SST WORKSHEET - CLASS V, SESSION 2020-21

LESSON 15 –TOWARDS FREEDOM

DO YOU KNOW?

 Vasco da Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered a new sea route to India in 1498,
paving the way for other European powers to establish their trading companies in
India.
 The British established the East India Company in 1600.
 In 1858 Lord Canning was appointed as the first Viceroy by the British Government
to control India.

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

1. The _____________ were the first to come to India for trade.

2. The British traded through the English _____________________________.
3. A ___________________ was an Indian soldier serving in the British army.
4. Revolt of 1857 spread to large parts of ____________________ and
_________________ India
5. Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to ________________ by the British.
6. The revolt of 1857 was led by ____________________________________ at Awadh.
7. The British did not allow the Indians to open ________________ and factories.
8. The feeling of nationalism resulted in the formation of the _____________________.
9. To prevent Hindus and Muslims from uniting, the British used the policy of
___________________________.
10. The first session of the INC was attended by _________delegates from all over India.

Q2. Name any two:-

1. Trade items of India:-

2. Indian reformers:-
3. Evil social practices in India during British rule:-
4. Reforms encouraged by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar:-
5. Leaders in the revolt of 1857:-
Q3. Tick the correct answers

1. The British forced the farmers of India to grow __________________________.

a) Millets b) wheat c) indigo
2. The INC was formed in
a) 1885 b) 1887 c) 1889
3. The Mughal era in India came to an end with the death of
a) Shahjahan b) Akbar c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
4. Modern education in India was introduced by
a) French b) Dutch c) British
5. Capital of France is
a) Lisbon b) Paris c) Lima

Q4. Match the following:-

1. INC a. Indigo and cotton

2. Tantia Tope b. Child marriages
3. Indian farmers c. 1857
4. Social evil d. A.O.Hume
5. Sepoy Mutiny e. Kanpur

Q5. Name the following:

1. Dividing people based on birth:-

2. Love and devotion for one’s country:-
3. A rifle which led to the outbreak of the First War of Independence:-
4. The revolt of 1857 started from this city:-
5. Forcing a person to leave his country for political reasons:-
6. Custom of a widow burning herself at the funeral pyre of her husband:-