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HISTORY 8 Topic: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT 3 F. Answer the following questions briefly: Question 1. With reference to the Quit India Movement, answer the following: (a) 1. Why did the Congress pass the Quit India Resoluti...

HISTORY 8 Topic: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT 3 F. Answer the following questions briefly: Question 1. With reference to the Quit India Movement, answer the following: (a) 1. Why did the Congress pass the Quit India Resolution? 2. How did the government react to it? 1. The presence of the British in India made India a target for the Japanese attack. The danger could have been averted if the British left the country. So, the Congress passed the Quit India resolution. 2. The movement shook the very foundations of the British rule in India. On 9th August 1942, Gandhiji and all other important nationalist leaders were arrested. The Congress was banned. The government came down heavily on the people who were protesting. They were lathi-charged and fired upon. The army was called in to crush the revolt. Over 10,000 people were killed in police and military firing. The movement was savagely crushed within a very short period of time. Page | 1 (b) Briefly discuss the events of the Quit India Movement. Addressing the Congress delegates on 8th August 1942, Gandhiji declared that freedom must be got immediately. On 9th August 1942, Gandhiji and all other important nationalist leaders were arrested and the Congress was banned. A spontaneous, nationwide movement of protests arose. There were demonstrations, hartals and processions. Leaderless and without any guidelines, the Quit India Movement took different shapes in different parts of the country. The government came down heavily on the people. They were lathi- charged and fired upon. The brutality of the police enraged the people. They reacted violently by burning police stations, post offices, and other government buildings. Railway, telegraph and telephone lines were disconnected. The army was called in to crush the revolt. Over 10,000 people were killed in police and military firing. The movement was savagely crushed within a very short period of time. (c) What was the impact of the Quit India Movement on the national movement? The impact of the Quit India movement was tremendous. It was a brief, spontaneous and powerful outburst of national sentiment. The movement sounded the death knell of British rule in India. The British realized their days were numbered and independence was now a matter of time. It demonstrated the great capacity of the masses to suffer and die for the cause of freedom. Page | 2 Question 2. With reference to Indian national movement, answer the following: (a) What were the objectives of the Forward Bloc? Objectives of the Forward Bloc To win freedom from the British without any further delay. To rebuild India, after Independence, on the principles of socialism i.e., economic equality, freedom and justice, equitable distribution of wealth etc. To promote world peace. (b) Examine the role of Subhash Chandra Bose in the Indian freedom struggle. Subhash Chandra Bose believed that the only way India could get her freedom was to drive the British out of India by use of armed force. He resigned from the Congress in 1939 and formed a new party called the Forward Bloc. He decided to go abroad to join hands with the enemies of the British and drive the British out of India. He was put under house arrest in Calcutta, but he managed to escape and went to Russia, Germany and finally to Japan. In Tokyo, he took over the leadership of the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia from Rash Behari Bose. He became the supreme commander of the INA and took an oath to liberate India. (c) Why do Indian still respect and revere Netaji? Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose lives on in the memories of successive generations of Indians. Page | 3  He was a true patriot who dedicated his life to the cause he passionately believed in-India’s freedom. He fired the imagination of a nation with his intense patriotism, personal courage, unwavering conviction and bold leadership. He restored to India her pride and is greatly admired and revered throughout the country even to this day. Question 3. With reference to Indian independence, answer the following questions: (a) What was the importance of the Mountbatten Plan? Lord Mountbatten, the new viceroy, arrived in India to prepare a plan for the transfer of power. He held discussions with the leaders of different parties and communities. However, communal riots happened and the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan became inevitable. Mountbatten announced his plan for the division of British India into India and Pakistan and the transfer of power to the two dominions. The North-West Frontier Province, Sind, Balochistan, West Punjab and East Bengal was separated from the rest of India to form a new country called Pakistan. (b) What was the significance of the Indian Independence Act, 1947? Lord Mountbatten announced his plan for the division of British India into India and Pakistan and the transfer of power to the two dominions. On the basis of the Mountbatten Plan, the British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act in July 1947. Page | 4  British rule in India finally came to an end of 15 August 1947. (c) What is the significance of 26 January 1950? In the Lahore session, Congress passed a resolution declaring ‘Poorna Swaraj’ or ‘Complete independence’ as its goal and 26th January 1930 was declared as Independence Day. 26th January 1950 in also an important landmark in the history of India. Constitution of India was introduced on 26 January 1950. On that day, the Indian dominion was transformed into a sovereign, democratic republic. With confidence in their capacity and a determination to succeed, the people of India set out to build the country of their dreams—a country based on liberty, equality, justice and fraternity. Page | 5