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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. ____________ _____________ Gandhi was born in _______________ in the year_______________.
   2. Simple, hand-spun cloth is known as ____________________.
   3. Gandhi first used the tool of satyagraha to help farmers and workers in _____________, ________________ and _________________.
   4. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year ________________.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. The Jallianwala Bagh is in Ludhiana.
   2. Mahatma Gandhi believed that India needed a free society that was self-sufficient and therefore could satisfy the basic needs of its people.
   3. Satyagraha is based on the idea of violent resistance.
   4. Gandhi spun yarn himself to emphasise the dignity of labour and self-reliance.
   5. The Chauri Chaura incident occurred in 1920.
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. By profession, Gandhi was:
      1. a lawyer
      2. an engineer
      3. a doctor
      4. a teacher
   2. At the age of 46, Gandhi came back to India from:
      1. New Zealand
      2. South America
      3. Australia
      4. South Africa
   3. The British officer responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre was:
      1. Lord Curzon
      2. Lord Minto
      3. General Dyer
      4. Edwin Montagu
   4. One of the main aims of the Non-Cooperation Movement was:
      1. to fight for swaraj
      2. to protest against the partition of Bengal
      3. to protest against India's involvement in the First World War
      4. to force all British people to leave India
4. 4.

   What is the meaning of Satyagraha?
5. 5.

   What was the Rowlatt Act?
6. 6.

   Why did khadi and the charkha become symbols of non-cooperation?