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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 7 Social Science History Chapter 16 Women Freedom Fighters
Class 7 Social Science Women Freedom Fighters Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers
I. Fill in the blanks.
Question:
1. ________ is celebrated in memory of Queen Abbakka in Ullal.
2. Ballari Siddhamma was bom in the year ________.
3. In 193 8, Yashodharamma participated in ________.
4. Yashodharamma was a minister of ________.
5. ‘Swadeshi Vrath’was written by ________.
Answer:
1. Veerarani Abbakkana
2. 1903
3. Shivapura Flag sathyagraha,
4. Social welfare.
5. Umabai Kundapura.
II. Discuss in group and answer.
Question 1.
Describe Abbakkadevi’s fight against the Portuguese in the protection of Ullal.
Answer:
Abbakkadevi belonged to chowta dynasty that ruled Ullala. Her uncle Thimmalaraya trained her in warfare coming to portuguess fight, she rejected the demands of Portuguese for taxes. They declared a war on her in 1555. Abbakka won the battle. Later on 1568, the viceroy of Portuguese antonio Noronha entered Ullal and then Rani abbakka escaped from there and attacked on the Portuguese with a band of 200 soldiers.
General peixoto died in this attack. In other battle an admiral Portuguese, Mascarenhas was killed. Later Abbakka demanded Portuguese to vacate the mangalore fort. But, the Portuguese continued to attack Ullal as they were attracted by its wealth.
In 1570, Abbakka entrered an agreement with Sultan of Bijapur and Zamorine of Calicut. Kutty pokar markar, the general of Zamorine was killed by portuguess while returning after winning the Mangalore fort.
Then Portuguese defeated abbakka and imprisoned with the help of Abbakka’s estranged husband and Abbakka died in the prison.
Question 2.
“Multi-talented Kamaladevi Chattopadhya is Karnataka’s pride”. Explain.
Answer:
Kamala devi chattopadhya was bom in a rich fam ily on April 3,1903. She educated in Catholic convent and St.Mary’s school. Kamala devi chattopadhya is multi talented person from karnataka who played an important role in national politics.
She then participated in the national non cooperation movement influenced by Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu. Kamaladevi and Avantibai Gokhale were the first women to participate in the salt agitation. She then undertook the responsibility of the women’s unit of sevadal at National level and toured the entire nation organizing sevadal camps.
She took the membership of this group. She visited Karnataka and delivered public talks on socialist principles to motivate people. She was not only a freedom fighter but also was a social reformer, feminist, writer and a film actor.
She was awarded Padma Bushan on 1955 for we services and received Vathmuil foundation award on 1962, Ramon Mag award in 1966, Shantibharath Desitikothanom award, Central academy award and Padmavibushan in 1987 Kamaladevi Chattopadhya is the pride of Karnataka.
Question 3.
List the achievements of Umabai Kundapura in the freedom struggle.
Answer:
Umadevi kundapura was bom in 1892 in kundapura of Dakshina Kannada district, with the support of her husband, she participated in the freedom struggle after 1921.
She wore Khadi and undertook the work of spreading the message of Indian National congress. She wrote a drama in Marathi ‘Swadeshi Vrath’ to carry the message of swadeshi. She took over the responsibility of saraswat sahityik samaj Bagini Manda! and Tilak school of Bombay.
Apart from taking part in freedom struggle she also participated in the movements led by Gandhiji. She assumed the leadership of women unit of Sevadal She played a pivotal role in National convention of congress at Belagavi and also participated in salt agitation. And then she was irnsprisonsed for 4 months she participated in agitations.
She also became the guardian for many destitute women. She provided shelter to many who participated in Quit India movement. By taking suggestion frotn Gandhiji, she took responsibility of Kasturba foundation and continued her social work.