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WBBSE Class 10 History Question Paper 2019
Group A
1. Choose the correct option : 20×1=20
Question 1.
Mohan Bagan Club won the I.F.A. Shield in the year :
a. 1890 AD
b. 1905 AD
c. 1911 AD
d. 1917 AD
Answer:
c. 1911 AD
Question 2.
‘Dadasaheb Phalke was associated with :
a. Films
b. Sports
c. Local History
d. Environmental History
Answer:
a. Films
Question 3.
The ‘Grambarta Prakashika’ was published from :
a. Jessore
b. Ranaghat
c. Kusthia
d. Barasat
Answer:
c. Kusthia
Question 4.
The first BA Examination of the Calcutta University was held in :
a. 1857 AD
b. 1858 AD
c. 1859 AD
d. 1860 AD
Answer:
d. 1858 AD
Question 5.
The first Principal of the Calcutta Medical College was :
a. Dr. M. J. Bramley
b. Dr. H. H. Goodeve
c. Dr. N. Wallich
d. Dr. J. Grant
Answer:
a. Dr. M. J. Bramley
Question 6.
Titu Mir’s real name was :
a. Chirag Ali
b. Hyder Ali
c. Mir Nisar Ali
d. Torap Ali
Answer:
c. Mir Nisar Ali
Question 7.
One of the leaders of the Sannyasi-Fakir rebellion was :
a. Rani Karnabati
b. Rani Shiromoni
c. Devi Chaudhurani
d. Rani Durgabati
Answer:
c. Devi Chaudhurani
Question 8.
The song “Bande Mataram” was composed in the year :
a. 1870 AD
b. 1872 AD
c. 1875 AD
d. 1876 AD
Answer:
c. 1875 AD
Question 9.
The ‘Bartaman Bharat’ was written by :
a. Akshay Kumar Datta
b. Rajnarayan Bose
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. 1947 AD
Answer:
c. Swami Vivekananda
Question 10.
Gaganendra Nath Tagore was a :
a. Musician
b. Dramatist
c. Poet
d. Cartoonist
Answer:
d. Cartoonist
Question 11.
‘Barnaparichay’ was published in :
a. 1845 AD
b. 1850 AD
c. 1855 AD
d. 1860 AD
Answer:
c. 1855
Question 12.
The Bengal Technical Institute was founded in :
a. 1905 AD
b. 1906 AD
b. 1911 AD
d. 1912 AD
Answer:
b. 1906 AD
Question 13.
The first President of the All India Kisan Sabha was :
a. N.G Ranga
b. Swami Sahajananda
c. Baba Ramchandra
d. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer:
b. Swami Sahajanand
Question 14.
The Congress Socialist Party was formed in :
a. Calcutta
b. Delhi
c. Bombay
d. Madras
Answer:
c. Bombay
Question 15.
The Workers’ and Peasants’ Party was associated with :
a. The Rowlatt Satyagraha
b. The Non-Cooperation Movement
c. The Bardoli Satyagraha
d. The movement against the Simon Commission
Answer:
d. The movement against the Simon Commission
Question 16.
An attempt to assassinate Stanley Jackson, the Governor of Bengal was made by :
a. Bina Das
b. Kalpana Datta
c. Pritilata Waddedar
d. Suniti Choudhury
Answer:
a. Bina Das
Question 17.
The Secretary of the Anti-Circular Society was :
a. Sachindra Prasad Bose
b. Krishna Kumar Mitra
c. Chittaranjan Das
d. Anandamohan Bose
Answer:
a. Sachindra Prasad Bose
Question 18.
The Vykom satyagraha took place in :
a. Malabar
b. Madras
c. Maharashtra
d. Godavari Valley
Answer:
a. Malabar
Question 19.
The princely state which joined the Indian Union through a plebiscite was :
a. Kashmir
b. Hyderabad
c. Junagadh
d. Jaipur
Answer:
c. Junagadh
Question 20.
The linguistic state of Gujarat was formed in :
a. 1953 AD
b. 1965 AD
c. 1960 AD
d. 1965 AD
Answer:
c. 1960 AD
Group B
2. Answer any sixteen questions taking at least one from each Segment: 16×1=16
Answer in one sentence :
Question 1.
Who wrote the novel ‘Gora’?
Answer:
The novel ‘Gora’ was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
Question 2.
