Class 5 SST Question Answers - India Wins Freedom

Q1: Who returned to India in 1915 and played a crucial role in the freedom struggle?
Ans: Gandhi

Q2: What two powerful tools did Gandhi use to force the British to leave India?
Ans: Satya and Ahimsa

Q3: What was the name of the movement that Gandhi started to address the grievances of indigo cultivators in Bihar?
Ans: Champaran

Q4: What incident in Amritsar shocked the entire country and is considered a brutal act by the British government?
Ans: Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Q5: Which movement did Gandhi start after the Jallianwala Bagh incident to peacefully oppose the British government?
Ans: Non-Cooperation Movement

Q6: What important resolution was passed at the Lahore session of the Congress in 1929?
Ans: Poorna Swaraj (complete independence)

Q7: What did Gandhiji break during the Dandi March in Gujarat?
Ans: Salt Law

Q8: Who formed the Azad Hind Fauj to fight against the British during World War II?
Ans: Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji)

Q9: When did India become independent from British rule?
Ans: August 15, 1947

Q10: Who became the first President of independent India?
Ans: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q11: Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?
Ans: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Q12: What does Satyagraha mean?
Ans: Insistence on truth

Q13: What does Poorna Swaraj mean?
Ans: Complete independence

Q14: What slogan did Subhash Chandra Bose give to the people of India?
Ans: Jai Hind

Q15: What movement was launched in 1942 with the slogan "Do or Die"?
Ans: Quit India Movement