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WorksheetsIndian Independence
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Partition means to
a)
Separate/divide
b)
Conquer
c)
Overtake
d)
Throw out
2.
Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
a)
India
b)
South Africa
c)
America
d)
Britain
3.
Who was a major contributor to the creation of India's nuclear weapons?
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Indira Gandi
c)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d)
Jawaharlal Nehru
4.
Which event saw campaigns against tax and acts of defiance against the British?
a)
Tax riot
b)
Railway march
c)
Salt march
d)
Pepper march
5.
When did India get independence?
a)
1850
b)
1918
c)
1947
d)
1962
6.
What is one of Gandhi's main aims?
a)
For lower taxes
b)
Religious equality
c)
Freedom from the British
d)
Boosting the British economy
7.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the leader of which group?
a)
Muslim League
b)
Congress Party
c)
Apartheid
d)
Hindus
8.
What year did Britain grant India self-rule?
a)
1991
b)
1967
c)
1943
d)
1935
9.
Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT
a)
withholding of taxes
b)
boycotting British goods
c)
using homemade salt
d)
blowing up British railroad tracks
10.
Under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Muslim League believed in the creation of a separate Muslim state. They created the nation of:
a)
Nahru
b)
Islamabad
c)
Pakistan
d)
Manchuria
11.
Does this map depict (show) India before or after partition?
a)
Before
b)
After
12.
The Congress Party was led by
a)
Mohandas Gandi
b)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c)
Jawaharlal Nehru
d)
Indira Gandi
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