Write the name of the first illustrated book published in Bengali.
Answer:
Annada Mangal is the first pictorial Bengali book published in 1816.
Question 3.
In which year was the Serampore Mission Press founded ?
Answer:
In 1801 was founded the Serampore Mission Press.
Question 4.
With which movement was Usha Mehta associated ?
Answer:
Usha Mmehta was associated with Quit India Movement of 1942.
State whether ‘True’ or ‘False’ :
1.The Editor of the ‘Somprakash’ was Dwaraka Nath Vidyabhusan.
Answer: True
2. Kadambini Bose (Ganguli) was the first lady to be awarded the M.A. degree by Calcutta University.
Answer: False
3. One of the leaders of the armed revolutionary movement in Bengal was Basanti Devi.
Answer: False
4. Dipali Sangha was founded by Kalpana Datta.
Answer: False
Match Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’ :
Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
1. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | (a) Hindu Balika Vidyalaya |
2. Nabagopal Mitra | (b) Peasant movement |
3. Birendrranath Sasmal | (c) Hindu Mela |
4 Drinkwater Bethune | (d) Bangadarshan |
Answer:
1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a
On the given outline map of India, locate and label the following places: 1×4=4
1. Areas of the Santal Rebellion (1855)
2. Area of Barasat Rebellion
3. A centre of Indigo Rebellion: Jessore
4. Princely State of Hyderabad
Answer:
See the attached Map of India where the four places have been located
OR
(Only For The Visually-Challenged Students)
Fill in the blanks :
1. The name of Sarala Devi Chaudhurani’s autobiography is ——-
Answer: Jibaner Jhara Pata.
2. The Calcutta Medical College was established in ——-
Answer: 1835
3. Sui Munda was one of the leaders of ——- rebellion.
Answer: Santhal
4. The Indian Association was founded in ——-
Answer: 1876
Select the correct interpretation of the following statements: 1X4=4
1. Statement: Rammohan Roy wrote a letter to Lord Amherst (1823 AD)
Explanation 1: AppealIng to abolish the practice of Sali.
Explanation 2: Appealing to spread western education In India.
Explanation 3: Appealing to develop Sanskritic education In
India.
Answer:
Explanation 2: Appealing to spread western education In India.
2. Statement : Swami Vivekananda wrote the book ‘Bartaman Bharat’
Explanation 1: His aim was to write a history of modern India.
Explanation 2: His aim was to propagate Neo-Hinduism.
Explanation 3: His aim was to spread patriotism.
Answer:
Explanation 1: His aim was to write a history of modern India.
3. Statement: The anti-Partition movement in Bengal did not enunciate any programme for the peasants and working class.
Explanation 1: The peasants and workers were opposed to this movement
Explanation 2: British government issued prohibitory orders on the peasant-working class agitations
Explanation 3: Anti-Partition movement in Bengal was basically a middle-class movement
Answer:
Explanation 3: Anti-Partition movement in Bengal was basically a middle-class movement
4. Statement: Gandhiji did not support peasant movement against the zamindars
Explanation 1: Gandhiji was a representative of the zamindar class
Explanation 2: Gandhiji was against violent movements.
Explanation 3: Gandhiji believed in the synthesis of classes as against class struggle
Answer:
Explanation 3: Gandhiji believed in the synthesis of classes as against class struggle
Group C.
3. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences only (any eleven)
Question 1.
What is the importance of the study of local history ?
Answer:
Local history is an important area of socio-historical studies. Importance of the local history lies in the fact that it focuses on place names and seeks to uncover historical episodes behind them.
Question 2.
What are the ‘government document’?
Answer:
Government documents may be of various types such as reports, narratives, diary entries of police, intelligence reports and such other things. These are regarded as the primary source materials for the reconstruction of history. The government documents nowadays are preserved in the archives.
Question 3.
What is the difference between newspapers and periodicals ?
Answer:
‘Newspapers’ may be described as the collection of articles about current events published generally on a daily basis. ‘Periodicals’, on the other hand are magazines, journals, newsletters, etc. that are published in regular intervals. Despite difference both are important source of information for reconstruction of the history of modern India.
Question 4.
Who was Madhusudan Gupta?
