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WorksheetsIndian National Movement (Teachers)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first Indian to join Indian Civil Services:
a)
Ravindra Nath Tagore
b)
Satyendra Nath Tagore
c)
Subhash Chandra Bose
d)
Bhagat Singh
2.
Delhi became the capital of India in the year 1912. Which city was the capital of India before 1912:
a)
Amritsar
b)
Bombay
c)
Calcutta
d)
Madras
3.
At which place in India, “The East India Company” establishes its first factory
a)
Chennai
b)
VishakhaPatnam
c)
Machilipatnam
d)
Goa
4.
Which is correct sequence of Europians to come to India for business
a)
British-Dutch-Purtgese-French
b)
Purtgese-Dutch-British-French
c)
Dutch-Purtgese-British-French
d)
French-Purtgese-British-French
5.
Who was the first Indian, elected to the “House of Commons” (Lower house of British Parliament
a)
Satyendra Nath Tagore
b)
Dada Saheb Falke
c)
Dada Bhai Nauroji
d)
Govind Fadke
6.
Aruna Asaf Ali was associated with which one of the following?
a)
Bardoli Satyagraha
b)
Civil Disobedience Movement
c)
Khilafat Movement
d)
Quit India Movement
7.
Lala Lajpat Rai died as a result of injuries during the protest against the visit of
a)
King George V
b)
Simon Commission
c)
Cripps Mission
d)
Queen Victoria
8.
Popularly called as “Deshbandhu” (friend of the nation) was an Indian politician and founder leader of Swaraj Party in Bengal under British Rule. Who was he?
a)
Master Suryasen
b)
Chittranjan Das
c)
Satyendra Nath
d)
Subhash Chandra
9.
In her early childhood, she founded the Bal Charkha Sangh and in 1930, the Vanar Sena of children to help the congress party during the non-co-operation movement. Who was she?
a)
Sarojini Naidu
b)
Indira Gandhi
c)
Laxmi Sahgal
d)
Rani Laxmi Bai
10.
Many notable activists were imprisoned here during the struggle for the India’s independence, Today, complex serves as a national monument. Identity it:
a)
Lal Quila
b)
Jallianwala Bagh
c)
Cellular Jail
d)
Tihar Jail
11.
Which incident provoked Gandhiji to suspend the “Civil Disobedience Movement”?
a)
Jallianwala Bagh incident
b)
Chauri-Chaura Incident
c)
Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
d)
Partition of Bengal
12.
He was an Indian Freedom Fighter and designer of the flag on which the “Indian National Flag” was based. Name the personality:
a)
P Seeta Ramaiya
b)
Pingali Venkaiah
c)
K M Murti
d)
Ram Narayan
13.
Which renowned musician sung the famous song “Raghupati Raghav Rajaram …. “ during the Dandi March?
a)
Vinayak Damodar
b)
Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
c)
Hriday Nath Mangeshkar
d)
C Ramchandran
14.
Who accompanied Bhagat Singh to bomb at the centre legislature assembly in Delhi?
a)
Chandrashekhar Azad
b)
Premanand
c)
Batukeshwar Dutt
d)
Bagha Jatin
15.
Who was the Governor General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?
a)
Lord Dufferin
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
Lord Lytton
d)
Lord Mountbatten
16.
Which was the first newspaper published in India?
a)
Bombay Samachar
b)
Bengal Gazette
c)
Bengal Chronicle
d)
The Hindu
17.
Regarding the freedom struggle, which of the following events is not true?
a)
The partition of Bengal was done in 1905
b)
Muslim League was founded in 1907
c)
Morley-Minto reforms granted Muslim demands in 1909
d)
Transfer of India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced in 1910
18.
Which one of the following periodicals was published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa ?
a)
Afrikanes
b)
India Gazette
c)
Indian opinion
d)
Navjivan
19.
During whose tenure as the viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?
a)
Lord Curzon
b)
Lord Irwin
c)
Lord Minto
d)
Lord Chelmsford
20.
When did Chauri Chaura incident took place?
a)
5 feb 1918
b)
5 feb 1919
c)
5 feb 1920
d)
5 mar 1920
21.
The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because?
a)
All its members were British
b)
At that time a large number of Nationalist leaders were in prison
c)
The Chairman Sir John Simon was very unpopular
d)
The Montague-Chelmsford reforms had failed
22.
Who was the first Indian woman to become President of Congress?
a)
Aruna Asaf Ali
b)
Annie Besant
c)
Sarojini Naidu
d)
Nellie Sengupta
23.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a)
Gadar Movement — Shohan Singh Bhakna
b)
Kisan Movement — Lala Lajpat Rai
c)
Hindustan Republic Association — Sachendra Nath Sanyal
d)
Hindu Dharma Sanrakshini Sabha — Madan Mohan Malviya
24.
