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Answer the following question in one sentence each.

(a) What message did Dadabhai Naroji give in the 1906 session of the Congress?


(b) What is the meaning of Home Rule?


(c) What words did Tilak use to criticise the Montagu-Chelmsford Act?

(a) Dadabhai Naroji in his presidential speech, declared Swaraj to be the Goal of Indian national congress. He also appealed people to remain united and attain Swaraj-self rule (having our own rule).


(b) 1. Dr. Annie Besant and Tilak started Home rule movement.


2. Home Rule means self Rule-means managing our own affairs ourselves.


3. Home rule movement draws inspiration from the similar movement led in Ireland against colonialism.


(c) 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak advised delegates to follow “Responsive Cooperation” in carrying out reforms.


2. In Responsive Cooperation, Tilak wants Indians also to be made part of Reforms.


3. Unfortunately, He passed away before he could give directives of his policy.


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Fill in the blanks with proper alternatives:

(a) The Viceroy Lord ……………… announced the partition of the Bengal province in 1905.


(Hastings, Curzon, Cornwallis)


(b) Annie Besant and …………….started the Home Rule movement.


(Gopal Krishna Gokhle, Lokmanya Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai)


(c) The 1907 session of the Indian National Congress was held at……………


(Lucknow, Surat, Kolkata)

 3

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.

(a) What was Lokmanya Tilak’s objective in organizing national festivals?


(b) Why did Curzon partition the province of Bengal?


(c) What is the meaning of responsive co-operation?

 4

Give Reason.

(a) The Muslim League was formed in 1906?


(b) The National Congress split in its Surat session in1907?

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Read a biography of Lokmanya Tilak.