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Read the following source and answer the questions that follow:
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A newspaper report The following report, titled ‘The ryot and the moneylender’, appeared in the Native Opinion (6 June 1876), and was quoted in Report of the Native Newspapers of Bombay: They (the ryots) first place spies on the boundaries of their villages to see if any Government officers come, and to give timely intimation of their arrival to the offenders. They then assemble in a body and go to the houses of their creditors, and demand from them a surrender of their bonds and other documents, and threaten them in case of refusal with assault and plunder. If any Government officer happens to approach the villages where the above is taking place, the spies give intimation to the offenders and the latter disperse in time. |
- What does the given report of newspaper show about the Deccan countryside?
- Examine the causes of revolt by the ryots against moneylenders.
- Examine the ways through which Ryots spied the British.
Concept: A Revolt in the Countryside the Bombay Deccan
How did rumours play an important part in the Revolt of 1857? Explain with examples.
Concept: Pattern of the Rebellion
Read the given information and identify the leader of 1857 Revolt from the following options:
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Concept: Awadh in Revolt
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Concept: Pattern of the Rebellion
Find out the chronological order of the events of the Revolt of 1857:
- Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh.
- Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed.
- Summary Revenue settlement introduced in Awadh by the British.
- Mutiny started in Meerut.
Concept: Awadh in Revolt
Which one of the following regions was called as the "Nursery of the Bengal Army" by the British during 1850's?
Concept: Awadh in Revolt
'The Rebel proclamations of 1857 appealed to all the sections of the population for Unity.' Explain the statement with examples.
Concept: What the Rebels Wanted
Describe the circumstances that led to the initiation of Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji. Explain the significance of this movement?
Concept: The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation
Describe the role of Gandhiji as a social reformer and as a Political leader.
Concept: The Salt Satyagraha a Case Study
On the given political outline map of India mark and label of the follow with appropriate symbol:
The place where Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened.
Concept: The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation
On the given political outline map of India mark and label of the follow with appropriate symbol:
The place where Salt Law was broken by Gandhiji.
Concept: The Salt Satyagraha a Case Study
Assertion (A): Lahore session of Congress in 1929 was significant.
Reason (R): Proclamation of commitment to 'Poorna Swaraj' or complete independence was passed.
Concept: The Salt Satyagraha a Case Study
Assertion (A): Gandhiji called for a countrywide agitation against the Rowlatt Act.
Reason (R): British authorized the government to imprison people without trial.
Concept: The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation
Describe the three lists of Federalism provided by the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly.
Concept: A Tumultuous Time
Read the source given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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"We are not going just to copy" This is what Jawahar Lal Nehru said in his famous speech of 13 December, 1946: We say that it is our firm and solemn resolve to have an independent sovereign republic. India is bound to be sovereign, it is bound to be independent and it is bound to be a republic ... Now, some friends have raised the question: "Why have you not put in the word 'democratic' here?" Well, I told them that it is conceivable, of course, that a republic may not be democratic but the whole of our past is witness to this fact that we stand for democratic institutions. Obviously we are aiming at democracy and nothing less than a democracy. What form of democracy, what shape it might take is another matter. The democracies of the present day, many of them in Europe and elsewhere, have played a great part in the world's progress. Yet it may be doubtful if those democracies may not have to change their shape somewhat before long if they have to remain completely democratic. We are not going just to copy, I hope, a certain democratic procedure or an institution of a so-called democratic country. We may improve upon it. In any event whatever system of government we may establish here must fit in with the temper of our people and be acceptable to them. We stand for democracy. It will be for this House to determine what shape to give to that democracy, the fullest democracy. |
- Define the term sovereignty.
- Which constitutions of the countries were referred by the Constitution Assembly?
- How is democracy explained in this source?
Concept: The Vision of the Constitution
Who among the following demanded justice for women, not reserved seats or separate electorates in the Constituent Assembly?
Concept: Defining Rights
Who among the following in the Constituent Assembly proposed 'horizontal tricolour National flag of saffron, white and green in equal proportion'?
Concept: A Tumultuous Time
Explain the arguments given in favour of strong Centre in the Constituent Assembly.
Concept: The Powers of the State
Match the following:
| Column-I (Leaders) |
Column-II - (Role in the Constituent Assembly) |
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| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru | i. | President of the Constituent Assembly |
| B. | B.R. Ambedkar | ii. | Constitutional Advisor |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad | iii. | Chairman of the Drafting Committee |
| D. | B.N. Rau | iv. | Worked on the 'Objective Resolution' |
Concept: A Tumultuous Time
Consider the given statements regarding Constituent Assembly and select the correct from the following options:
- Motilal Nehru moved resolution of National flag in the Constituent Assembly.
- G.B. Pant was the Legal Advisor.
- Sardar Patel was the Constitutional Advisor.
- K.M. Munshi was called as Frontier Gandhi.
Concept: A Tumultuous Time
