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WOMEN, GASTE AND REFORM
DIFFICULT WORDS:
2. Polygamy.
3. barbaric
4, Treatise
5. Monograph
6. Widowhood
7. Retrograde
8. Emancipation
9. Suffrage.
10. Herijen
GLossary:-
1. Infanticide: the practice in some societies of killing unwanted babies soon citer birth
2. Polygamy; the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
3. Barberlc:- brutal; sevegely crvel
4. Trectise: ¢ written work dealing systematically with a subject
5. Mono graph:-« detailed study of one particular issue or subject
6. Retrograde:- something that opposes progress and development.
7. Emancipation: freedom
NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1 Name eny two women who played « notable role in promoting education among women in
India.
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promoting education among women.
2. Nase the school that provided trans port facilities for girls to reach school and come back
home. Who established this school
Ans. Hindu Balika Vidyalays was the school thet provided transport facilities for girls to reach
school and come back home. John Drinkwater Bethune established this school.
3. Name the person who advocated the message of one caste.one God and one religion for the
entire humankind
‘Ans. Sri Narayana Guru cdvocated the message of one caste, one God and one religion for the
‘entire humankind.
4. Who founded:
Satya Shodck Sema}: Jyotibe Phule
Arya Samej: Doyanand Saraswati
Braheo Samjh: Roja Ram Mohan Roy
5. Who wrote Stripurush Tuinc?
Ans. Tatabai Shinde
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION!
1. Give one reason why citls Were not cllowed to be educated in schools
Ans. The one scjor reason girls Were not cllowed to be educated in schools was beccuse it was
thought that they Would neglect their household duties cnd would not prove to be Idec! wives or
mothers.
02. How did Jyotiba Phule try to help low caste girls?
Ans. Jyotiba Phule tried to help low-caste girls in the following ways:
* He founded « library for low-caste people cnd c school for low-caste gins.
* He educated his illiterate wife, Savitribal Phule, who later became c teacher ct the school
founded by him.
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OI. What led the reformers to organise social reform movement for women in the 19th century
Indic?
Ans. The reformers organised social reform movements in the | 9th century India because they
wanted to change women’s lives and uplift them in society. The different Movements for
Women upliitment were:
“Movement cgainst child marriage: Social reformers took up the task of putting an end to this
Practice and several legislations were passed on this matter. In 1860, the marricgeable age for
girls was raised to 10 years. In 1891, the Age of Consent was passed. through which « girl's
legally approved ace for marriage was raised to 12 years.
"The Sarda Act of 1929 increased the age of consent to 14 for females and 18 for Males.
“Movement against sati: In 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the British GovernorGeneral, passed cn
Act to ban the practice of sati.
"Movement for Widow remarriage: To realise the prospects of « better and happier life for
Widows, many reformers advocated widow remartiage and Governor-General Lord Oclhousie
Gppreciated the efforts of reformers and the Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1956,
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Indian National movement cnd Independence
DIFFICULT WoROS:-
1. Swaraj
2. Communal
3. Moderates
4. Electorate
5. Oyarchy
6. Picketing.
7. Renunciation
&. knighthood
9. Federction
10. Bi- cameral
GLossary:-
1. Swaraje- self- Government found in self - coverning British colonies
2. Communal: conllict between different communities, especially those having different
religions ov ethnic origins.
3. Electorcte: citizens eligi
le to vote
4. Picketing:- ¢ form of protest in which people cssemble outside « place and where cn event
take place
5. Knichthood:- the title, rank or status of « knight conferred by the British crown.
6. Bi- comercl:- relating to legislative body ‘comprising two houses.
NAME THE FOLLOWING:-
|. Name one moderate and two radical leaders of the Congress.
‘Ans. A moderate leader of the Congress was WC Bonnerjee and two radicel leaders of the
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Congress were Bal Gangadher Tilck and Aurobindo Ghose.
2. Name the act passed In 1919, that cave powers to the British government to suppress Indicn
nationalist
Ans. The Rowlatt Act, 1919
3. Who coined the term Pakistan in 19337
Ans. The term Pakistan (Lond of (the) Pure) was originally coined in 1933 by Ghoudhary Rohmaat
Ali, ¢ Pakistan Movement cctivist, in his pamphlet titled, Now or Never.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE OUESTIONS:-
G1, Mention the demands of the moderate leaders of the Indian National Congress
Ans. The demands of the moderate leaders of the Indian National Congress were as follows:
¢recter voice for Indicns in the government and in cdmainistration
reforms to make the legislative councils more representative
+ greater freedom of speech and expression for the Indians
reduction in expenditure on militery matters .
