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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 7 Social Science History Chapter 13 Freedom Struggle
Class 7 Social Science Freedom Struggle Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers
I. Answer the following.
Question 1.
What were the immediate reasons for the outbreak of first w ar of Independence?
Answer:
The factors that inspired the people to fight can be divided into political, economical, social, religious, administrative and military reasons.
The time was getting ripe for the people to revolt, Introduction of a new gun (enfield rifle) in the year 1857 in the army became an immediate reason for the revolt. Before loading the cartridges it was necessary to rip the paper cover with the teeth.
The rumour was spread all ove like a wildfire that the paper coveres were coated either with pig’s fat or cow’s fat. This hurt the religious sentiments of Hindu and Muslims. Soldiers who refused to use it were punished. These were the immediate reasons for the outbreak of first war of Independence.
Question 2.
Who was Mangal pandey?
Answer:
Mangal pandey w’as an Indian soldier of Barakpur (Bengal), refusing to use the gun smeared with fat, openly shot dead a British officer.
Question 3.
State any one effect of the first war of Independence.
Answer:
It created a long lasting effect, as a consequence of these revolt the rule of East India company ended and queen of Britain took over the reign of India.
Question 4.
Who was the first nationalist to call the struggle of 1857 as the first war of Independence?
Answer:
Vinayak Damodar sawarkar was the first nationalist to call the struggle of 1857 as the first war of Independence.
Question 5.
Which mogul king participated in the first war of Independence.
Answer:
Bahadur shah was the Mogul king who participated in the first war of Independence.
Question 6.
Name the women leader who fought in the first war of independence.
Answer:
Lakshmi Bai in Jhan’sij the women leader who fought in the first war of independence.
II. Discuss
Question 1.
List out the reasons for the outbreak of first war of Indian Independence.
Answer:
The factors that inspired the people to fight can be divided as.
- Political reasons many kings and Nawaabs disturbed by the policies like subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse.
- Administrative reasons – A new administrative system was created where the British officers occupied all the major civil and military parts.
- Economic reason – British utilized their political power to loot the economic wealth of India for their profit.
- Social an Religious reaons ; British criticized Indians as primitives who have no culture and civilization.
- Military reasons : exploitation of Indian soldiers, illtreatment in British army
- Immediate reasons : Introduction of a new gun (Enfield riffle) in the army became an immediate reason for the revolt.
Question 2.
Name the leaders of Karnataka who participated in the first war of Independence.
Answer:
Dondiwagh, Veerappa of Koppala, Diwakara Deekshit and Balaji of Deshpande of Sindagi in Raichur, Rani chennarmnaofkitturof Belagavi, Sangolli rayanna are the main leaders of karnataka who participated in the first war of Independence.
Revolts happened in Badami, Bidanoor and Kodagu.
I. Answer the following.
Question 1.
What is Nationalism?
Answer:
Nationalism is the germination of the feeling ‘we are one’ in the minds of the people of a distinct geographical area.
Question 2.
By whom and when was the Indian national congress established?
Answer:
Indian national congress was established by the retired British civil servant alien octavian Hume (A.O. Hume) in the year 1885 in Mumbai.
Question 3.
When did the partition of Bengal take place?
Answer:
The partition of Bengal took place in 1905.
Question 4.
What was the famous proclamation made by Bala Gangadhar Tilak?
Answer:
‘Swaraj’ is my birth right and 1 shall have it was the famous proclamation made by Bala Gangadhar tilak.
Question 5.
When was the Indian muslim league established?
Answer:
The muslim league established in the year 1906. a Muslim committee met the viceroy of India.
Question 6.
Who were the national leaders popularly known as ‘Lai, Bal, Pal?
Answer:
Lai Lajapath Roy (Lai), Balagangadhar tilak(Bal) and Bipin cliandra pal (pal)Were the national leaders popularly known as ‘Lai, Bal, Pal’.
Question 7.
Who started Home Rule movement?
Answer:
Lokamanya Tilak and Annie Besant organised Home rule movement in the year 1916.
Question 8.
When did Jallian wallah Bagh massacre take place? who was the british police officer responsible for this txigedy?
Answer:
Jallian Wallah Bagh messacre took place on 13th April 1919. General Dyer, was the security officer of Amritsar responsible for this tragedy.
Question 9.
Name any one secret revolutionary organisation.
Answer:
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was revolutionary in 1899, he set-up the first secret organization ‘Mitramela’.
Question 10.
Who gave the call Inquilab Zindabad?
Answer:
Bhagat singh was the first Indian to give the cal! ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ (long live ‘ revolution).
II. Discuss
Question 1.
Name the factors responsible for the rise of Indian Nationalism.
Answer:
Various factors inspired the growth of nationalism. They are as follows:
- Introduction of western Education and modern science
- Union Ad m in strative system
- Economic exploitation
- Realization of Heritage
- Social-Religious movements
- The inspiration of the first war of Independence
- Racial discrimination
Question 2.
List out the objectives of Indian national congress.
Answer:
The objectives of Indian national congress are :
- To bring together and build a strong bonding between the political activists of different parts of the nation
- To establish national units.
- To formulate public opinion by placing the demands of the people before the Government.
- To generate nationalism in place of provincialism.
Question 3.
What was the role of revolutionaries in the war of Indian Independence.
Answer:
Some of the radicals set themselves for armed revolution. They were called as ‘Revolutionary nationalists’. Their aim and to fetch, at the earliest complete freedom for India.
