesh Chandra 

Answer: c) Bipin Chandra pal

5. When did the Partition of Bengal come into effect? 

a) 19 June 1905 

b) 18 July 1906 

c) 19 August 1907 

d) 16 October 1905 

Answer: d) 16 October 1905

6. What was the context in which the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act was passed?

 a) Kol Revolt 

b) Indigo Revolt 

c) Munda Rebellion 

d) Deccan Riots 

Answer: c) Munda Rebellion

7.Who Home Rule League in April Rule League in April 1916? 

a) Annie Basant 

b) Bipin Chandra Pal

 c) Lala Lajpat Rai 

d) Tilak 

Answer:d)Tilak

8. Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo cultivation through his play Nildarpan? 

a) Dina Bandhu Mitra 

b) Romesh Chandra Dutt 

c) Dadabhai Naoroji 

d) Birsa Mund

Answer :a) Dina Bandhu Mitra 

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. ________  was  an  anti–imperial  and  anti-landlord  movement which  originated  in  and around 1827. 

Answer: Wahhabi Rebellion 

2 .The major tribal revolt which took place in Chotanagpur region was ________.

 Answer:  Kol Revolt 

3.The ________ Act, restricted the entry of non-tribal people into the tribal land.

Answer: Chotanagpur 

4.Tenancy Chota Nagpur Act was passed in the year ________. 

Answer: 1908 

5 .W.C.  Bannerjee  was elected  the president of Indian  National  Congress  in  the year ________.

 Answered: 1885

III. Choose the correct statement. 

1. (i) The Company received ₹22.5 MirJafar and invested it to propel the at edit to propel the industrial revolution in Britain.(T)

(ii)    Kols  organized an  insurrection in  1831-1832,  which  was directed  against  government officers and moneylenders. 

(iii)  In 1855, two Santhal brothers, Sidhu and Kanu, led the Santhal Rebellion. (T)

(iv)  In  1879,  an  Act  was  passed  to  regulate  the  territories  occupied  by  the  Santhals.  (F)

 a)  (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct 

  b)  (ii) and (iii) correct

c) (iii) and (iv) are correct 

d)  (i) and (iv) are correct 

 Answer: a) i), ii) and iii) are correct 

2.(i) One of the most significant contributions of the early Indian national is formulation of an economic critique of colonialism. (T) 

(ii)    The  early  Congress leaders stated that the religious  exploitation  in  India  was  the primary reason for the growing poverty. (F) 

(iii)    One  of the goals  of the moderate Congress  leaders was to achieve Swaraj  or selfrule. (F) 

(iv)TheobjectiveofPartitionofBengalwastocurtailtheBengaliinfluenceandweaken the nationalist movement. (T) 

a)  (i) and (iii) are correct

 b)  (i), (iii), and (iv) are correct

 c)  (ii) and (iii) are correct 

 d)  (iii) and (iv) are correct 

Answer:a)(i)and(iii)are correct

(asperthebook) Correct answer : i) and  iv) are correct 

Assersion(A): Under colonial rule,for the first time in Indian history,government claimed a direct proprietary right over forests. 

Reason  (R)  :    Planters used  intimidation  and  violence  to  compel  farmers to  grow indigo.


a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A 

b) Both (A) and (R) are wrong 

c) Both (A) and (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

 d) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct 

Ans: c)  Both(A)and(R)are correct and(R)is the not correct explanation of(A)

4. Assersion (A) : The Revolt of 1857 was brutally suppressed by the British army. 

Reason (R) : The failure of the rebellion was due to the absence of Central authority. 

a) Both (A) and (R) are wrong

 b) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct

 c) Both (A) and (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A 

d) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A

Answer:c)Both(A)and(R)arecorrectand(R)is the correct explanation of(A)

IV. Match the following.

1. Wahhabi Rebellion – a) Lucknow

2. Munda Rebellion – b) Peshwa Baji RaoII

3. Begum Hazarat Mahal – c) Titu Mir

4. Kunwar Singh – d) Ranchi

5. Nana Sahib – e) Bihar 

Answer: 1.c  2.d  3.a  4.e  5.b


V.Answerbriefly.

1.How are the peasant uprisings in British in ducal?

