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.
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