WorksheetsNationalism in India Part 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you mean by ‘Forced recruitment’?
a)
The colonial state forced people to join the army.
b)
Indians were forced to finance the British army
c)
The Indian princes had to supply soldiers to fight for the British
d)
All of these
2.
When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a)
1920
b)
1915
c)
1921
d)
1914
3.
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in which year?
a)
1920
b)
1913
c)
1910
d)
1915
4.
When did Gandhiji travelled to Champaran in Bihar?
a)
1916
b)
1920
c)
1925
d)
1918
5.
When did the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement begin?
a)
1920
b)
1919
c)
1921
d)
1922
6.
When did the Quit India movement take place?
a)
1940
b)
1941
c)
1943
d)
1942
7.
In which year the Second Round Table Conference was held?
a)
1931
b)
1935
c)
1938
d)
1945
8.
The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in
a)
7672
b)
8068
c)
10928
d)
7031
9.
When did the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident take place?
a)
7043
b)
7406
c)
10 April. 1919
d)
7409
10.
When did the Lahore Congress, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, formalise the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or full independence for India?
a)
10745
b)
10928
c)
11293
d)
10502
11.
When was the Poona Pact held?
a)
11933
b)
11018
c)
11202
d)
11749
12.
What does satyagraha mean? Choose one from j the following options
a)
‘Satyagraha’ means use of physical force to inflict pain while fighting.
b)
‘Satyagraha’ does not inflict pain, it is a : non-violent method of fighting against oppression.
c)
‘Satyagraha’ means passive resistance and is a weapon of the weak.
d)
‘Satyagraha’ was a racist method of mass agitation.
13.
When was the Dandi March of Mahatma Gandhi started and till when?
a)
11 March -06 April, 1930
b)
15 April-30 April,1931
c)
01 March -30 April, 1930
d)
11 march- 06 April, 1931
14.
When was the Non cooperation movement halted by Mahatma Gandhi and why?
a)
1921 due to non participation of the people
b)
1923 too much stress by the British
c)
1922 due the Chauri Chaura incident at Gorakhpur
d)
1920 too many people being killed
15.
When did the Simon Commission arrive in India and how was it received by the Indians?
a)
1928, by the slogan ‘Simon go Back’
b)
1927, it was welcomed
c)
1929, there was a mixed response
d)
1930, people were forced to accept it
16.
The flag had 8 lotuses on it , what did they represent?
a)
8 Bengal cities
b)
8 Indian States
c)
8 provinces of British India
d)
8 Independent states for the future
17.
Who created the first image of Bharat Mata?
a)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b)
Subhash Chandra Bose
c)
Rabindranath Tagore
d)
Abanindranath Tagore
18.
Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement?
a)
Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali
b)
Gandhiji and Sardar Patel
c)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad
d)
Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru
19.
What did the idea of Satyagraha emphasise ?
a)
the power of truth and the need to search for truth, and physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor
b)
need to search for truth, and use physical force
c)
fight with arguments and violence
d)
agitation and violence
20.
What was the Rowlatt Act of 1919?
a)
detention after trial for 3 years
b)
no hearing of cases
c)
detention of prisoners for 3 years without trial
d)
allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years
21.
Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city of
a)
Bombay
b)
Calcutta
c)
Lucknow
d)
Amritsar
22.
A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office is
a)
Boycott
b)
Begar
c)
Picketing
d)
Bandh
23.
Who painted the famous image of Bharat Mata in 1905?
a)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b)
Ravi Varma
c)
Abanindranath Tagore
d)
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
24.
Which famous writer from Bengal led the movement for folklore as part of Nationalism?
a)
Abanindranath Tagore
b)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya
c)
Rabindranath Tagore
d)
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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