Answer the following questions briefly

V. Answer the following questions briefly

1. How are the peasant uprisings in British India classified?

• Restorative rebeillions

• Religious movements

• Social banditry

• Mass insurrection

2. Name the territories annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse.

• Satara

• Janshi

• Nagpur

• Sambalpur

• Parts of Punjab

3. What do you mean by drain of wealth?

• During the British period India was transformed into a supplier of raw material to the British industries.

• India became a market for the finished products of Britain.

• So there was a continuous transfer of resources from India to Britain without any profit to India. This is called drain of wealth.

4. Highlight the objectives of Home Rule Movement.

• To attain self-government within the British empire by using constitutional means

• To obtain the status of dominion, apolitical position accorded later to Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand

• To use non-violent constitutional methods to achieve their goals.

5. Summarise the essence of Lucknow Pact.

• The Lucknow Pact was made in 1916

• Under the Lucknow Pact, the Congress and the Muslim League agreed that there should be self- government in India as soon as possible.

• In return, the Congress accepted the concept of separate electorate for Muslims.