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Nationalism in India-Complete chapter

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By whom was the Swaraj Party formed?

a)

Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

d)

Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

2.

Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?

a)

It introduced the Salt Law.

b)

It increased taxes on land

c)

It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial

d)

It put a ban on the Congress party.

3.

Why did Gandhiji organise a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918?

a)

To protest against the poor working condition in the factory.

b)

To demand for a higher wages for workers.

c)

To protest against high revenue demand.

d)

None of the above.

4.

Hind Swaraj' was written by?

a)

Abul Kalam Azad

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Sardar Patel

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

5.

Whcih of the following formed the Khilafat Commitee in Bombay?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Ali Brothers

c)

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

d)

Surendra Nath Banerjee

6.

Who led the peasants in Awadh?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Baba Ramchandra

d)

None of these

7.

Where was Gandhi's ashram located?

a)

Dandi

b)

Sabarmati

c)

Allahabad

d)

Nagpur

8.

What kind of movement was launched by tribal peasants of Gudem hills in Andra Pradesh?

a)

Satyagraha Movement

b)

Militant Guerilla Movement

c)

Non-violent Movement

d)

None of the above

9.

Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhiji?

a)

Chauri-Chaura incident

b)

Second Round Table Conference

c)

Gandhiji's arrest

d)

Pressure from the British Government

10.

Who set up the 'Oudh Kisan Sabha?

a)

Alluri sitaram Raju

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

11.

Under which act the Plantation workers of Assam were not permitted to leave the tea garden?

a)

The Rowlatt Act

b)

Cripps Mission

c)

The Inland Migration Act

d)

The Inland Emigration Act

12.

Where is Chauri-Chaura located?

a)

Bihar

b)

Haryana

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Uttar Pradesh

13.

The term "Picket" refers to

a)

Stealing from shops

b)

Protest by blocking shop entrances

c)

Import of goods

d)

None of the above

14.

Why was Alluri Sitaram Raju well known?

a)

He led a peasant movement in Awadh

b)

He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli

c)

He set up an organisation for the upliftment of the poor people

d)

He led the Militant movement of tribal peasants in Andra Pradesh

15.

Due to the effect of Non-cooperation Movement of the plantation workers in Assam, they

a)

left the plantations and headed home

b)

went on strike

c)

destroyed the plantations

d)

None of the above

16.
Gandhi is best known for his 
a)
Use of nonviolent resistance to achieve Indian independence 
b)
Desire to establish separate Hindu/Muslim nations
c)
Opposition to Hindus holding political office
d)
Encouragement of violence to end British rule
17.
Civil Disobedience is best described as 
a)
Refusal to obey unjust laws 
b)
VIolence during wartime
c)
Armed protest to colonial rule
d)
Actions against Palestinians
18.
Which statement best explains why India was partitioned in 1947?
a)
The British feared a united India
b)
One region wanted to remain under British control
c)
Religious differences led to political division
d)
Communist supporters wanted a separate state
19.
Why did Gandhi and his followers march to the sea to make salt?
a)
To protest the water tax
b)
The British companies had run out of salt
c)
They were on vacation
d)
To protest the British tax on salt
20.
What is a sepoy?
a)
An Indian soldier
b)
A British tax
c)
The era of British rule
d)
an Independence movement
21.

At which place did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water.

a)

Dandi

b)

Sabarmati

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Kheda

22.
a)

Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru and Jinnah

b)

Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad

c)

Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammed Ali

d)

Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali

23.

Who designed this flag?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilek

d)

Abanindranath Tagore

24.

In which movement there was large scale participation of women?

a)

Non-Cooperation Movement

b)

Khilafat Movement

c)

Boycott and Swadeshi Movement

d)

Civil Disobedience Movement

25.

Second Round Table Conference was held in December---------------(year)

(a)  

26.

Why was Simon Commission boycotted?

a)

It looked to the functioning of the

Constitutional system in India.

b)

It was headed by Sir John Simon

c)

It will suggest changes in the Constitutional system.

d)

It did not have a single Indian member.