Answer:
In the history of medical education in India the name of Madhusudan Gupta standa out as the person who first dissected a corpse at the Calcutta Medical College. The Hindus were under taboo concerning pollution in touching human corpses. Madhusudan Gupta, being a Hindu, was the first to overcome such prejudices and dissected dead bodies in the Medical College in 1836.
Question 5.
Why did the Sannyasi-Fakir rebellion fail ?
Answer:
The Sannyasi-Fakir rebellion failed at the first instance because of the changes in the objective factors. Internal feud between the Sannyasis and Fakirs was another cause that made failure of the rebellion inevitable. Repressive measures adopted by the British against the insurgents were another cause that led to the failure.
Question 6.
What was the role of the Christian Missionaries in the Indigo rebellion ?
Answer:
The missionaries stationed in the rural Bengal were aware of the inhuman atrocities committed by the indigo planters on the peasantry. For example, the British missionary Reverend James Long was the one who championed the cause of the indigo cultivators. The English version of the Neel Darpan was published in the name of James Long. The actual translation, however, had been done by Michael Madhusudan Datta. James Long also played an important role in the appointment of the Indigo Commission by the then British government.
Question 7.
State two differences between the Landholders’ Association and the Indian Association.
Answer:
As the name suggests the Landholders’ Society (Association ?) was an organization of the zamindars and advocated for the interests of the zamindars. The Indian Association, however, sought to unite various people of India on the basis of a common political ideal. Another difference between the two was that the Landholders’ Society showed the way how the Indian people could work in close association with the British. The Indian Association, however, encouraged the poor villagers to participate in the political movement.
Question 8.
What was the role of the painting ‘Bharatmata’ in the awakening of nationalism in the nineteenth century?
Answer:
Bharatmata painted in 1905 is the artistic visualization of the Swadeshi spirit done by Abanindranath Tagore. Bharatmata as a four-armed Hindu goddess has profound significance. Through the painting a call is given to the countrymen to participate in the national struggle.
Question 9.
Who was Charles Wilkins ?
Answer:
In 1785 for the first time in the world the Bhagwat Geeta was translated into English by Charles Wilkins. He was a founding member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Also Wilkins invented the shape of the modern Bengali and French typefaces.
Question 10.
What was the importance of the introduction of linotype printing in Bengali ?
Answer:
The typephase – Linotype Bengali was invented by Dr. Fiona Ross in 1982. After the invention of linotype Bengali the printing in Bengali language, be it newspapers or books, became faster.
Question 11.
What was the role of Baba Ramchandra in the peasant movement ?
Answer:
After returning from Fiji Baba Ramchandra started organizing the peasants of Oudh. He organized a rebellion of the peasants against the zamindars who used to demand high revenue from the peasants.
Question 12.
Who was Madari Pasi ?
Answer:
Towards the end of the Non Co-operation Movement discontent of the peasants surfaced in some districts of U.P. The insurgent peasants were active under the name ‘Ekta’ or ‘Eka’, and were under the leadership of Madari Pasi (or Pasi Madari).
Question 13.
Why is Matangini Hazra remembered?
Answer:
Matangini Hazra is remembered because of her heroic feat during the Quit India Movement at Tamluk, in Medinipur district of West Bengal. It was she who led a large number of freedom fighters in capturing the Court and Police Station of Tamluk.
Question 14.
Who are known as Dalits?
Answer:
The word dalit originated from the Sanskrit root word dal, meaning downtrodden or oppressed. The word was first used by Jotiba Phule, the great social reformer of Maharashtra. In fact, the dalits represented the most exploited and poorest sectors in society. Of late, the term dalit is popularly used, though Mahatma Gandhi preferred to call them Harijan (children of God).
Question 15.
Why was the Dhar (Dar sic) Commission (1948) formed ?
Answer:
Immediately after Independence demand was raised from different regions of the country for the reorganization of States on linguistic basis. Consequently, the Government of India appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission in 1948. As S.K. Dhar was the Chairman of the Commission it also came to be as the Dhar (Dar sic) Commission.
Question 16.
Who was Patti Sriramalu?
Answer:
A strong movement was launched in Andhra in favour of separation of Andhra from Madras Presidency. The movement was spearheaded by Patti Sriramalu, who was a great freedom fighter. He undertook a fast unto death over the demand. Andhra emerged as a separate Telegu linguistic State in 1957.
Group D.
