Page 1 : . Freedom struggle, , A. Tick the correct option, 1.(b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c), , B. Fill in the blanks, , 1. Swadeshi Movement, , 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, , 3. Bombay, , 4. senior leader of the Indian National Congress., 5.1911, , 6.1885, , C. Matching, 1.(e) 2.(c) 3. (a) 4.(d) 5. (b), D. Answers in brief, , Ans1. The protests against the partition of Bengal were accompanied by the boycott of British, goods. It means that people came forward for using goods made in India only. It was called, Swadeshi Movement., , Ans2. Extremists were a group of young members of Indian National Congress who felt that, strong action was needed to make the British understand their problems and desires to be free., , Ans 3. The first session of Indian National Congress was held at Bombay., Ans4. Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose threw a bomb at a British carriage ., , E. Answer the following in detail ., , Ans1. As the years passed, the Congress gained strength and the people from all walks of life, supported it. This created a sense of fear in the British. They used the Divide and Rule policy to, weaken the united Indians and freedom movement. They planned to divide Bengal in two parts, on the basis of Hindu and Muslim population., , Ans 2. The British used the Divide and Rule policy to weaken the united Indians and freedom, movement. They planned to divide Bengal in two parts on the basis of Hindu and Muslim, population. The protests against this partition were accompanied by the boycott of British, goods. It means that people came forward for using goods made in India only. It was called, Swadeshi Movement., , Ans3._ Till 1905, the leadership of the Congress remained in the hands of men who were called, moderates. Moderates believed in methods of patience and persuasion. But, Bal Gangadhar, Tilak declared "Freedom is my birthright and | will have it." A number of young people joined this, group. They were called extremists. Extremists felt that strong action was needed to make the, British understand their problems and desires to be free., , Ans 4. In the early years, the Congress demanded that Indians be allowed to manage their own, affairs. Their main goal was to win swaraj or self rule., , Ans 5. Revolutionaries believed that violence was the only answer to the British act of, suppression . They also thought that British would understand only the language of force and, violence as :, , i) Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose was well-known revolutionaries they threw a bomb at a, British carriage in Muzaffarpur., , ii)In 1904 V.D Savarkar started a secret Revolutionary society. Revolutionaries wrote in the, newspaper like Sandhya, yugantar and Kal ., , iii) Some people went outside India to wage a struggle for India’s freedom., , iv) Gadar party was formed by Indian immigrants in the USA and Canada. They thought of, coming back to India and starting a revolt, , v) The Gadar party consisted of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims. They all fought together for getting, India free from British rule.