(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Give any two grievances of the peasantry against the British.

What did the British do to reduce the landed aristocracy to poverty?

Economic exploitation of the country produced discontent, resentment, and resistance among the people that culminated in the Great Uprising of 1857.

1. The ruin of trade and handicrafts.
2. Impoverishment of the cultivators.
3. Subordination of the Indian economy to British interests (making India an agricultural colony of British capitalism).

Which of the following was/were the beliefs of the Brahma Samaj with respect to religion?

1. Belief in Monotheism
2. Emphasis on rituals and prayers
3. Emphasis on prayer, meditation and charity
4. Emphasis on unity between people of all religions and creeds

How did the socio-religious reform movements of the 19th century act as pioneers of Indian Nationalism?

1. They proclaimed the superiority of Indian culture and civilisation.
2. They believed that British rule in India would lead to a society based on equality and equanimity.
3. They created a consciousness of a new society devoid of privileges based on caste, creed or religion.

State any two issues that the socio-religious reform movements worked for.

Name any two socio-religious reformers who prepared the ground for national movement.

Write a short note on Raja Rammohan Roy’s approach to religion.

Name the organisation founded by Raja Rammohan Roy. Why did he establish this organisation?

Why did Raja Rammohan Roy establish the Brahma Samaj organisation?

1. Identify the person in the given picture. Name the organisation formed by him. State any two beliefs of this organisation with regard to the upliftment of women.
2. Mention his contribution to the growth of the Indian National movement.
3. How did the socio-religious reform movements of the 19th century act as pioneers of Indian Nationalism?

Imagine you are a member of Brahma Samaj. Elaborate what convinced you to join the Brahma Samaj and how are you influenced by Raja Rammohan Roy.

Methods used by Early Nationalists were ______.

What were the 3P’s of the Early Nationalists?

Which of the following was the aim of the Early Nationalists?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases?

1. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among Indians.
2. Organising public opinion against the British.
3. Formulation of popular demands.
4. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India.

Early Nationalists demanded which of the following Civil rights?

Which of the following was a demand of the Early Nationalists?

Although the First War of Independence of 1857 failed, it had important consequences for India. In this context, answer the following questions:

1. How did the Uprising give rise to nationalism in India?
2. How did the end of the East India Company’s rule bring in grave economic perils in India?
3. State how the British Government tried to pacify the feelings of Indians with regard to:
   1. their religious practices.
   2. the Princely States.

What were the two methods adopted by the Early Nationalists in the freedom struggle?