27.

Identify (A) the place where Gandhiji organised Satyagraha against oppressive plantation system.

a)

Champaran

b)

Kheda

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Amritsar

28.

Ambedkar and Gandhiji signed Poona Pact on September (a)   (year)

29.

The refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities, or buy and use things; usually a form of protest is known as _________________.

a)

Boycott

b)

Picket

c)

Forced recruitment

d)

Begar

30.

State whether the following statement is True or False.

Gandhiji relaunched the Non-Cooperation Movement

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Why were the Dalits ignored by the Congress for a long time?

a)

Fear of offending the Sanatanis

b)

Fear from industrialists

c)

Fear from Muslim League

d)

Fear from Hindu Mahasabha

32.

Which one of the statements is false about Alluri Sitaram Raju?

a)

He claimed he had special powers.

b)

He was inspired by the Non-Cooperation Movement.

c)

He believed in the principle of non-violence advocated by Gandhiji.

d)

He persuaded people to give up drinking.

33.

Who painted this image of Bharat Mata?

a)

Bakim Chandra Chattopadhyay

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Abanindranath Tagore

d)

Natesha Shastri

34.
The term sovereign means
a)
to be under the king.
b)
to be able to act independently without outside interference
35.

What is Nationalism?

a)

Feeling of leadership

b)

Feeling of unity within the nation.

c)

Feeling of traitship within the nation

d)

non of the above

36.

What do you mean by the term "Swadeshi"

a)

Living in another country.

b)

Country under another rule.

c)

one's own country.

d)

Non of the above

37.

Rowlatt Act was also called as

a)

JAN BILL

b)

Black BILL

c)

No bill

d)

All of the above

38.

Lord ________ , announced in ________ a vague offer of ‘________’ for India in an unspecified future, and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution.

a)

Simon, September 1929 , dominion status

b)

Simon, October 1928, dominion status

c)

Irwin, October 1929, dominion status

d)

Irwin, September 1928 , dominion status

39.

In December 1929, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the __________ Congress formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or full independence for India.

a)

Lahore

b)

Lucknow

c)

Punjab

d)

Delhi

40.

Which of the following leaders wanted a radical mass movement and were not in favor of the formation of the Swaraj Party?

a)

C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru and C. R. Das

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose and Motilal Nehru

41.

What did the Tory Government aim on achieving ?

a)

Aimed to stop trading activities

b)

Improving trading activities

c)

Passed laws for the benefit of farmers

d)

Betterment of constitutional system in India.​

42.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi use the salt tax to bring everyone together in a united campaign?

a)

It's a necessity for all

b)

It's cheap

c)

It's hard to produce and export

d)

None of the above

43.

State the main slogan the Simon Commission was greeted by.

(a)  

44.

What do you mean by the term ‘Begar’?

a)

An Act to prevent plantation workers to leave the tea gardens without permission.

b)

The forced recruitment of soldiers in rural areas during World War I.

c)

Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.

d)

Refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities as a form of protest.

45.

State the correct order of Satyagrahas did by Gandhi ji

a)

Kheda-Ahmedabad-Champaran-Rowlatt

b)

Champaran-Kheda-Ahmedabad-Rowlatt

c)

Champaran-Rowlatt-Ahmedabad-Kheda

d)

Champaran-Ahmedabad-Kheda-Rowlatt

46.

Local leaders were picked up form _______

and Mahatma Gandhi was barred from entering ___________

a)

Amritsar , Delhi

b)

Delhi, Amritsar

c)

Amritsar , Calcutta

d)

Nagpur , Delhi

47.

Assertion : Martial law was imposed and Dyer took command

Reason : Widespread attacks on banks, post offices, stations.

a)

A is true R is not correct explanation of A

b)

A is true and R is the correct explanation of A

c)

Both are false

d)

R is true A is false

48.

Which issue was taken up by Gandhi ji to unite Hindus and Mulims ? (write only name)

(a)  

49.

(a)   cloth was often more expensive than mass-produced mill cloth

50.