  • The peasant uprisings in British India are cl–
  • 1.Restorative rebellionAgitation to restore old order and old social relations.
  • 2. Religious movements agitation led by religious leaders to liberate the local population by restructuring society on certain religious Principles.
  • 3.Social Banditry  Leaders of the movements were considered criminals by the British but the local people looked upon them as heroes.
  • 4.Mass insurrection usually leaderless and spontaneous uprising.

2.Name the territories annexed by the British under the doctrine of  Lapse

  • The following territories were annexed by the British by the Doctrine of Lapse - Satara, Sambalpur, Parts of the Punjab, Jhansi and Nagpur.

3. What do you mean by drain of wealth? .

  • .During British rule, India was made a supplier of raw materials to the British industries and a market to dump British materials.

  • The colonial economy was a continuous transfer of resources from India to Britain. 
  • .By this system, there was a favourable return back to India. 
  • . This is called ‘the drain of wealth’. 

4.  Highlight the objectives of Home Rule Movement. 

  • The objectives of Home Rule Movement are .
  • . To attain self-government within the British Empire by using constitutional means. 
  • . To  obtain  the status of dominion,  a  political  position  accorded  later to Australia, Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand. 
  • .To use non-violent constitutional methods to achieve their goals.

 5. Summarise the essence of luck now pact. 

.The  reunion  of moderate and  the extremists opened  the  possibility  of fresh talks with the Muslims. 

. By the  Lucknow  Pact (1916),  the  Congress party  and  the  Muslim  League  agreed  that there should be self-government in India. . In  return,  the  Congress leadership  accepted the  concept of  separate electorate for Muslims. 

.This Pact created a new sense of enthusiasm among the people.

VI. Answer the following in detail 

1.  Discuss the causes of the Revolt of 1857. 

In  1857, the British rule witnessed  the biggest challenge  to its  existence.   In  that year, a major revolt took place in North India.  The main causes of the war are

Doctrine of paramountcy: 

British claimed  themselves as paramount  exercising supreme authority. New  territories were annexed on the grounds that the native rulers were inept. 

Doctrine of Lapse: 

.As per  the Doctrine of Lapse,  a native ruler died  with a male  heir to the throne, the territory was to ‘lapse’ into British.

  .Satara,  Sambalpur,  parts of  the Punjab,  Jhansi  and  Nagpur  were annexed  by  the British through the Doctrine of Lapse. 

Cultural sentiments: 

. The British introduced a new dress  code which  prohibited Indians  from wearing religious marks on their foreheads and having whiskers on their chin.

 .They also forced the Indian soldiers to replace their turbans with a found hat.

 .It  was  feared  that  the  dress  code  was  part  of  their  effort to  convert soldiers  to Christianity.


 Discrimination in army: 

.The sepoys were upset with discrimination in salary and promotion.  Indian sepoys were paid much less than their European counterparts. 

.In 1824, the Indian sepoys at Barrackpur near Calcutta forced to go to Burma by Sea.  Indians refused crossing the sea meant the loss of their caste. 

.They felt humiliated and racially abused by their seniors.

    Immediate cause: 

.The introduction of Enfieldrifle and new cartridges were also one of the main the revolt. 

.There was a strong suspicion that the new cartridges had been greased with cow and pig fat.  

.The cartridges had to be bitten off before loading.  So the Indian soldiers refused to use the cartridges. 

.Pork is forbidden to the Muslims and the cow is sacred to a large section of Hindus.

 2.How did the people of Bengal respond to the part it I(1905)? 

 The idea of partition was devised to suppress the political activities against the British rule in Bengal.  The partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905.  

 Partition of Bengal: 

.It was openly stated that the objective of partition was to curtail Bengali in flume weaken the nationalist movement. 

.It was officially partitioned on16thOct.1905.the day was declared as a day of mourning. 

.Bengal was partitioned into East Bengal – Hindu majority area and West Bengal – Muslim majority area. 

  Response of the people: 

.Instead of dividing the people, the partition further united them. 

.The growth of regional newspapers played a role in building a sense of proud Bengali identity. 

.The people protested through prayers, press campaigns, petitions and public meetings. 

.Later, the leaders were forced to rethink their strategy and look for new techniques to protest.

 .When the partition was announced, thousands of people took bath in the Ganga and marched on the streets of Calcutta signing Banda Mataram. 

.The people started Swadeshi Movement and boycott movement of British goods.