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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. Modern Indian nationalism arose to meet the challenge of ____________.
   2. Exploitation of India by the British was direct and harsh before 1857, after 1857 it became ____________ and ____________.
   3. The ____________  rebellion was an armed rebellion of the Sikhs against the British policy of divide and rule.
   4. The English language acted as a ____________ language among the educated Indians.
   5. A.O. Hume laid the foundation of   the ____________ ____________ ____________ in December 1885.
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   A	B
   1. Kukas	(a) rediscovered India's glorious past
   2. Santhal uprising	(b) followers of Guru Ram Singh
   3. William Jones	(c) Ilbert Bill controversy
   4. 'Vande Mataram'	(d) Bihar
   5. Lord Ripon	(e) evoked patriotic emotions

    

3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer:

   1. 'Vande Mataram' was written by Swami Vivekananda/Raja Ram Mohan Roy/Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya.
   2. Lord Ripon/Lord Lytton/Lord Dalhousie approved of the llbert Bill.
   3. The Indian National Congress was established in 1883/1885/1890.
   4. The first session of the Indian National Congress was attended by 62/72/82 delegates.
   5. The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by W.C. Bonnerjee/Surendranath Banerjea/A.O. Hume.
4. 4.

   State whether the following are true or false:

   1. The Revolt of 1857 had failed to rid India of foreign rule.
   2. Western education and modern ideas could not bring the Indians together.
   3. Racial arrogance and racial discrimination by the British caused great resentment among Indian intellectuals.
   4. The Ilbert Bill had to be amended as the Europeans reacted violently to it.
   5. A.O. Hume was not supported by nationalist Indian leaders.
5. 5.

   Define nationalism.

6. 6.

   Name any two Western scholars who researched the Indian past and rediscovered its rich heritage.