CBSE Class 5 Social Science India Wins Freedom Worksheet

Fill in the blanks:

1. __________ are more powerful then moderates.

2. ___________ is the first President of India.

3. Gandhiji believed in ___________ and _____________.

4. The ____________ are the early leaders of freedom movement.

5. In 1920, Gandhiji launched _____________ movement.

6. Gandhiji asked the people to _______________ during Quit India Movement.

7. ___________ ,____________ and Bipin Chandra Pal are the leaders of radicals.

8. India got freedom in ______________ .

9. _______________ was the first Prime Minister of India.

10. Thousands of people died in the incident of _____________________________.

EXPLAIN THE TERMS:

1. Satyagraha:

2. Quit India:

3. Purna Swaraj:

4. Revolutionaries:

5. Racist Policy:

Rewrite the events in correct order. Also write the year:

1. Partition of Bengal

2. Quit India Movement

3. Jallian wala bagh massacre

4. Civil disobedience movement

5. Non co-operation movement

6. India gets freedom

7. Gandhiji’s return to India

Give Reasons for the following:

1. Why did the English decide to partition Bengal? 2. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement? 3. Why did congress boycott the Simon Commission? 

Answer these Questions:

1. How were the Moderates different from the Radicals?

2. What was Swadeshi Movement?

3. What did the revolutionaries believe in ? write the names of some revolutionaries.

Complete the timeline of India’s struggle for freedom. Write in the blanks provided, the event that took place in the year mentioned on the milestone. The first one is done for you. Go on.

1857 The Sepoy Mutiny or the Great Revolt or the First War of Independence

1885 A.O. Hume started the _ _ _ _ _ _

1905 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1920 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1929 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1930 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1942 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1947 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

A. Tick the correct answers :-

1. Purna Swaraj means:
(a) non-cooperation
(b) Complete independence
(c) Civil disobedience

2. The Dandi March Signalled the start of the:
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Non-cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement

3. The Indian National Army was led by:
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Veer Savarkar
(c) mahatma Gandhi

4. The first President of India was:
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi

B. Rewrite these events in the correct chronological order and the year in which they took place:

1. Partition of Bengal __________________________________

2. Quit India Movement __________________________________

3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre __________________________________

4. Civil Disobedience Movement __________________________________

5. Non Cooperation Movement __________________________________

6. India gets freedom __________________________________

C. Fill in the blanks:

1. The early leaders of the Congress were known as the ________________ .

2. Gandhiji asked the people to ____________ during the Quit India Movement.

3. India became free on ___________ . 1947

4. ____________ became India’s First Prime Minister

5. Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation Movement in _________ .

6. Gandhiji’s method of fighting was known as _____________.

7. Subhas Chandra Bose was the leader of the Indian National Army also called the ______________ .

8. Bengal was partitioned in ___________ to suppress nationalism.

9. General ____________ was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.