4. Answer the following questions in seven or eight sentences each :4×6=24
(Attempt one question from each Sub-group. Answer six questions in all)
Question 1.
What reflections of nineteenth century Bengali society do we get from the drama ‘Nildarpan’ ?
Answer:
‘Neel Darpan’ (literally meaning An Indigo Mirror) is a Bengali play authored by Dinabandhu Mitra. The play was written in the background of the Indigo Revolt (1859-1860). Staying in Jessore Dinabandhu had the first-hand knowledge how the peasantry was treated by the indigo planters. In the play Neel Darpan Dinabandhu exposed the grim picture of inhuman villainy and torture perpetrated by the indigo planters most of whom were Europeans.
It was largely due to the efforts of Dinabandhu’s neel Darpan that the Bengalee middle class for the first time came out in open support to the indigo rebels. Though the main theme of the Neel Darpan was the plight of the indigo cultivators the play also highlighted the oppressive machinery of the colonial rulers that suppressed the resistance of the natives in local levels.
Question 2.
What role did Drinkwater Bethune play in spreading women’s education in the nineteenth century ?
Answer:
The name of Mr. John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune will be forever remembered in Bengal as a great patron of female education. He came to realize that unless elite people could be encouraged to send their girls to schools female education could not flourish. A humble beginning in this direction was made by Bethune when with the help of people like Ramgopal Ghosh, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar and others he set up Hindu Female School in 1849.
Bethune donated all his movable and immovable property to the school. This was the first such effort in Kolkata which had a major impact in the contemporary society of Bengal. Later on, in 1862-1863, the Hindu Female School was renamed as the Bethune School. Such was the role of Bethune spreading women’s education
Question 3.
What were the objectives behind the foundation of Hindu Mela ?
Answer:
Being inspired by a write-up of Rajnarayan Bose (Prospectus) Nabagopal Mitra established the Jatiya Mela, later renamed Hindu Mela in 1867. Ganendranath Tagore was the Secretary and Nabagopal Mitra the Assistant Secretary of the Hindu Mela. The objectives of the Hindu Mela were
- To foster the spirit of self-help,which was considered essential for the progress and welfare of the nation.
- Manohohon Bose, the great orator of the time, emphasized that national progress, national unity and practice of self-sufficiency must be the sacred goal of the Mela.
- Another objective of the Mela was to help building up of Indian economy.
- Propagation of the motto self-dependency throughout the country was another major objective of the Hindu Mela.
Question 4.
Why is the ‘Bangabhasha Prasikha Sabha’ regarded as the first political organization?
Answer:
In the early 19th century the politically conscious people of Bengal felt that for political movement it was necessary to set up a permanent association. In 1836 a humble attempt was made in Bengal to organize discussions on political matters by the foundation of the Bangabhasa Prakashika Sabha. The Sabha of Bengal is regarded as the first political association of India.
Details about the activities of the association are not available. But whatever little is known from its reference in different contemporary newspapers it may be said that the Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha was the first political organization of India. In terms of the Rule 10 of the Sabha the members agreed to discuss only matters that adversely affected the country. For example, the members of the Sabha discussed imposition of tax on rent-free lands by the British administrators in India.
Question 5.
Explain the relation between printed books and the spread of education.
Answer:
Like many Western countries in India, too, copyists multiplied manuscripts of books by hand. Books made by copying was a lengthy process and consumed much time. With the introduction of printing press books could be produced in huge number and that even in short time. In fact, printed books became a medium for the dissemination of knowledge.
This may be explained by a few examples. The elementary Bengali text book that helped learning Bengali language for the beginners was the Barna Parichay published in 1855 . The middle class of the towns who were keen on educating themselves needed the help of study materials or books. The printing press fulfilled their need. Thus it may be said that printing press helped the spread of education.
Question 6.
What was the contribution of Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar in the cultivation of science?
Answer:
1. Mahendralal Sircar, who was a doctor, thought of doing something about the future of the country. The Calcutta Medical College and the Presidency College were basically teaching institutions. These could hardly offer facilities for conducting original investigations in science by the advanced students. Dr Sircar thought that for the country to make progress it was necessary for the students to take up science in a big way.
2. Dr. Sircar was encouraged in this idea by Father Eugene Lafont who was also in favour of promoting research and instructions in science in the country. Leading educationists and prominent citizens of Calcutta also came forward in this venture. These people not only helped Dr. Sircar with counsel but offered financial help so that an institution could be set up.