Vasudev Balavant phadke was the first among the revolutionaries who formed secret organisation.
The other note worthy revolutionaries, of the nation were vinayak damodar savarkar, khudiram bose, chandrashekar azad and Bhagat singh, Khudiram was the first martyr to be hanged in the history of Indian freedom struggle (1908).
Vinayak Damodar savarkar set up the first secret organization Snitrumela”. he sent to Andaman just his statue was erected after Independence.
Chandrashekhar azad joined ‘Hindustan socialist republican association and was associate in many cases, many martyres such as Bhagat singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Bhagavati charan and Gayaprasad, Sacrificed themselves to release India from the clutches of British.
Bhagat singh joined the Hindustan Socialist republican association, Bhagat singh was the first indian to give the call ‘inquilab zindabad’ (Long live the revolution).
I. Fill in the blanks
1. Gandhiji’s political guru was ________________.
2. ________________ was established by Gandhiji near Ahmedabad.
3. Chauri chaura incident happened in the year ________________.
4. ‘Poorna swaraj’ declaration was adopted in ________________.
5. General Secretaiy of the congress socialist party was ________________.
6. Total revolution agitation was started by ________________.
7. ________________ was the first prime minister of Independent India.
Answer:
1. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
2. Sabaramathi Ashram
3. 1922
4. Lahore 1930
5. Jaya prakash Narayan
6. Vinobhabhave
7. Jawaharlal Nehru.
II. Answer the following.
Question 1.
Where and when was Gandhiji born?
Answer:
Gandhiji. was born at Porbandar in Gujarat state on 2nd October 1869.
Question 2.
Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
Answer:
Gopalakrishna Gokhale was the political Guru of Gandhiji.
Question 3.
Between whom the Poona pact took place?
Answer:
Ambedkar and Gandhi reached the Poona pact in 1932.
Question 4.
Who started the ‘Forward Block’ party?
Answer:
Subhas Chandra Bose started the ‘Forward Block’ party.
Question 5.
Expand I.N.A.
Answer:
Indian National Army
Question 6.
In which movement did Gandhiji give a call ‘Quit India’?
Answer:
Failure of the Cripps commission made Indians angry. Gandhiji called a congress meeting in Mumbai on August 8th 1942 CE to take the decision ‘Quit India’ movement was taken here.
Question 7.
Who gave the declared ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom.
Answer:
Subhash Chandra Bose declared ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom.
Question 8.
When was Ambedkar born?
Answer:
Ambedkar was born in Malow of the central province (present Madhya Pradesh) on April 14th, 1891.
Question 9.
Who was called ‘Architecture of the constitution of India’?
Answer:
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was called the Architecture of the constitution of India.
Question 10.
Who was called ‘’Lokanayaka”?
Answer:
Jayaprakash Naryan was called Lokanayaka.
III. Answer the following questions after discussing in your groups.
Question 1.
Write about Gandhiji’s Civil disobedience movement.
Answer:
Gandhiji started a civil disobedience movement with the famous Dandi march on March 12th, 1930 CE with chosen 78 followers. He walked about 375 kilometers from Sabarmati Ashram to Gujarat’s Dandi.
The march aimed at producing salt on its own and break the law. Civil disobedience movement quickly extended to other parts of the country. People participated in Ilarathal, boycotted foreign goods, advertised khadi, protested in front of liquor shops, forest satyagraha were held and in tax refusal was done.
Question 2.
Explain Quit India movement.
Answer:
Failure ofcripps commission made Indians angry, Ganghiji called a congress meeting in Mumbai on August 8th, 1942 CE. The decision to start quit India movement? was taken here. The call Do or Die’ was given to Indians. The next day, the news of arrests spread, people started Harthals l and protests against the British. This movement was supported by farmers, students and workers, The ‘Quit India’ movement proved the desire among the Indians for Independence. This was a major I movement in the Gandhi phase of freedom struggle.
Question 3.
Explain briefly the freedom struggle of subhash chandra bose.
Answer:
The role of Subhash Chandra bose is unique in Indian freedom movement. Due “ to inspiration of Chittaranjan das, Subhash Chandra bose was attracted to Freedom movement. Subhas Chandra bose had a lot of reverence for Gandhi. But he opposed his political policy.
He founded ‘Forward Block’ Party.
At the time of second world war, the British put Subhash chandra bose in house arrest due to cuts radical views. But he escaped and entered to an agreement with Hitler, the enemy of the British & secured his help to push the British on of In&ia. He became the leader of Indian National Army in 1943. INA failed to achieve its immediate political target. Netaj i had given a call, “you give me blood, I’ll give you freedom”. His aim was to free India. He has a traditron of valour, bravery, adventure and a culture of nation pride.
Question 4.
Explain Ambedkar’s struggle for social Independence.
Answer:
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar brought the issue of social Independence and fought for the eradication of untouchability. He was convinced that only through constitutional measures, the social evil untouchability can be eradicated.
Hence, he launched various struggles against the untouchability. Among them Mahad movement and entering the kalararn temple of Nasik are important. He created awareness and self-identity among the Debits.
He edited ‘Mookanayaka’ and ‘Bahiskuth Bharatha’ periodicals to voice the issue of Dalits. He also established ‘Bahiskuth Hithakarani sabha’. Ambedkar took part in all the three round table conferences that took place in London as a representative of Dalit classes.
Ambedkar had called for ‘Education, Organization & Agitation.’