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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. To eliminate competition from India's traditional industries, the British transformed india into a ____________ and ____________.
   2. The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was the issue of the ____________ ____________.
   3. ____________ established the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh.
   4. A. O. Hume laid the foundation of the ____________ ____________ ____________ in December 1885.
   5. When the Quit India Resolution was passed in the year ____________, Gandhiji gave the Indians the mantra '____________'.
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   A	B
   (a) Wood's Despatch	(i) Sikh reformers
   (b) Dayanand Saraswati	(ii) Ilbert Bill controversy
   (c) Akali Movement	(iii) Educational policy
   (d) Lord Ripon	(iv) Salt Satyagraha
   (e) Dandi March	(v) Arya Samaj

3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer:

   1. The Ryotwari system of reverue collection was introduced in Madras/Calcutta/Bombay presidency.
   2. The Charter Act of 1813 directed the Company to spend 1/10/15 lakh rupees on the education of Indians.
   3. The first lndian school for girls was set up by Bethune at Bombay/Calcutta/Madras.
   4. The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by W. C. Bonerjee/Surendranath Banerjea/A.O. Hume.
   5. Subhash Chandra Bose/Mahatma Gandhi/Rash Behari Bose was the supreme commander of the Indian National Army.
4. 4.

   Why did the Indian peasants begin to grow cash crops?

5. 5.

   Mention any two positive effects of the introduction of English in the Indian educational system.

6. 6.

   Mention any two evil social practices against which the Brahmo Samaj launched a relentless struggle.