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XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. Attracted by the ____________ of India, many invaders attacked.
(a) riches (b) people (c) poverty
2. The Muslims and the British ruled India for ____________ and ____________ years respectively.
(a) 200, 600 (b) 600, 200 (c) 1000, 5000

3. The sea route to India was discovered by ____________ .
(a) the British (b) the Arab traders (c) Vasco da Gama
4. The Indian soldiers in the British army were called ____________ .
(a) sepoys (b) fauzis (c) sainiks
5. Mangal Pandey revolted at ____________ .
(a) Meerut (b) Barrackpore (c) Mysore

6. In 1857, ____________ was declared as the Emperor of India.
(a) Nana Saheb (b) Tantya Tope (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
B. Write TRUE or FALSE :
1. India was a prosperous country in the ancient times. _______
2. The Muslims ruled India for about 600 years. _______

3. The British rule began with the rule of the British East India Company. _______
4. The trading centres of the European traders were called industries. _______
5. Siraj-ud-Daula was the Nawab of Bengal. _______
C. Answer the questions briefly :
1. Why did the invaders attack India?
2. Why did the Europeans want to control India?
3. Why were the Indian soldiers in the British army unhappy?

4. What was believed about the cartridges?
5. How did the uprising start?

Activity

v Find out more about the following freedom fighters of 1857 uprising and write about them
briefly :
1. Mangal Pandey 2. Rani Lakshmi Bai

1857 Uprising and You

v You live in an independent country, by virtue of which you enjoy many rights; but people in
1857 were denied many rights. Were you not living in an independent country, many of your
rights would not be given to you. Just think any three rights that would not be given to you.

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