1. The last Mughal emperor.?
2. The son of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh?
3. The general of Nana Saheb.?
4. The four major centres of the revolt.?
5. The soldier who hanged to death on 29th, March 1857.?
6. The adopted son of Peshwa, Baji Rao of Kanpur.?
7. Two individuals who sharply attacked the Orientalists.?
8. The President of the Board of Control of the Company.?
9. The Asiatic Society of Bengal set up by.?
10. The ideas of William Jones were supported by?
11. A Scottish Missionary who helped to establish the Serampore Mission.?
12.’English education had enslaved Indians’. Name the speaker.?
13. William Adam toured the districts of?
14. ‘A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole
native literature of India and Arabia”. Name the speaker.?
15. The English Education Act introduced in?
16. The Arms Act was passed in?
17. The Ilbert Bill was prepared by?
18. Lala Lajpat Rai was a nationalist from?
19. The founder of Khudai Khidmatgars was?
20. The first Indian Governor-General of free India.?
21. The Viceroy of India at the time of Partition of Bengal.?
22. The three leading members of Radicals.?
23. A significant woman leader of Dandi March.?
24. ‘The Direct Action Day’ was announced by?
25. 'The book Poverty and Un-Brutish Rule in India’ is authored by?
26. The Indian Constitution came into effect on?
27. Education, is the subject of which list?
28. “The person who said, disruptionist tendencies had come to?
the fore; to check them, the nation had to be strong and united”?
29. The practice was described as a ‘slur and a blot’ on the fair name of India.?
30. In 1966, the State of Punjab was divided into?
31. The poisonous gas that leaked from UC plant.
Give Reasons
32. Why were the textile mills in Ahmadabad closed down during
the 1980s and 1990s?
33. Why is Kabir’s poetry sung and appreciated by Dalits and
marginalised groups even today?
34. Why is the Public Prosecutor called so?
35. Why did Indians boycott the Simon Commission?
36. Why did the peasants set fire to police station in Chauri
Chaura?
37. Why did Gandhiji establish the Natal Congress?
38. Why was Calcutta Madrasa set-up?
Answer the following in three or four sentences:
39. What were the reasons for the failure of the Revolt of 1857?
40. What were the differences between the Orientalists and the
Anglicists?
41. Why were the Indians dissatisfied with the British rule in the
1870s and 1880s?
42. What economic impact did the First World War have on India?
43. How do you think the Right to Constitutional Remedies
connects to the idea of Judicial Review?
44. What were the problems faced by the Manual Scavengers?
45. Why do foreign companies come to India?
Answer in detail
46. What were the effects of the Revolt of 1857?
47. Write the main features of educational method followed in
Pathshalas.
48. Who were the Moderates? How did they propose to struggle
against British rule?
49. Why did Gandhiji choose to break the Salt Law?
50. After Independence why was there a reluctance to divide the
country on linguistic lines?
51. Why do think the introduction of PIL in the 1980s is a
significant step in ensuring access to justice for all?
52. Explain the different provisions of the 1989 Act.?