3. It was in this manner that India’s first non-official (non-government) scientific research institution, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) came into being. With the foundation of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) began the scientific movement in the country under Indian initiative.
Question 7.
How did the Government of India tackle the question of integrating the princely states into the Indian Union ?
Answer:
It was Vallabhbhai Patel who with great skill and diplomacy successfully completed the accession of the princely states with the Indian Union. Sardar Patel followed the dual policy of carrot and stick.
- First, he tried to convince the princes the advantages they would derive being acceded to India.
- In the cases where the appeal was not responded to he did not hesitate to get those acceded through the application of force.
Response of the Princely States : Of the princely states that responded to the call of Sardar Patel mention may be made of Bhopal, Coochbehar, Tripura, Manipur, etc. There were also a number of states that merged with the neighbouring provinces.
These were : The princely state of Myurbhanj merged with Orissa (present Odisa), Kolhapur joined with Bombay, and Benaras with Uttar Pradesh. In a similar manner many other small states acceded to India. By 15 August 1947 excepting the states of Junagadh, JammuKashmir and Hyderabad all the princely states joined India.
Question 8.
How did the Kashmir problem originate ?
Answer:
The state of Kashmir bordered on both India and Pakistan. Its ruler Maharaja Hari Singh was a Hindu while it was a Muslim-dominated state, about 70 % of its population being Muslim. Pakistan demanded the inclusion of Kashmir in its dominion on the ground of Muslim majority. This was contrary to the joint declaration made earlier by both India and Pakistan.
In the declaration it was agreed by the both sides that the secession of a state would depend on the decision of the respective rulers of the princely states. It is interesting to note that Pakistan refused to accept the principle of plebiscite for deciding the issue of accession in the case of Junagadh. Sometime in October 1947 Pathan tribesmen led unofficially by Pakistan army invaded Kashmir and proceeded towards Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. The Maharaja forthwith appealed to India for military assistance.
India, on her side, agreed to render military assistance only after the Maharaja formally acceded Kashmir to India on 26 October (1947). Simultaneously a popular government headed by Sheikh Abdullah replaced the monarchy in Kashmir. Maharaja Hari Singh abdicated voluntarily.
Pakistan, however, could not reconcile itself to the accession of Kashmir to the Indian Union. The Government of Pakistan also refused to vacate the part of Kashmir that it had occupied forcibly (since then known as POK, Pak-occupied Kashmir). After Pakistan’s defeat in a number of the Indo-Pak wars it has been systematically engaged in shadow war against India across the border.
Group E.
5. Answer any one question in fifteen or sixteen sentences: 1×8=8
Question 1.
Give a brief account of the Widow Remarriage Movement led by Vidyasagar. What was the extent of success of Vidyasagar in this field ?
Answer:
It was Iswarchandra Vidyasagar who began a campaign for widow remarriage during the mid-nineteenth century. He waged a long struggle in favour of widow remarriage. However, he realized that the campaign for widow remarriage would have an appeal to the general people if it was backed by reference to Shastric instructions. Thus Iswarchandra began studying sacred books.
i. Evidence of shastras : Vidyasagar finally found what he wanted in a verse of the Parasara Samhita. In one of the Slokas it has been categorically stated that a second marriage is sanctioned for women under certain conditions, and one of the conditions referred to is the death of husband of a married woman.
ii. Publication of Pamphlet : In 1855 Vidyasagar published a pamphlet on the issue of remarriage of Hindu widow. In the pamphlet he strongly refuted the argument advanced by the orthodox people imposing disability on widow for a remarriage.
iii. Success of Vidyasagar : Despite opposition from the conservative section of the Bengali Hindu society Vidyasagar was indeed successful in doing away with the unjustified practice of not allowing Hindu widows’ remarriage. Strengthened by the movement inaugurated by Vidyasagar for legalizing the remarriage of Hindu widows the British Government in India finally passed in 1856 the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act (Act XV). The legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows.
Question 2.
Give a brief description of the development of Technical Education in Bengal.
Answer:
Nineteenth century was a turning point in the history of the cultivation of scientific knowledge in Bengal. Bengal being the seat of the British government in India various sorts of activities of the British had its beginning in Bengal. In Bengal the British experimented with various technologies that they had imported.