The famous play “Neeldarpan” was associated with:
a)
Santhal Hool
b)
Indigo Revolt
c)
Pabna Riots
d)
Mopla Rebellion
25.
Who was the prime minister of Britain when India got freedom?
a)
Toni Blair
b)
Ramsay Mc Donald
c)
Winston Charchil
d)
Clement Attlee
26.
When was partition of Bengal into two parts announced by Lord Karjan
a)
16.10.1901
b)
16.10.1903
c)
16.10.1905
d)
16.10.1907
27.
Who was the first Governor General cum viceroy of India:
a)
Lord Canning
b)
Lord Elgin
c)
Lord William Bantinck
d)
Lord Hardinge
28.
When did first meeting of constituent assembly took place:
a)
9 Dec 1942
b)
9 Dec 1946
c)
9 Dec 1947
d)
9 Dec 1949
29.
During Indian Struggle for freedom, after how many days of hunger strike to protest ill treatment meted out to the political prisoners, Mr. Jatindra Nath Das died:
a)
24 days
b)
48 days
c)
64 days
d)
72 days
30.
Where is Cellular Jail situated:
a)
Daman & Dew Island
b)
Andaman Nikobar Island
c)
Myanmar
d)
Kolkata
31.
Who was the first person to follow individual satyagraha
a)
Vinoba Bhave
b)
Vallabh Bhai Patel
c)
Mahatma Gandhi
d)
Govind Ballabh Pant
32.
Jammu Kashmir became integral part of India
a)
26 Aug, 1947
b)
26 Sep, 1947
c)
26 Oct, 1947
d)
26 Nov, 1947
33.
The first Hindi News Paper published in British India was:
a)
Udant Martand
b)
Bang Doot
c)
Keshri
d)
Bharat Mitra
34.
In which city of South Africa was Mahatma Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by white people?
a)
Cape Town
b)
Durban
c)
Johannesburg
d)
Pretoria
35.
Rani Jhansi Regiment, the women’s regiment of Azad Hind Fauz, was under whose command?
a)
Usha Mehta
b)
Anne Marcarence
c)
Laxmi Sehgal
d)
Annie Besent
36.
Who was known as Nightingale of India?
a)
Indira Gandhi
b)
Mahadevi Verma
c)
Sarojini Naidu
d)
Madam Bhikaji Kama
37.
Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he was a “Naked Faqir”?
a)
Lord Dalhousi
b)
Lord Mount Betten
c)
Winston Churchil
d)
C Rajgopalachari
38.
What was Gandhi Ji’s Nick name in his childhood?
a)
Manu or Moniya
b)
Ramu or Ramiya
c)
Nanu or Noniya
d)
Kanu or Kaniya
39.
He gave Gandhi Ji the title “MAHATMA”. Who is this
a)
Subhash Chandra Bose
b)
Ravindra Nath Tagore
c)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
d)
Bhagat Singh
40.
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
41.
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
42.
Ram Prasad Bismil was associated with
a)
Kakori Bomb case
b)
Alipore Bomb case
c)
Meerut Conspiracy case
d)
Kanpur Conspiracy case
43.
Who was the Governor General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?
a)
Lord Dufferin
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
Lord Lytton
d)
Lord Mountbatten
44.
Legalisation of widow remarriage in India was first secured by
a)
Pandit Ramabai
b)
K. Natarajan
c)
Maharishi Karve
d)
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
45.
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by
a)
Lord Wellesley
b)
Warren Hastings
c)
Lord Canning
d)
Lord Dalhousie
46.
When did the British Parliament pass the Indian Independence Bill?
a)
20th February, 1947
b)
24th March, 1947
c)
1st July, 1947
d)
14th August, 1947
47.
During the Civil Disobedience movement, who led the ‘Red Shirts Movement’ of North-Western India ?
a)
Abul Kalam Azad
b)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
c)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
d)
Shaukat Ali
48.
Who killed General O Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy?
a)
Kartar Singh
b)
Madan Lal
c)
Udham Singh
d)
Bhagat Singh
49.
Demand for Pakistan was raised by Mohammed Ali Jinnah in which of the following years?
a)
1938
b)
1939
c)
1940
d)
1942
50.
Which of the following is not correctly matched
a)
Rani Laxmi Bai – Jhanshi
b)
Begum Hazrat Mahal – Lucknow
c)
Tatya Tope – Kanpur
d)
Kunwar Singh – Delhi
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