Growth of Nationalism in India

What is nationalism?

• Feeling of oneness and common consciousness emerging from sharing of same political, cultural background.

• Feeling of oneness due to common personal goal.

• Feeling of oneness due to common political interests

The peasants were main victims of the British colonial policies because

• They became landless farmers

• They had to pay exorbitant taxes

• The government took away large part of their produce

• All of the above

Mark the prominent newspapers started in the later half of the 19th century

• Times of India

• The Pioneer

• Mumbai Mirror

• The Hindu

Lakhs of rupees were spend on this, rather helping farmers in the grip of a famine.

• Ilbert Bill

• Grand Durbar

• Proclamation of Government of India Act, 1858

• Property Law

Identify the social reformer

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• Jyotirao Phule

• Swami Vivekananda

Identify the leader.

• Dadabhai Naoroji

• Badruddin Tayabji

• W. C. Bonerjee

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

It was because of the efforts made by (a)   , a law against Sati was passed in the year 1829

The significance of the press is to ....

• Promote friendly relations between nationalist

• Spread awareness of the happenings in the world.

• Appreciate the work done by the British

The aims of the Indian National Congress included the following:

• To formulate popular demands for social welfare

• To develop feelings of national unity.

• To train public opinion in the country

• None of the above

Identify the President of the first session of the Indian National Congress.

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