G D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, VK

CLASS- 8- HISTORY REVISION -L- THE NATIONAL

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AHAANA SHAH
8E; ROLL NO.20
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Q-1.Choose the Correct Option.

a.In which year was the Vernacular Press Act enacted to silence those
Who was critical to the Government?

1900, 1878, 1904,1905

b. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi arrive in India from South

Africa after having led the Indians in non-violent marches against
racist restrictions?

1915, 1925, 1930, 1935

C. (i) ______ was the free India‟s first governor general.

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) C. Rajagopalchari
(d) Sardar Ballabbhai Patel

d. ________ became the first woman president of Indian National

Congress.
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Kamla Nehru
(c) Kasturba Gandhi
(d) None of the above

Q-2. . What was the demand of Muslim League in 1940?

In the 1940, the Muslim League moved a resolution to demand
“Independent States” for the Muslims in the north-western and eastern
areas of the country.

Q-3. What was the misconception in the mind of the leaders of the
Congress during British India?
Since the British valued justice and freedom, the leaders of the Congress
believed that they would accept the Indians' demands.

Q-4. . Who were called “Lal-Bal-Pal”?

For revolution against the British, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and
Bepin Chandra Pal was dubbed “Lal-Bal-Pal.”

Q-5. When did the Non-Cooperation movement strengthen?

Between 1921 and 1922, the Non-Cooperation Movement gained traction in
several sections of India. Many Indians abandoned their schools and careers to
join the liberation struggle.
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Q-6,. Identify this great personality marked A, who fought against

injustice, who believed in ahimsa and satyagraha and worked
tirelessly for the freedom of India. In the image given below, he along
with other Indians established the Natal Congress in Durban, South
Africa in 1895 to fight against racial indiscrimination.

I. Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Ii. Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi
Iii. Jawaharlal Nehru
iv.Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q-7. Why did the Muslim League announced 16 August 1946 as Direct
Action Day’?

The Muslim League Council proclaimed 16th August 1946 as 'Direct Action Day' in order
to accentuate their demand for a separate Muslim homeland after the British left the
Indian subcontinent. Their main aim was to attain a different country with a Muslim
majority.

Q-8. What does RSS stand for?

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Q-9. What was the Khilafat agitation?

Britain imposed harsh terms on the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey who

also served as the Khalifa or the religious head of the Muslims world
over. The Muslims in India wished that the British authorities would
treat their religious head leniently and also that he would be
allowed to retain control over the holy Muslim places in the Ottoman
empire. As a result, in order to pressurize the British government to
accede to these demands, the Muslims in India launched the Khilafat
Movement.

Q-10. What was the Rowlatt Act? Give an account of the Rowlatt
Satyagraha.

In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act,
passed by the British. The Act restricted the freedom of expression
and strengthened police powers. Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali
Jinnah and others strongly opposed this Act.
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Q-11. Which state of India witnessed Akali Agitation of Sikhs?

Punjab

Q-12. Define the term Sovereign.

The capacity to act independently without outside interference

Q-13..What is the literal meaning of “Sarvajanik”?

“Of or for all people”

Q-14. Which year congress split took place?

1907

Q-15. What was the demand of ‘Assam tea garden laborers?

In Assam, tea garden laborers, shouting “Gandhi Maharaj ki Jai”,
demanded a big increase in their wages. They left the British-owned
plantations amidst declarations that they were following Gandhiji’s
wish

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