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A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. Who introduced railways, telegraph and new mode of postal system in India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Queen Victoria

2. In which year the English education was introduced in India?
(a) 1835 (b) 1863 (c) 1896
3. During the period of _______________ as Viceroy, the Albert Bill was passed.
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) George Curzon

4. Who was the pioneer of Indian press and journalism?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

5. Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Mahatma Gandhi

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. India became politically unified under ____________________ .

2. The birth of Indian National Congress in _________________ gave a final spark to the
growth of national consciousness among the Indians.

3. _____________ and ______________ played a dominant role in injecting national feelings
in the minds of Indians.
4. The English started to follow a policy of ________________________ to create a wedge
between the different communities.
5. In 1921, mass demonstrations were held against the _____________ during his tour of
India.
6. Right to vote or ______________ was granted only to those who had property.
C. Match the following columns.

Column A Column B
1. Ilbert Bill (a) Lord Curzon

2. Introduction of English education (b) 1906
3. Birth of Indian National Congress (c) Lord Ripon
4. The Great Revolt (d) 1835

5. Partition of Bengal (e) 1885
6. Formation of Muslim League (f) 1857

D. Write two lines about each of the following.
1. Lord Lytton : ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

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