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British India

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British Became powerful in Bengal after the ​

Battle________?

a)

Battle of Somme

b)

Battle of Plassey

c)

World War 2

d)

Battle of vimy ridge

2.

Which European country was the first to start trade with India???​

a)

British

b)

Dutch

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

3.

Who shot a British officer near Calcutta?​

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Mangal Pandey

d)

Bhagat Singh

4.

The Indian Soldiers marched to Delhi and persuaded the Last Mughal emperor______?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Bahudar Shah Zafar

d)

Mangal Pandey

5.

Who was the first to find sea route till India?

a)

Zamorin

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Vasco de gama

d)

Dayanand Swami

6.

Where was the first trading centre established by the British located in India?

a)

Calcutta

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Surat

d)

Gandhinagar

7.

In which year did the British Government took direct control?

a)

1989

b)

1600

c)

1858

d)

1856

8.

What was the Revolt of 1857 called as?

a)

Surgical Strike

b)

First War of Independence

c)

Fifth War of Independence

d)

The attack of Jallianwala Bagh

9.

(a)   was declared as the leader of the 1857 revolt?

10.

Name 2 other European countries that started trading with India.

a)

Americans

b)

Dutch

c)

Africans

d)

French

11.

Who is She?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Rani Laxmi Bai

c)

Begum hazrat mahal

d)

Tantia Tope

12.

When was the Indian national congress formed.

a)

1887

b)

1885

c)

1900

d)

1879

13.

Who is a Radical?

a)

Non- Violent

b)

Who could sacrifice thier lifes

c)

Who wanted Swaraj or self rule

d)

Britishers

14.

When did Gandhi ji come from South Africa?

a)

1987

b)

1915

c)

1889

d)

1900

15.

Meaning of Social?

a)

love of and pride in one's own country

b)

related to society and to people's lives

c)

who wanted swaraj

d)

who were non-violent

16.

In which year did Gandhi ji go to South Africa?

a)

1915

b)

1989

c)

1893

d)

1678

17.

When did India get independence?

a)

1989

b)

1947

c)

2010

d)

1946

18.

In 1919 the British passed new laws called as____?

a)

Charter of Un

b)

Rowlatt Acts

c)

If a Ruler dies his kingdom will be taken by British

d)

Law

19.

What is the meaning of:

Satyagraha

a)

Violent

b)

Non-Violent

c)

Attack

d)

to ban something

20.

Where was Gandhi Ji born?

a)

Ahmedabad,Gujrat

b)

Agra, Uttar Pradesh

c)

Porbandar, Gujrat

d)

Hyderabad, Andra pradesh

21.

In 1930 Gandhi ji launched a massive Movement named?

a)

Civil Disobedience Movement

b)

Dandi March

c)

Non-Cooperation Movement

d)

Government of India Act

22.

When was the Jallianwala Bagh public meeting held?

a)

April 27,1919

b)

April 13,1919

c)

September 20,1891

d)

July 22,1918

23.

Who became the first Prime Minister of India?

a)

Narendra Modi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Gulzarilal Nanda

d)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

24.

Who has shot Michael O'Dwyer, on 13 March 1940,London.

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Sukhdev

c)

Udham Singh

d)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

25.

Who launched the Quit India Movement?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Gandhiji

c)

Sukhdev

d)

Udham Singh

26.

What is the meaning of Textiles?

a)

The activity of buying and selling goods

b)

cloth or fabric

c)

love of and pride in one's own country

d)

not to do or buy something to show protest

27.

What is the Full Name of Gandhi Ji?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

c)

Sukhdev

d)

Sarojini Naidu

28.

Where was fire set when people became violent.

a)

Police Station

b)

Court

c)

Fire Station

d)

Jail

29.

Subhash Chandra Bose made a army from 40,000 Indian soldiers. The Army was known as__?

a)

Azad Hind Fauj

b)

Non-Cooperation Movement

c)

Civil Disobedience Movement

d)

Dandi March

30.

Indians protested against the (a)   Commission as there was no Indian in it.