The educated Bengalee middle class also desired that they should also be at the forefront of scientific knowledge and discoveries. It was in this background that the first non-official scientific research institution, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science came to be established in 1876.
i. It was Mahendralal Sircar who was a doctor, thought of doing something about the future of the country. The Calcutta Medical College and the Presidency College were basically teaching institutions. These could hardly offer facilities for conductiig original investigations in science by the advanced students. Dr Sircar thought that for the country to make progress it was necessary for the students to take up science in a big way.
ii. Dr. Sircar was encouraged in this idea by Father Eugene Lafont who was also in favour of promoting research and instructions in science in the country. Leading educationists and prominent citizens of Calcutta also came forward in this venture. These people not only helped Dr. Sircar with counsel but offered financial help so that an institution could be set up.
iii. It was in this manner that India’s first non-official (non-government) scientific research institution, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) came into being. With the foundation of the IACS began the scientific movement in the country under Indian initiative.
Question 3.
How did women participate in the anti-Parttion movement of Bengal ? What were the limitations of their movement ?
Answer:
a. One of the remarkable features of the Swadeshi, an integral part of the anti-partition movement, was the participation of women.
- Saraladebi spread the gospel of nationalism in Punjab and maintained close links with the Suhrid Samiti of Mymensingh (in present Bangladesh), a secret revolutionary society.
- Recent researches, however, revealed that apart from Saraladebi there were many other women who were drawn into the political struggle during the anti-partition agitation. Srimati Hemantakumari Choudhury was the one who edited the journal Antahpur between 1901 and 1904.
- The day of Partition (16 October 1905) was observed by the women folk throughout Bengal as the day of protest. About five hundred women gathered on the day of Partition in North Calcutta to watch the foundation of the Federation Hall, which was a symbol of unity of the Bengali people.
- In Dacca, an eleven-year old little girl, Ashalata Sen, under the inspiration of her grandmother, Nabashashi Sen, went visiting house after house encouraging women to join the Swadeshi cause.
b. However, a limitation in the participation of women in the anti-Partition movement was also very obvious. It has been pointed out by historian Professor Sumit Sarkar that with the exception of Sarala Devi no other girl could be induced to work as Swadeshi volunteer. Besides, inequality in sexes in those days also prevented participation of women in political movement. For that the country had to wait for Gandhiji.
6. Answer the following in a single sentence (any four) 1×4=4
1. Who wrote the drama ‘Nildarpan’?
Answer: The drama ‘Nildarpan’ was authored by Dinabandhu Mitra.
2. In which year was the Hindu College established ?
Answer: The Hindu College was established in 1817 AD.
3. Who wrote the ‘Anandamath’?
Answer: The ‘Anandamath’ was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
4. In which year was the Viswabharati founded?
Answer: Viswabharati was founded in the year 1921.
5. Who was known as Masterda?
Answer: Surya Sen, a famous revolutionary was known as ‘Masterda’.
6. Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress ?
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai was the first elected President of the All India Trade Union Congress.
2. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences (any three) 2×3=6
Question 1.
Why is David Hare remembered ?
Answer:
David Hare is remembered as he was specially interested in spread of Western education in India. He took a leading part in establishing an English School in Calcutta. It was also due to his efforts that the Hindu College was opened in 1817. Next year he founded the School Book Society for printing and publishing English and Bengali books. He also worked hard for the freedom of Press.
Question 2.
What is meant by revolution?
Answer:
Revolution is one that brings about fundamental change. It may be a political event which may take place through violence. It may also take place peacefully.
Question 3.
Why was the ‘Rashid Ali Day’ observed ?
Answer:
The students community of Calcutta played an important role during the popular upsurge between 1945 and 1947. On 11 February 1946 a massive students’ agitation was organized demanding release of Captain Rashid Ali, an officer of the Azad Hind Fauz. The British police opened fire upon the procession killing 84 people. The incident was observed as the ‘Rashid Ali Day’.
Question 4.
What is meant by the ‘Instrument of Accession’?
Answer:
The Instrument of Accession is an agreement by which a state decides to join (accede to) another state. This is a legal document first introduced in 1935 by the Government of India Act. This was used in 1947 by the Government of India to enable the rulers of the princely states to join Indian Union.