The British Rajand the First War of Independence

DELHI PRIVATE SCHOOL –SHARJAH

GRADE –V SOCIAL STUDIES NOTES

THE BRITISH RAJAND THE FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

I)Tick the correct answer

1)The first European tofind a sea route toIndia was

a)Christopher Columbus

b)Ferdinand Magellan

c)Vasco Da Gama

d)Ibn Batuta

2)The British formed this company in the year 1600 to trade with India

a)North India Company

b)East India Company

c)West India Company

d)South India Company

3)The British started taking political control over India after the Battle of Plassey in the year

a)1717

b)1757

c)1857

d)1818

4)The British made unjust laws and used unfair means to get rich themselves at the cost of

a)Americans

b)Indians

c)Canadians

d)Portuguese

5)The Revolt Of 1857 was started in ______by the soldiers serving in the British Army. The angry and dissatisfied Indians joined the revolt.

a)Allahabad

b)Meerut

c)Delhi

d)Lucknow

6)This revolt was crushed by the British but it marked the ______of the Indian freedom struggle.

a)End

b)Beginning

c)Middle

d)Finish

7)The British took direct control of India in the year

a)1848

b)1858

c)1838

d)1898

II) Draw lines to match the flags to the correct country

The European countries that started trading with India in the 17th century were

Fill in the blanks with the help of the given words

III) These countries that traded with India started ______against each other to get a bigger share of trade for themselves. The British finally defeated the others and won the fight.

IV) The British became more powerful in Bengal after the Battle of ______in 1757.

V) The farmers were forced to grow crops like ______and ______which provided the British with raw materials for their factories. The British paid the farmers very low prices; as a result they became poorer.

VI) One unjust _____ made by the British said that if a ruler died without a child,

his ______will be taken over by the British.

VII) The Indian Soldiers had to bite off the ends of the greased ______to load the new ______rifles. A rumor spread that the cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs. The ______regard cows sacred and the ______regard pigs as unclean. Therefore the Indian Soldiers were unhappy with the new rifles

VIII) The British were able to crush the Revolt of 1857 because they had superior ______and greater ______strength. Many Indians also sided with the British.

Leaders of the Revolt of 1857

Match the names to the pictures

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