Class 8 History Chapter 6 Question Answers - Our Pasts III (Part - II)

Q1: Name the three leading members of the radical group.
Ans: Bepin Chandra Pal, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Lala Lajpat Rai

Q2: When did the congress split and reunited?
Ans: The Congress split in 1907 and reunited in December 1915.

Q3: What does HSRA stand for?
Ans: HSRA stands for Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.

Q4: What does RSS stand for?
Ans: RSS stands for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Q5: Who were the leaders of the Khilafat Movement?
Ans: The leaders of the Khilafat agitation were Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

Q6: What was the Swadeshi Movement known as in deltaic Andhra?
Ans: It was known as the Vandemataram Movement in deltaic Andhra.

Q7: What does ‘Punjab wrongs’ refer to?
Ans: It refers to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that occurred in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April 1919).

Q8: Name the newspaper edited by Balgangadhar Tilak.
Ans: Kesari, a Marathi newspaper, was edited by Balgangadhar Tilak.

Q9: When was Muslim League formed?
Ans: All India Muslim League was formed at Dacca in 1906.

Q10: Who gave the slogan “do or die”?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi raised the slogan “do or die”.

Q11: Who was the viceroy in 1905?
Ans: Lord Curzon

Q12: Who raised the slogan “Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!”?
Ans: Tilak raised the slogan, “Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!”

Q13: Name three places where Gandhiji started local movement.
Ans: Champaran, Kheda, and Ahmedabad.

Q14: Who was Dinshaw Wacha?
Ans: Dinshaw Wacha was a Moderate leader of the congress.

Q15: Who was the viceroy of India at the time of the partition of Bengal?
Ans: Lord Curzon was the viceroy of India at the time of the partition of Bengal.