INDIA WINS FREEDOM WORKSHEET 17 Name: ................................................................ Date: .......................................... A. Fill in the blanks. 1. The British massacred thousands of unarmed people in __________________________ in Amritsar. 2. In 1929, Congress declared their demand for ___________________________. 3. The ______________________ India Movement was launched in 1942. 4. The slogan given by Subhash Chandra Bose was ______________________. B. Give one or two words from the text. 1. A type of protest where you refuse to do things that someone wants you to do………………………………… 2. Refusal to obey ……..………………………………… 3. Name given by Gandhiji to people belonging to low caste ...…..…………………………………. 4. Merciless killing in large numbers ...…..…………………………………. C. Match the columns. 1. Rowlatt Act a. failed talks between Congress and Britain 2. Salt Law b. arrest anyone without a trial 3. Simon Commission c. complete independence 4. Quit India Movement d. Dandi March 5. Purna Swaraj e. no Indian on the committee D. Tick ()ü the correct answer. 1. Gandhiji worked for the betterment of a. untouchables b. the British c. the homeless d. children 2. On the day of the massacre, the people in Jallianwala Bagh had gathered for a a. violent protest b. peaceful cause c. public celebration d. private celebration 3. Gandhiji led the Dandi March in protest against a. the buying of British goods b. income tax c. tax on tea d. tax on salt 4. The Indians protested with the slogan ‘Simon go back’ against the a. Civil Disobedience Movement b. Rowlatt Act c. Simon Commission d. salt laws 5. The Indian National Army was formed by a. Subhash Chandra Bose b. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad c. Gandhiji d. Jawaharlal Nehru E. Answer the following questions. 1. Why did Gandhiji launch the Non-Cooperation Movement? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Describe the Civil Disobedience Movement. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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