Question 12 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 2 Class 10 History - Nationalism in India - History

This question was asked in [Board Term–II 2016]

What were Mahatma Gandhi‘s views on women‘s participation in the national movements?

Answer: 

Points to Remember 

Mahatma Gandhi’s view on participation of women in the national movement were

1. large-scale participation of women.
2. thousands of women came out of their houses
3. participated in protest marches
4. women went to jail  
5. service to the nation as a sacred duty .
6. duty of women to look after home 
7. reluctant to allow women to hold any position  

  We use any 3 points and elaborate on them

Answer to be written in the exam

1. They participated in protest marches, manufactured salt , and picketed foreign cloth and liquor shops .
2. Moved by Gandhiji’s call, women began to see service to the nation as a sacred duty .
3. Gandhiji was convinced that it was the duty of women to look after home and hearth , be good mothers and good wives .