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National Movement

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?

a)

To support the plantation workers

b)

To protest against high revenue demand

c)

To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand

d)

To demand loans for the farmers

2.

The main problem with the Simon Commission was that ______

a)

It was an all British commission.

b)

It was formed in Britain.

c)

It was set up in response to the nationalist movement.

d)

It supported the Muslim League

3.

The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in

_________

a)

January 1921

b)

February 1922

c)

December 1929

d)

April 1919

4.

Who founded the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930?

a)

Alluri Sitaram Raju

b)

C.R. Das

c)

M.R. Jayakar

d)

Dr B.R. Ambedkar

5.

What are the features of the fundamental rights?

1) Law for giving effect to fundamental rights can be made only by the Parliament.

2) Fundamental rights are defended and guaranteed by the Supreme Court.

3) Fundamental rights available are absolute.

a)

2,3

b)

1,2

c)

1,3

d)

1,2,3

6.

Which of the following is/are true regarding right to education?

1) Article 21 deals with right to education.

2) 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 changed article 45.

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither 1 nor 2

7.

Which of the following are legal rights?

1) Right to property

2) No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law

3) Freedom of Trade, commerce and intercourse

a)

Only 1 and 2

b)

Only 1 and 3

c)

Only 2 and 3

d)

All of the above

8.

Article 30 grants rights to

1) Religious minorities

2) Linguistic minorities

3) Cultural Minorities

a)

Only 1 and 2

b)

Only 1 and 3

c)

Only 3 and 2

d)

1,2 and 3

9.

Which of the following is/are true?

1) Children can work in family business but after school hours.

2) Employing children below 14 years in hotels is banned

3) Presently, children under the age of 14 are prohibited from employment in hazardous occupations and processes while employment in non-hazardous occupations is regulated.

a)

1,3

b)

1,2

c)

2,3

d)

All of the above

10.

Which article confers the right to remedies for the enforcement of the fundamental rights?

a)

32

b)

31

c)

36

d)

35

11.

Which of the following are considered exceptions to Fundamental Rights?

1) 31A

2) 31B

3) 31C

a)

1,3

b)

1,2

c)

2,3

d)

1,2 and 3

12.

Which of the following are correctly matched?

1) Certiorari - to forbid

2) Mandamaus - we command

3) Quo-Warranto - by what authority

a)

2, 3

b)

1, 3

c)

1, 2

d)

All of the above

13.

Which of the following is/are true?

1) The right of outsiders to reside and settle in tribal areas is restricted.

2) No objection can be made when the State carries on a trade, business, etc. as a monopoly.

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither 1 nor 2

14.

The scope of Article 29 includes -

1)Religious minorities

2) Linguistic minorities

3) Majority

a)

Only 1 and 2

b)

Only 1 and 3

c)

Only 2 and 3

d)

All of the above

15.

Which of the following is/are true regarding Fundamental Duties?

1) Their inclusion in the Constitution is unnecessary as per some critics.

2) The Parliament can provide for appropriate penalty or punishment for failure to fulfill any of the Fundamental Duties.

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither 1 nor 2

16.

Who among the following opposed Gandhiji’s Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act?

a)

M.A Jinnah

b)

Abdulbari

c)

Annie Besant

d)

none of them

17.

The number of resolutions adopted by the first congress session______

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

18.

C.R. Formula was framed in the year

a)

1944

b)

1942

c)

1943

d)

1940

19.

Who was the nationalist leader associated with the paper Harijan_____

a)

J.L. Nehru

b)

Ambedkar

c)

Annie Besant

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

20.

When was the widow Remarriage Act passed

a)

1854

b)

1853

c)

1855

d)

1856

21.

Who wrote the book, the Discovery of India?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Gandhi

c)

Nehru

d)

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

22.

Which of the following was the first women president of the Indian national congress?

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Sucheta Kripalani

c)

Annie Besant

d)

Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur

23.

The first printing press in India was set up by _____

a)

Portuguese

b)

Dutch

c)

French

d)

English

24.

Which act came to be known as Black Act?

a)

Rowlett act

b)

1935 act

c)

1919 act

d)

1909 act

25.

The Interim Government formed by INC in 2nd September 1946 was headed by ______

a)

C. Rajgopalachari

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

26.

When Subhash Chandra Bose resigned as the President of INC, who was appointed in his place?

a)

Pattabhi Sitaramish

b)

C. Rajgopalachari

c)

Abul Kalam Azad

d)

Rajendra Prasad

27.

Who commented that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

28.

Before Delhi, where was the capital of India during the British India ?

a)

Calcutta

b)

Patna

c)

Lucknow

d)

Bombay

29.

Who was the first viceroy of India?

a)

Dalhousie

b)

Charles Woods

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Lord Curzon

30.

All the three Round Table Conferences were held in ____

a)

Manchester

b)

Calcutta

c)

Bombay

d)

London

31.

According to the Govt. of India ACT of 1935, India had been divided into …………… provinces.

a)

9

b)

11

c)

12

d)

14

32.

Viceroy of India during Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ___

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

Lord Chelmsford

c)

Lord Bentick

d)

Lord Minto

33.

The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in ______

a)

July, 1947

b)

August, 1947

c)

July, 1948

d)

July, 1950

34.

Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution_____

a)

Rajendra Prasad

b)

C. Rajagopalachari

c)

Tej Bahadur Sapru

d)

B.R. Ambedkar

35.

The first session of the Constituent Assembly was

held in______

a)

Bombay

b)

Lahore

c)

Calcutta

d)

New Delhi

36.

The Indian Constitution was enforced on______

a)

15th Aug, 1947

b)

26th Nov, 1949

c)

26th Jan, 1950

d)

30th Jan, 1950

37.

The Constitution names our country as

a)

Bharat

b)

Aryavarta

c)

Hindustan

d)

India, that is Bharat

38.

Chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee at the

time of independence was______

a)

Sardar Patel

b)

B.R. Ambedkar

c)

S. Radhakrishnan

d)

J.L. Nehru

39.

When was the Madras state renamed Tamil Nadu ?

a)

1968

b)

1971

c)

1969

d)

1970

40.

A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold

office until he attains the age of______

a)

58 years

b)

62 years

c)

60 years

d)

65 years

41.

The total number of High Courts in India at

present is______

a)

15

b)

21

c)

16

d)

18

42.

Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India ?

a)

President

b)

Union Cabinet

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Parliament

43.

Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court ?

a)

Governor of the State

b)

Parliament

c)

President

d)

State Government

44.

The Supreme Court originally consisted of how many other judges besides the Chief Justice ?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

14

d)

7

45.

The__________laws were broken at Dandi

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Forest

d)

Chowkidari

46.

Where was Gandhi imprisoned after being arrested in August 1942?

a)

Gwalior

b)

Delhi

c)

Poona

d)

Bhopal

47.

Who was the woman revolutionary to attack a European Club?

a)

Usha Mehta

b)

Sunidhi Roy

c)

Preetilata Wadedar

d)

Indira Gandhi

48.

The first article in which the English started trading was_______

a)

Indigo

b)

Saltpetre

c)

Pepper

d)

Cotton

49.

Indian independence act was passed on ...............

a)

July 14

b)

June 14

c)

August 15

d)

January 26

50.

India wins freedom was written by _______

a)

Azad

b)

Patel

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Bipan Chandra