62. Why was the Khilafct Movement started?
Ans. The Khilefct Movement was started cfter the First World War, when Britcin and its
victorious allies partitioned Turkey. The Sultan of Turkey, who was the Ccliph or the head of the
Muslin world, was deprived of much of his cuthority cnd territories. In 1920, Muhammed Ali,
Sheuket All, Mculong Abul Kelam Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan and Hasrat Mohani started the
Khilafat Movement in support of the Caliph. They wanted to start « full-fledged non-cooperation
‘against the British.
03, Why did the British partition Bengal?
Ans. The British partitioned Bengal for the following reasons:
To wecken feelings of nationclise in Bengal, then one of the mcin centres of the Indian
Nationcl Movement.
To divide the Hindus and Muslisas clong communal lines cs part of the divide-andrule policy of
the British.
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G1, How were the radicals and moderctes different in thelr approach cnd saethod of operction?
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02. Describe the Swadeshi and Boycott movements. What wore the key features of Gandhiji's
nti- colonic! struggle.
Ans. The Swadeshi Movement encourc ced people to use things made in Indic, as against those
which had been produced abroad. Shopkeepers were encouraged to keep Indicn goods instead
Of British ones.’Boycott' meant that Indians were discouraged from buying goods which were
Manufactured in England so that British industries would find no market in India. Bontires were
made of British-made goods in many parts of Indic. In many places, British schools, colleges
Gnd universities were clso boycotted.
The key lectures of Gandhij’s cnti-coloniat strug gle were the following:
Satya graha based on the ideals of truth cnd non-violence
+ peccetul non-cooperction tht included boycott of cil British institutions cnd offices,
picketing of shops selling foreign goods and renunciation of titles awarded by the British
government
+ inte grated socicl reforeas clong with the freedom struggle, « crusade to root out social
evils like untouchability.
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Indi citer independence
DIFFICULT WoRDS:-
1. Truce
2. Rehabilitation
3. Migrants
4, Reorganization
5. Princely state
6. Equitable.
7. Lawlessness
8. Linguistic
9. Cooperction
10. Panchsheel
GLOSSARY-
|. Truce: peace agreement
2. Linguistic:- connected with language or the study of languace
3. Panchsheel- the five principles of peaceful co-existence.
4, Lawlessness: not regulated by or based on law
5. Equitable:- fair and impartial
NAME THE FOLLOWING--
I. Name the important lecders of NAM.
Ans. Some important leaders of NAM Were Pandit Jciaharlcl Nehru of Indic, President Tito
of Yugosiavie and President Nasser of Ecypt.
2. Name the Member countries of SAARC
Ans. The member countries of SAARC cre Indic, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan,
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3. Give the full form of:-
|.NAM: Non-Aligned movement
2. SAARG: South Asian Association for Regioncl Cooperation
3. NITI: The National Institution for Trans foreaing India.
4.1sR
indian Space Research Organisation.
SHORT ANSHER TYPE QUESTIONS:-
1. What is Panchayati Raj?
Ans. Panchayati Raj is « system of panchayats, which are local self-government bodies. These
were formed to tcke democracy to the grassroots level.
92, On whet principle:
the foreign policy of india based?
Ans. The foreign policy of India is based on the principle of its own independence and
Sovereignty and of peaceful coexistence with other countries. India respects the sovereignty
nd independence of all countries and stroncly opposes those countries where the government
‘criminates between people on the basis of colour, race or class.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:-
1, What is the Non- Aligned movement? what is its significance.
‘Ans. I. The Non-Aligned Movement came into existence shortly after the Second World Wer,
when the major countries of the world were divided into two groups or power blocs. NAM came
Into existence When the countries of the world were split by bitter cold war between the two
Power blocs. In cddition, numerous militcry pacts and alliances also divided the people of
different countries. NAM wes significant because it urged the countries to remcin neutral and
not to join either of the two major clliances. The first summit of NAM Was held in 1961 ct
Belgrade. The founding fathers of NAM were Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, President Tito of
Yugoslavic and President Nasser of Ecupt.
92. What Is Meant by panchsheel? What cre its sain principles?
Ans. ‘Panchsheel' stands for the five principles of peacetul coexistence which formed the
bedrock o/ the relationship between Indic cnd the People's Republic of China. Its five main
Principles were:
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- mutual non-agcression.
+ mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs.
+ equality and mutual benefit.
+ peaceful coexistence.
The idea of Panchsheel was expanded and adopted by the Asian-African Conference at
Bandung in Indonesia. Since June 1954, these five principles have been adopted in many other
international documents.
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