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Making of the national movement- class 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the name "Sarvajanik Sabha” mean?

a)

Peoples rule

b)

For/Of the people

c)

Complete Council

d)

Rule of the people

2.

What does the word "sovereign" refer to?

a)

When only one official religion in a country is allowed

b)

Equality for all

c)

When there is no official religion of a country - all religions are welcome

d)

The ability to act independently without outside interference

3.

Select the acts that were passed in 1878-

a)

All India Act

b)

No Arms Act

c)

Arms Act

d)

Vernacular Act

e)

Vernacular Press Act

4.

How many delegates were present when the Indian National Congress (INC) was originally formed?

a)

47

b)

27

c)

72

d)

89

5.

Fill in the blank: The Congress was ______ in its first 20 years.

a)

Radical

b)

Moderate

c)

Illegal

d)

Biased

6.

Which of these issues did the Congress raise about the Indian economy?

a)

Increase in the land revenue had impoverished

peasants and zamindars

b)

Women were not allowed to vote

c)

Peasants and zamindars had no wheat due to theft

d)

The British rule had led to poverty and

famines

7.

Who is 'they' in these lines?- "They felt that the British had respect for the ideals of freedom and justice, and so they would accept the just demands of Indians."

a)

Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

b)

Muslim League

c)

Radical leaders

d)

Moderate leaders

8.

Who is 'they' in these lines?- "They argued that people must rely on their own strength, not on the “good” intentions of the government; people must fight for swaraj."

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Radical leaders

c)

Moderate leaders

d)

Mahatma Gandhi and his followers

9.

Where was the name "Vandemataram Movement" used?

a)

Delhi

b)

Bombay

c)

Andhra

d)

Assam

10.

Where and when was the All India Muslim League formed?

a)

Delhi, 1904

b)

Dacca, 1908

c)

Sindh, 1806

d)

None of the above

11.

In which year did the Congress spilt?

a)

1917

b)

1890

c)

1845

d)

1907

12.

Fill in the blank- "The _________ altered the economic and political situation in India. It led to a huge rise in the defense expenditure of the Government of India."

a)

Partition

b)

First World War

c)

British

d)

Russian nationalism movement

e)

None of the above

13.

What happened on 13th April 1919?

a)

Gandhi arrived in India

b)

British issued the Rowlatt Act

c)

The Congress split

d)

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

14.

"Gandhiji and his followers marched for over ______ miles from Sabarmati to the coastal town of Dandi where they broke the government law."

a)

397

b)

328

c)

240

d)

190

15.

What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Direct Action Day

d)

Republic Movement Day