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The Indian National Movement

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these organizations were not founded in the 1870s and 1880s?

a)

Poorna Sarvajanik Sabha

b)

Indian National Congress

c)

Bombay Presidency Association

d)

Madras Mahajan Sabha

2.

Choose the event which is not in correspondence with its date of occurrence.

a)

1883 : Ilbert Bill was introduced.

b)

1885 : Congress was formed.

c)

1907 : Congress split.

d)

1919 : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

3.

Which of these is not the job of a publicist?

a)

Circulating information

b)

Writing reports

c)

Protesting against inequality

d)

Speaking at meetings

4.

Identify the personality.

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Bipin Chandra Pal

c)

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

d)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

5.

Which of these people was a moderate?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Dinshaw Wacha

c)

B.G Tilak

d)

Pherozeshah Khamta

6.

Which of these was a critic of the British Government?

a)

The Indian Mirror

b)

The Indian Express

c)

Kesari

d)

Swadeshi

7.

Who was the Viceroy of India five years after the start of the 20th century?

a)

Mountbaten

b)

Canning

c)

Curson

d)

Curzon

8.

For which of the following was Gandhiji not a participant?

a)

Founding of Natal Congress

b)

Formation of Indian National Congress

c)

NCM

d)

Quit India Movement

9.

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Chauri Chaura incident?

a)

INC was formed.

b)

Champaran Movement began.

c)

Natal Congress was founded.

d)

NCM was called off.

10.

Which incident is described here?

On 22 February 1922, 22 police personnel were killed and a police station set on fire.

a)

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

b)

Chauri Chaura incident

c)

Revolt of 1857

d)

Quit India Movement

11.

Which of these people had Gandhiji not met in South Africa?

a)

Pakistanis

b)

Parsis

c)

Lawyers

d)

Workers

12.

Which of these are not a cause of rise of a National Movement?

a)

Decline of Crafts

b)

Growth of industries

c)

Annexation of territories

d)

Quit India Movement

13.

Identify using the hints:

He was mainly active in the NCM.

a)

C. Rajagopalachari

b)

K.A.G. Khan

c)

Gandhiji

d)

Chitta Ranjan Das

14.

What is the meaning of picketing?

a)

Acting Independently

b)

An honour

c)

A protest

d)

Eviction

15.

Name a woman from Karnataka Prominent in the freedom struggle.

a)

Avantibai

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Ambabai

d)

Lakshmi

16.

When did India start fighting for poorna swaraj?

a)

1930

b)

1909

c)

1929

d)

1947

17.

Tell if the statement is true or false:

On 17 December1928, Azad assassinated Saunders.

a)

False

b)

Somewhat true

c)

True

d)

Somewhat false

18.

When was Simon Commission sent to India?

a)

1927

b)

1942

c)

1909

d)

1905

19.

Name the place where Ambabai was active.

a)

Dandi

b)

Mysuru

c)

Mangaluru

d)

Udipi

20.

Which place had Gandhiji visited earlier?

a)

Karachi

b)

Cairo

c)

Paris

d)

Orissa

21.

Which was the famous movement that started in 1942?

a)

Quit India

b)

Khilafat

c)

Non Cooperation

d)

None of the above

22.

The struggles after Dandi March resulted in:

a)

Freedom

b)

Constitution

c)

Provincial Autonomy

d)

Partition

23.

Name the freedom fighter from the South:

a)

C.Rajagopalachary

b)

Bajiji

c)

Ambabai

d)

C.Rajagopalachari

24.

Who among the following was not a revolutionary nationalist?

a)

Bose

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Sukhdev

d)

Azad

25.

What resulted in the resignation of Tagore's knighthood?

a)

Hanging of Lakhan

b)

Punjab wrongs

c)

Khilafat wrongs

d)

Quit India

26.

When did World War II break out?

a)

1937

b)

1804

c)

1939

d)

1930

27.

A: Subash Chandra Bose left India.

R: He wanted to make the Indian National Association.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Which of these is not an attribute of Baji Mohammad?

a)

Satyagraha

b)

Long Jail terms

c)

Agitation

d)

Mobilisation

29.

When did Sarojini Naidu become Congress President?

a)

1929

b)

1925

c)

1926

d)

1931

30.

When did thia happen? "Over 300 were injured."

a)

August 15 1930

b)

August 1942

c)

August 26 1939

d)

August 25 1942

31.

Why did riots break out in 1947?

a)

Due to partition

b)

Due to demand for Pakistan

c)

Simply

d)

Due to British

32.

When was Mahatma Gandhi born?

a)

1669

b)

1885

c)

1869

d)

1947

33.

When were the first elections for provincial legislatures held?

a)

1937

b)

1935

c)

1927

d)

1942

34.

In which district is Paparandi located?

a)

India

b)

Nabrangpur

c)

Koraput

d)

Orissa

35.

When was the Bombay Session held?

a)

1916

b)

July 1946

c)

1944

d)

1945

36.

'Khudai Khidmatgars' was a movement among:

a)

Das

b)

Ghaffars

c)

Khans

d)

Pathans

37.

Who led the Salt Satyagraha in the South?

a)

Patel

b)

Rajagopalachari

c)

Jinnah

d)

Nadiad

38.

When did Ghana get a legislative without special members?

a)

1954

b)

1956

c)

1957

d)

1940

39.

When was Independence Day held?

a)

August 15 1947

b)

January 26 1930

c)

August 16 1946

d)

August 14 1974

40.

When did Sardar Patel become a foremost organizer in freedom movements and where?

a)

1918: Ahmedabad

b)

1947: Kheda

c)

1928: Kheda

d)

1918: Lahore