At (a)   in Gorakhpur , a peaceful demonstration in bazaar turned into a violent clash

51.

Mahatma Gandhi was accompanied by ___ volunteers and covered _______ miles in 24 days.

a)

88 , 250

b)

78, 240

c)

75, 140

d)

76 , 200

52.

The Civil Disobedience Movement carried forward the unfinished work of the Non-Cooperation Movement. In the North-West Frontier Province, the movement was led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as

a)

Frontier Gandhi

b)

Ghaffar Movement

c)

Khudai Khidmat

d)

None

53.

The Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, began on 12 March ________ and was an important part of the Indian independence movement

a)

) 1930

b)

1929

c)

1935

d)

1937

54.

who was the leader of muslim congress league

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Sir Muhammad Iqbal

c)

Jawahar lal nehru

55.

The rich peasants communities were hard hit by ____

a)

unpaid rents

b)

high revenue rates

c)

falling prices

d)

high custom duties

56.

In the countryside, the Jats of _______ were active in the movement.

a)

Punjab

b)

Haryana

c)

Uttar Pradesh

57.

For poorer peasantry, the fight for swaraj was a struggle against high revenues.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The poorer peasantry wanted the unpaid rent to the landlord to be remitted. It means

a)

they wanted the rent decreased

b)

they wanted the rents cancelled

c)

they wanted the previously paid rent returned

59.

The Congress was unwilling to support ‘no rent’ campaigns in most places because ...

a)

they did not want to offend the conservative high caste Hindus

b)

were apprehensive of raising issues that might upset the rich peasants and landlords

60.

Indian business class demanded ...

a)

reduction in income taxes

b)

a rupee sterling duties to discourage imports

c)

removal of colonial restrictions on business

d)

reduction in influence of socialism among youth

61.

FICCI stands for ___

a)

Foundation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries

b)

Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries

c)

Federation of the Industrial Chamber of Commerce and Industry

d)

Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commercial Industries

62.

In urban areas the women who participated in the freedom struggle were from high-caste families; in rural areas they came from rich peasant households.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

____ believed that folklore was national literature; it was ‘the most trustworthy manifestation of people’s real thoughts and characteristics’

a)

Natesa Shastri

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Gandhiji

64.

Under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Lahore Congress Session of 1929 formalised the demand of

a)

Abolition of Salt Tax

b)

Purna Swaraj’ or complete independence

c)

Boycott of Simon Commission

d)

separate electorate for the ‘Dalits’

65.

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

66.

Why did General Dyer order to open fire on a i peaceful demonstration at Jallianwala Bagh?

a)

He ordered to fire because he noticed a sudden unrest in the crowd.

b)

Because his object, as he declared later, was to ‘produce a moral effect’ to create fear in the minds of ‘satyagrahis’

c)

Firing was ordered because it was an unruly crowd.

d)

He wanted to show his power

67.

What was the Gandhiji"s opinion on separate electorates for Dalits?

a)

Separate electorates would create division in the society.

b)

Separate electorates would slow down the progress of the society.

c)

With separate electorates, Dalit’s would gain respect in society

d)

The condition of Dalit’s would become better.

68.

In Gudem Hills Alluri Sitaram Raju led the rebellion of the tribal peasants against.

a)

High revenue demand

b)

Inland immigration Act

c)

High rent

d)

Forest Act and Begar

69.

Why was the Round Table Conference held in England?

a)

To discuss the steps to be taken to check Indian National Movement

b)

To give concessions to Indians

c)

To discuss a future Constitution of India

d)

To make plans for improvement of agriculture in India

70.

A non-violent civil disobedience movement was to start with a hartal on _______ against such unjust laws.

a)

18th March

b)

15th August

c)

6th April

d)

31st October

71.

Why was the Khilafat Committee formed in March 1919 ?

a)

To unite Hindus and Muslims

b)

To fight for swaraj

c)

To defend the Khalifa's powers

d)

To conspire against the British

72.

(a)   were organised by panchayats to deprive landlords of the services of barbers and washerman