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Chapter 19.

Key social reformers in India include Mahatma Gandhi, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jyotirao Phule, and B.R. Ambedkar. The Dandi March was initiated by Gandhi to protest the British Salt Law, while the Rowlatt Act of 1919 allowed for arrest without warrant, infringing on civil liberties. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred when British troops fired on a peaceful crowd in 1919, and the Simon Commission was boycotted for lacking Indian representation, while the partition of Bengal in 1905 aimed to undermine the nationalist movement.

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Chapter 19.

Key social reformers in India include Mahatma Gandhi, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jyotirao Phule, and B.R. Ambedkar. The Dandi March was initiated by Gandhi to protest the British Salt Law, while the Rowlatt Act of 1919 allowed for arrest without warrant, infringing on civil liberties. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred when British troops fired on a peaceful crowd in 1919, and the Simon Commission was boycotted for lacking Indian representation, while the partition of Bengal in 1905 aimed to undermine the nationalist movement.

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1.

Name the social reformers


Answer: Mahatma Gandhi, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jyotirao Phule,
and B.R. Ambedkar are some key social reformers.

2. Why did Mahatma Gandhi start the Dandi March?


Answer: To protest against the British Salt Law.

3. What was the Rowlatt Act?


Answer: The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, gave the British administration the power to arrest
any person without a warrant and detain them without trial for up to two years, severely
restricting civil liberties.

4. What happened at the Jallianwala Bagh in 1919?


Answer: British troops fired upon a large, peaceful crowd of Indian protesters and
pilgrims. On April 13, 1919, British soldiers, under the command of General Dyer,
opened fire on thousands of people gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, resulting in
a massacre where hundreds were killed and many more wounded.

5. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?


Answer: The Simon Commission was boycotted because it had no Indian members.

6. Why was Bengal partitioned?


In 1905, Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal to weaken the growing nationalist movement against
British rule and to break Hindu-Muslim unity. Officially, the British claimed the province was too
large to manage efficiently (administrative convenience)

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