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Indian Independence Movement - Gandhi

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country ruled over colonial India?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

2.

What was established by Indian nationalists in 1885 to fight for Indian self-rule?

a)

Indian Congress

b)

National Congress

c)

Indian Independence Congress

d)

Indian National Congress

3.

Which of the following was a result of Indian participation in WW1?

a)

Indians felt a sense of British patriotism

b)

anti-German discrimination increased

c)

demands for independence increased

d)

Indian nationalism declined

4.

Who became leader of the Indian National Congress and Indian independence in 1920?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

King George

d)

Indira Gandhi

5.

Gandhi shifted the Indian National Congress' goal from self-rule to -

a)

colonization

b)

imperialism

c)

independence

d)

protectorate status

6.

What type of protests did Gandhi use in his fight for Indian independence?

a)

violent

b)

popular

c)

guerrilla

d)

non-violent

7.

What two methods did Gandhi use in his protests?

a)

Violent Revolution

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

Passive Resistance

d)

Propaganda

8.

When did Britain grant India's independence?

a)

1930

b)

1937

c)

1940

d)

1947

9.

What rivalry developed over how India should be governed after independence?

a)

Hindu-Muslim

b)

Hindu-Buddhist

c)

Buddhist-Muslim

d)

Muslim-Jewish

10.

Which of the following are examples of modern countries on the Indian subcontinent?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Thailand

d)

Sri Lanka

e)

Bangladesh

11.

East Pakistan became the country of -

a)

Bangladesh

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Sri Lanka

12.

The island of Ceylon became the country of -

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

Sri Lanka

13.

A Hindu gov't controlled the country of -

a)

India

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Pakistan

d)

Bangladesh

14.

A Muslim gov't controlled the country of -

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Sri Lanka