Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism | Brief Answers
Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
10th Social Science : History : Chapter 7 : Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
V. Answer the following questions briefly
1. How are the peasant uprisings in British India classified?
- Restorative rebeillions
- Religious movements
- Social banditry
- Mass insurrection
2. Name the territories annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse.
- Satara
- Janshi
- Nagpur
- Sambalpur
- Parts of Punjab
3. What do you mean by drain of wealth?
- During the British period India was transformed into a supplier of raw material to the British industries.
- India became a market for the finished products of Britain.
- So there was a continuous transfer of resources from India to Britain without any profit to India. This is called drain of wealth.
4. Highlight the objectives of Home Rule Movement.
- To attain self-government within the British empire by using constitutional means
- To obtain the status of dominion, apolitical position accorded later to Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand
- To use non-violent constitutional methods to achieve their goals.
5. Summarise the essence of Lucknow Pact.
- The Lucknow Pact was made in 1916
- Under the Lucknow Pact, the Congress and the Muslim League agreed that there should be self- government in India as soon as possible.
- In return, the Congress accepted the concept of separate electorate for Muslims.