IINDIA IS MY COUNTRY || UNIT 2 || EVS

 1. Who were the foreigners who came to India?

Ans: The Portuguese, the Dutch, the British (English), and the French came to India.

2. Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

Ans: Vasco da Gama.

Q3. Why did the foreigners come to India?

Ans: They came mainly for trade, especially to buy spices ,silk and cotton.

Q4. Who became the rulers of India later?

Ans: The British became the rulers of India.

Q5. Where did Vasco da Gama first arrive in India?

Ans: Kozhikode.

6.How could the foreigners easily establish their rule in India?

7.How many years did the British rule India?

Ans. Nearly 200 years

8. What were the protests against the British called? 

Ans: The freedom struggle.

 9.What was Salt Satyagraha? 

Answer: A protest against the British salt tax. 

10) Who organised the people against the salt tax?

Answer: Gandhiji. 

 

11)  Where did the march end?

 

Answer: At Dandi beach. 

 

12) What did Gandhiji say while taking the salt? 

Answer: "Britishers,you may break these hands.But you can never take away our right to make salt.

 13) When did Salt Satyagraha happen? 

Answer: In 1930

14)What is the Dandi March?

A: The Dandi March was a 390 km walk from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, where Gandhi made salt from sea water.

15)How long did the Dandi March take?

A: It took 24 days, from March 12 to April 6, 1930.