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The revolutionaries sheet
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Who were the revolutionaries? Describe their activities in the freedom struggle.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Open in one line. Revolutionaries were young nationalists who believed India could be freed only through organised armed struggle.
  2. 2 · Their methods. They formed secret societies, attacked unpopular officials, looted arms, carried out dacoities for funds and disrupted railways.
  3. 3 · Key actions. The Kakori Conspiracy (1925) by Bismil and Ashfaqullah; the HSRA (1928) of Azad and Bhagat Singh; the Assembly bomb of 8 April 1929.
  4. 4 · Leaders. Khudiram Bose, V. D. Savarkar, Lala Hardayal of the Ghadar Party, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru and Chandra Shekhar Azad.
  5. 5 · Close in one line. Many gave their lives, such as Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru in 1931, and their courage inspired the young.

Scoring tip: Name at least three revolutionaries and one dated event; names and dates carry the marks here.