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A. Tick (✔) the correct option to complete the sentence.

1. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year ____.
(a) 1914
(b) 1915    
(c) 1919
(d) 1929    
Ans: (c)

2. The Chauri-Chaura incident took place in the year ______.
(a) 1922
(b) 1932    
(c) 1940 
(d) 1942
Ans: (a)

3. _____ session of the Congress demanded for complete independence.
(a) Nagpur
(b) Lahore    
(c) Kolkata
(d) Amritsar 
Ans: (b)

4. 'Jai Hind!' slogan was given by _____.
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Lai Bahadur Shastri    
Ans: (c)

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Gandhiji went to South Africa in ____.
Ans: 1893

2. Jallianwala Bagh is located in ____.
Ans: Amritsar

3. ____brothers started the Khilafat Movement.
Ans: Ali brothers

4. ____ movements were launched in 1920.
Ans: Non-cooperation and Khilafat movements

5. The last Viceroy of India was ____.
Ans: Lord Mountbatten

C. Write (T) for true statements and (F) for false statements.

1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13th April, 1919.
Ans: T

2. Turkey won the First World War.
Ans: F

3. The Chauri Chaura incident occurred in 1922.
Ans: T

4. The Rowlatt Act empowered the government to arrest and jail anyone without trial.
Ans: T

5. 'Do or Die' slogan was started during the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Ans: T

D. Match the column A and B.

Ans:

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Answer the following questions.

1. What was the Rowlatt Act? When was it passed?
Ans: The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British government in 1919. It gave the government 
the power to arrest and jail anyone without trial.

2. Name the Ali brothers. Which movement was started by them? Why?
Ans: The Ali brothers were Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali. They started the Khilafat Movement. This movement was initiated to protest against the unjust treatment of Turkey after its  defeat in World War I, as the Khalifa of Turkey was also the religious head of Muslims.

3. Name the three main movements launched under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi Explain any one in brief.
Ans: The three main movements launched under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi were 
Non-cooperation Movement (1920), Civil Disobedience Movement (1930), and Quit India Movement 
(1942). The Non-cooperation Movement aimed to resist British rule through non-violent means and boycott of British goods and institutions.

4. What is the importance of the Lahore Session of 1929?
Ans: The Lahore Session of 1929 is significant because during this session, the Indian National Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence or 'Purna Swaraj' for India. It set the stage for India's struggle for freedom.

5. Who is called Netaji ? What slogans did he coin?
Ans: Netaji refers to Subhas Chandra Bose. He coined three famous slogans: "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom," "Jai Hind," and "Delhi chalo" during the Quit India Movement.