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Answer the questions given below in one complete sentence:1. What happened in 1857?2. What did the British say about their primary objective?3. When was the dream of having a national organization finally fulfilled?4. Write the two basic issues on which the congress petitioned to the British.5. Write the slogan which Tilak gave to the Indian masses.6. Write the response of Indians to the appeal made by the British.7. Why were the Rowlatt acts known as the “Black Acts”? |
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Answer» 1. In 1857 different sections of Indian society rose to challenge the British authority. 2. The British said that their primary objective in India was about the welfare of the Indian people. 3. In 1885, the dream of having a national organization was finally fulfilled by the establishment of All India National Congress. 4. The two basic issues on which the congress petitioned to the British were representation in government and Indianization of the administration. 5. The slogan which Tilak gave to the Indian masses was, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.” 6. The Indians agreed to help the British during the First World War because they thought that India would be rewarded in the form of self government. 7. Rowlatt Acts were known as ‘Black Acts’ because they curtailed Indian freedom |
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