👉 Click here for PART -B (Test Your self)
I. Keywords:
1. Dominion Status:
2. Divide and rule:
3. Separate electorate:
II. IMPROVE YOUR LEARNING:
1.Make a table and show how different groups, and individuals in India responded to World War - II What dilemmas were faced by these groups?
A.
2.Given the brutal manner in which particular communities like Jews and others were
treated in Germany, do you think it would have been morally right to support Germany
or Japan?
A.
3.Make a list of various reasons for the Partition of the country.
A.
4.What were the different ways in which power sharing among different communities was organised before Partition?
A.
5.How did British colonialists practice their ‘divide and rule’ policy in India? How was it
similar or different from what you have studied about Nigeria?
A.
6.What were the different ways in which religion was used in politics before Partition?
A.
7.How were workers and peasants mobilised during the last years of freedom struggle?
A.
8.How did Partition affect the lives of ordinary people? What was the political response to mass migration following Partition?
(or)
What were the problems faced by the people at the time of India partition 1947?
A.
9.Integration of various princely states into the new Indian nation was a challenging task.
Discuss.
A.
10.Locate the following in the political map of India.
a) Kashmir b) Hyderabad c) Junagarh d) Bengal e) Travancore.
A.
11.Which qualities do you like in Subhash Chandra Bose ? Why?
A.
1.He led the Indian National Army against the British with the help of their enemies.
2.He man of good discipline.
3.I will follow his idea of fighting until last to reach the goal.
III. SHORT ANSWERS:
1. Why did the congress ministries resign from the provincial governments in 1939?
A.
Because the British refused to promise full freedom to India after end of the World War - II.
2.What was the importance of 1935 act?
A.
1.The British parliament passed the Government of India Act in 1935.
2.According to this, provinces could hold elections and winning parties could form governments.
3.Who was the prime minister of Britain during the world war - II ?
A.
Britain had an all-party government headed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the Conservative party.
4.Why did British objects to give complete freedom and immediate national government of India?
A.
1.The British objected by saying that they have to protect the interests of several other communities in India.
2.Congress did not represent all Indians, like Muslims.
3.They also implied that Congress may be ignoring the interests of many Indians.
So, the British were required to protect these interests.
5.In which provinces Muslim League was popular?
A.
The Muslim League was popular in the United Provinces, Bombay and Madras.
6.Why did there is no major mass protest was launched in 1940 - 41?
A.
1.The government had got special war time powers to maintain law and order to be able to focus on winning the war.
2.Anyone who opposed the government could be jailed and kept in prison for a long time without going to court.
3.People were not given the freedom of speech.
7.When did Muslim League party formed? Who was it's leader?
A.
1.Muslim League was formed in 1906.
2.It's leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
8.What was the importance of 1909 act?
A.
1.This act is also known as Minto - Morley reforms.
2.It was introduces separate electorates were implemented for Muslims on the basis of the religion.
9.What was the policy adopted by the British to rule India?
A.
Divide and rule policy was adopted by the British to rule India.
10.Expand N.W.F.P.
A.
North - West Frontier Province
11.What are the issues pointed out by the Muslim League party?
A.
Muslim League was pointed many issues.
1.The league created the impression that Congress was basically Hindu party.
2.Congress party did not want to share the power with the Muslims.
3.It blamed that Congress was insensitive to the needs of Muslims.
4.The Congress refused to form a coalition government with the Muslim League in the United Provinces where it too had won many seats.
5.The Congress had banned its members from taking membership of the Muslim League.
6.Congress members could be members of the Hindu Mahasabha before.
12.Which organizations wished to unite all the Hindus during National Movement?
A.
1. Hindu Maha sabha and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
2. These organisation wished to unite all Hindus and overcome the divisions of the caste and sect to reform their social life.
13.Who coined the word Pakistan and how?
A.
1.The name Pakistan or Pak - stan from Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan.
2.This was coined by Choudhry Rehmat Ali a Punjabi Muslim student at Cambridge.
14.What was the Pakistan resolution?
A.
