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Making of national movement

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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.

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

6.

Moderates beloved in

a)

burning British made clothes

b)

Publish newspaper articles

c)

boycott British schools

7.

Political associations before 1885

a)

Communist Party of India

b)

Indian National Congress

c)

Madras Mahajan Sabha

8.

During the Quit India Movement the slogan was

a)

Jai Hind

b)

Live and Let Live

c)

Do or Die

9.

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

10.

Free India's first Indian Governor General was _____________________ .

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Motilal Nehru

c)

C. Rajagopalchari

d)

Sardar Ballabhai Patel

11.

When did India gain Independence ?

a)

15th August 194715^{th}\ August\ 1947

b)

26th January 194726^{th}\ January\ \ 1947

c)

15th August 195015^{th\ }August\ \ 1950

d)

26th January 195026^{th}\ January\ \ 1950

12.

In which year did Mahatma Gandhi arrive in India come South Africa after having led the Indians in non-violent marches against racist restrictions ?

a)

1915

b)

1925

c)

1930

d)

1935

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.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

15.

The two groups of Congress united at this place in 1907

a)

Lahore

b)

Calcutta

c)

Lucknow

16.

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

17.

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

18.

What does the name "Sarvajanik Sabha” mean?

a)

Peoples rule

b)

For/Of the people

c)

Complete Council

d)

Rule of the people

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.

Where was the name "Vandemataram Movement" used?

a)

Delhi

b)

Bombay

c)

Andhra

d)

Assam

25.

Where and when was the All India Muslim League formed?

a)

Delhi, 1904

b)

Dacca, 1908

c)

Sindh, 1806

d)

None of the above

26.

What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Direct Action Day

d)

Republic Movement Day