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1
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s ideas pushed for modernism in India called the….

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Aligarh Movement

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Who did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan stay loyal to during the rebellion of 1857?

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British

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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan published a work that listed what?

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the names of every Muslim in North India who remained loyal to the British

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What university did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan start in 1875?

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Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College

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What is the Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College called today?

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Aligarh Muslim University

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Which two universities is the Aligarh Muslim University modeled after?

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Oxford and Cambridge

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This theory states that if India was not under British rule all the profit and wealth would have stayed in India

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Drain of Wealth Theory

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Who presented the Drain of Wealth Theory?

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Dada-bhai Naotoji (1835-1917)

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Dada-bhai Naotoji was the first Indian elected to what?

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British parliament in 1888

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Which four organizations formed the Indian National Congress?

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a. Puna Sarvajanik Sabh (1870)
b. Indian Association in Bengal (1876)
c. Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884)
d. Bombay Presidency Association (1885)

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Were the early members of the Indian National Congress elected by Indian people or self elected?

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self elected

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Who did the Indian National Congress work with?

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British

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13
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What did the Indian National Congress call for in reforms?

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land revenue system

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14
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How did the Indian National Congress feel about the land revenue system?

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impoverished the Indian population with famine and exploitation

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The terms Hindu and Muslims often represent more than religious identity, they also represent…

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race, family lineage, and political identity

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16
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Describe the social changes of Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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a. After the mutiny of 1857 who tried to create a radical political group based on Hindu symbols and festivals as a uniting factor
b. Championed swaraj or self-rule
c. Started the Ganapati Festival to celebrate the Hindu god Ganesh
d. Portrayed Muslims in negative light; rulers of the Mughal Empire
e. promoted only buying swadeshi; only goods made in India

17
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Who set out to change the misunderstanding between the British and Indian Muslims?

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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898)