1.The Muslim League moved a resolution on 23rd March 1940 demanding autonomy for the parts of the sub continent where Muslims were in majority.
2.This ambiguous resolution without mentioning partition or Pakistan, later was known as the Pakistan resolution.
15.How did the Muslim League convince Muslim masses about the need for a separate nation?
A.
1.Peasants could imagine a state where Hindu zamindars and money lenders did not exploit them.
2.Traders, business men and job seekers could think of a state where competition from Hindu traders, business men and job seekers would not be there.
3.There would be greater religious freedom.
4.There would be freedom for the Muslim elite to run the government the way they wanted.
16.What was the importance of Crips Mission?
A.
1.Cripps mission was sent to India in 1942 to negotiate, an agreement with the nationalist Congress leaders.
2.It was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps and other members Lord Pethick-Lawrence and V Alexander.
3.It was failed as Congress demanded the viceroy should appoint an Indian as a defense member in his Executive Council.
17.What was Quit India Movement?
A.
1.It was the third major movement by Mahatma Gandhi against the British rule.
2.It was started in 1942 demanding the British to leave the country immediately.
3.Gandhi gave the slogan “Do or die" to the people.
4.The movement was crushed by the British brutally.
18.Why did the Communist Party of India support the British in the world war - II?
A.
The CPI was alarmed at the attack on USSR by the Nazis. It was realized the danger at world level and supported the British.
19.What were the impressions of initial victories of Japan against the Americans and Europeans on Indians?
A.
1.It seems that the European colonialists would get defeated very soon.
2.Japan, an Asian country could stand up against European colonialists.
20.Why did the Japanese allow Bose to recruit soldiers whom they had imprisoned?
A.
Because their common enemy was the British. Later Bose led these soldiers to fight along the Japanese army against the British.
21.What were the demands of the Guards of Royal Indian Navy in Bombay Harbour who went on hunger strike in 1946?
A.
1.Better food.
2.Equal pay for white and Indian soldiers.
3.Release of INA and other political prisoners.
4.Withdrawal of Indian troops from Indonesia.
22.What was called Tebhag movement?
A.
1.It was an agitation started in Bengal by small tenant - peasants demanding their share of harvest should be increased to 2/3 parts instead of half.
2.It was led by state's Kisan Sabha.
23.What were the demands of farmers in Telangana Peasants Movement?
A.
1.Cancellation of debts of farmers.
2.Stoppage of bonded labour.
3.Distribution of the land to tillers.
24.Which areas were made part of Pakistan?
A.
The Muslim majority areas of:
1. Punjab
2. NWFP
3. Sind
4. Baluchistan
5. East Bengal
25.What was the two - nation theory?
A.
It was the ideology of the Muslim League demanding separate Nation for Indian Muslims and was the theory behind the creation of Pakistan.
26.What were called Privy Purses?
A.
1.To meet the personal expenses of the princes of princely states merged with India were given pension funds called privy purses.
2.However, they were abolished by Government of India in 1971.
27.Which Princely States did not join India as on 15 August1947?
A.
1.Jammu and Kashmir
2.Hyderabad
3.Junagadh
28.Which qualities do you like in Mahatma Gandhi and why?
A.
1.Gandhiji completely believed in truth and non - violence.
2.He used Satyagraha as a tool to fight against the British.
3.I like his sacrificing life for the values he believed in and I will follow his way.
29. Which qualities do you like in Subhash Chandra Bose and why? (June 2023)
A.
1. He was fearless and found Indian National Army to fight against the British.
2. He was a man of good discipline and Patriotism.
3. I will follow his idea of fighting until last to reach the goal.
30.Which qualities do you like in Sardar vallabhai Patel and why?
A.
1.He successfully completed the merger of princely states with India.
2.He was a brave person and called Iron man of India.
3.I will be courageous in solving the problems in my future.
Choose the correct Answers:
*The princely state that joined Indian union by 15th August 1947 was...... (May 2022) ( )
A) Kashmir
B) Hyderabad
C) Junagadh
D) Travancore
