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the making of national movement 1870-1947

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said the slogan ''Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it''

a)

Bepin Chandra Pal

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

2.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

3.

The two groups of Congress united at this place in 1907

a)

Lahore

b)

Calcutta

c)

Lucknow

4.

in 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for Satyagraha against this...

a)

Vernacular Press Act

b)

Rowlatt Act

c)

No repesenatation for Indians in the Council

5.

Rabindranath Tagore showed his anger against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities by...

a)

demonstrations

b)

renouncing knighthood

c)

by going on strikes/hartal

6.

Indians welcomed the Simon Commission with banners saying ''Simon Go Back ''because

a)

Indians wanted Purna Swaraj

b)

commission had no Indian representatives

c)

Indians stated the Boycott movement

d)

I

7.

Gandhiji launched the Dandi march because the British had ...

a)

imposed a tax on salt for Indians

b)

not given enough seats to Indians in the Council

c)

took brutal actions against the satyagrahis

8.

Moderates beloved in

a)

burning British made clothes

b)

Publish newspaper articles

c)

boycott British schools

9.

Political associations before 1885

a)

Communist Party of India

b)

Indian National Congress

c)

Madras Mahajan Sabha

10.

During the Quit India Movement the slogan was

a)

Jai Hind

b)

Live and Let Live

c)

Do or Die

11.

Moderates beloved in

a)

burning British made clothes

b)

Publish newspaper articles

c)

boycott British schools

12.

The first Indian women to become a President of the Indian National Congress was ___________________ .

a)

Kamla Nehru

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain

d)

Kasturba Gandhi

13.

When was the Indian National Congress established ?

a)

May 1887, Madras

b)

December 1885, Bombay

c)

July 1787, Kolkata

d)

June 1887, Delhi

14.

Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?

a)

Badruddin Tyabji

b)

W.C.Bonnerji

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

A.O.Hume

15.

In which year The Arms Act was passed

a)

1870

b)

1875

c)

1880

d)

1878

16.

In which year Ilbert Bill was introduced by Britishers

a)

1882

b)

1883

c)

1884

d)

1885

17.

Moderates were demanding to conduct civil services exam in ___________.

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

India

d)

Kolkata

18.

In 1905 Viceroy ________partitioned Bengal

a)

Curzon

b)

C.P. Ilbert

c)

Dyer

d)

A.O.Hume

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

a)

47

b)

27

c)

72

d)

89

22.

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

a)

Radical

b)

Moderate

c)

Illegal

d)

Biased

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

Where was the name "Vandemataram Movement" used?

a)

Delhi

b)

Bombay

c)

Andhra

d)

Assam

27.

In which year did the Congress spilt?

a)

1917

b)

1890

c)

1845

d)

1907

28.

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

29.

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

30.

"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

31.

Kesari newspaper was edited by__________________________

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Surendranath Banerjee

c)

Romesh Chandra Dutt

d)

Balgangadhar Tilak

32.

Identify the personality

a)

RAJGURU

b)

BHAGAT SINGH

c)

CHANDRASHEKAR AZAD

d)

SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

33.

______ was a Indian businessman and publicist based in London.

a)

A) Lala Hadayal

b)

B) Dadabhai Naroji

c)

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

D) Bhagat Singh

34.

_____ was the founder of Congress.

a)

A) A O Hume

b)

B) Robert Clive

c)

C) Esther Hill

d)

D) Chris Paul

35.

________ allowed for trial of Europeans by Indians.

a)

A) Ilbert Bill

b)

B) Vernacular Press Act

c)

C) Judiciary Bill

d)

D) Arms Bill

36.

The struggle for Partition of Bengal came to be known as

a)

A) Khilafat Movement

b)

B) Swadeshi Movement

c)

C) Salt Movement

d)

D) Quit India Movement

37.

Partition of Bengal was announced in ____.

a)

A) 1902

b)

B) 1905

c)

C) 1909

d)

D) 1907

38.

______ was a Marathi newspaper edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

a)

A) Muktangan

b)

B) Kesari

c)

C) Sakal

d)

D) Gazette

39.

Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of _______.

a)

A) Brahmo Samaj

b)

B) Prarthana Samaj

c)

C) Arya Samaj

d)

D) Ved Samaj

40.

The Arms Act was passed in ______.

a)

A) 1876

b)

B) 1875

c)

C) 1878

d)

D) 1880

41.

_______ was the first movement successfully led by Gandhiji in India.

a)

A) Champaran Movement

b)

B) Natal Movement

c)

C) Quit India movement

d)

D) Punjab Movement

42.

______ was one of the Congress leaders from Bengal with radical objectives.

a)

A) Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

B) Ravindranath Tagore

c)

C) Raja Rammohan Roy

d)

D) R C Mukherjee

43.

______ was passed in 1919.

a)

A) Arms Act

b)

B) Rowlatt Act

c)

C) Simon Act

d)

D) Vernacular Press Act

44.

______ returned his knighthood after learning about Jallianwala mascare.

a)

A) Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

B) Mahatma Gandhi

c)

C) Ravindranath Tagore

d)

D) R C Mukherjee

45.

Freedom is our Birthright slogan was given by ________.

a)

A) Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

C) Laxmi Sehgal

d)

D) Mahatma Gandi

46.

All India Muslim League was formed in _____ in 1906.

a)

A) Dacca

b)

B) Poona

c)

C) Lahore

d)

D) Peshawar

47.

Jallianwala Masscare took place in _____.

a)

A) 1919

b)

B) 1921

c)

C) 1924

d)

D) 1917

48.

____ is an honour that British Crown grants for one’s exceptional public service.

a)

A) Nobel Prize

b)

B) Leed’s Prize

c)

C) Knighthood

d)

D) Shikhar Samman

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