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Revision: The Making of National Movement

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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.

Moderates beloved in

a)

burning British made clothes

b)

Publish newspaper articles

c)

boycott British schools

3.

Political associations before 1885

a)

Communist Party of India

b)

Indian National Congress

c)

Madras Mahajan Sabha

4.

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

5.

When was the Indian National Congress established ?

a)

May 1887, Madras

b)

December 1885, Bombay

c)

July 1787, Kolkata

d)

June 1887, Delhi

6.

Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?

a)

Badruddin Tyabji

b)

W.C.Bonnerji

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

A.O.Hume

7.

In which year The Arms Act was passed

a)

1870

b)

1875

c)

1880

d)

1878

8.

In which year Ilbert Bill was introduced by Britishers

a)

1882

b)

1883

c)

1884

d)

1885

9.

Moderates were demanding to conduct civil services exam in ___________.

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

India

d)

Kolkata

10.

In 1905 Viceroy ________partitioned Bengal

a)

Curzon

b)

C.P. Ilbert

c)

Dyer

d)

A.O.Hume

11.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

12.

The two groups of Congress united at this place in 1907

a)

Lahore

b)

Calcutta

c)

Lucknow

13.

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

14.

Rabindranath Tagore showed his anger against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities by...

a)

demonstrations

b)

renouncing knighthood

c)

by going on strikes/hartal

15.

Indians welcomed the Simon Commission with banners saying ''Simon Go Back ''because

a)

Indians wanted Purna Swaraj

b)

commission had no Indian representatives

c)

Indians stated the Boycott movement

d)

I

16.

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

17.

During the Quit India Movement the slogan was

a)

Jai Hind

b)

Live and Let Live

c)

Do or Die

18.

When and by whom was the partition of Bengal done?

a)

1885, Jawahar Lal Nehru

b)

1905, Viceroy Curzon

c)

1904, Thomas Babington Macaulay

d)

1805, Warren Hastings

19.

One of the EARLY POLITICAL demands of the Congress was to have the Civil Services Exam in India.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Choose the socio-economic demands of the Congress out of the following (you can choose more than one)

a)

Cut in the military expenditure

b)

More funds for agricultural and irrigational developments

c)

Land revenue and taxes on goods should be increased

d)

Interference of the government to be there in the resources used by the tribal communities

e)

Tax on manufacturing of salt should be there but in lesser amount

21.

Vandemataram Movement was another name for

a)

Rowlatt Act

b)

Quit India Movement

c)

Dandi March

d)

Swadeshi Movement

e)

Champaran Movement

22.

Thousands of students left government-controlled schools under the

a)

Vandemataram Movement

b)

Swadeshi Movement

c)

Non-Cooperation Movement

d)

Ilbert Bill

23.

Kheda Movement was a movement lead by Gandhi ji in which he rose his voice against

a)

the Indigo cultivation in a city in Bihar

b)

high land revenue charged by the colonial government at a city in Gujrat

c)

humiliation of Indian weavers

d)

the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

24.

What does the name "Sarvajanik Sabha” mean?

a)

Peoples rule

b)

For/Of the people

c)

Complete Council

d)

Rule of the people

25.

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

26.

Where and when was the All India Muslim League formed?

a)

Delhi, 1904

b)

Dacca, 1908

c)

Sindh, 1806

d)

None of the above

27.

In which year did the Congress spilt?

a)

1917

b)

1890

c)

1845

d)

1907

28.

"Gandhiji and his followers marched for over ______ miles from Sabarmati to the coastal town of Dandi where they broke the government law."

a)

397

b)

328

c)

240

d)

190

29.

What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Direct Action Day

d)

Republic Movement Day

30.

Kesari newspaper was edited by__________________________

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Surendranath Banerjee

c)

Romesh Chandra Dutt

d)

Balgangadhar Tilak

31.

Identify the personality

a)

RAJGURU

b)

BHAGAT SINGH

c)

CHANDRASHEKAR AZAD

d)

SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

32.

______ was a Indian businessman and publicist based in London.

a)

A) Lala Hadayal

b)

B) Dadabhai Naroji

c)

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

D) Bhagat Singh

33.

_____ was the founder of Congress.

a)

A) A O Hume

b)

B) Robert Clive

c)

C) Esther Hill

d)

D) Chris Paul

34.

________ allowed for trial of Europeans by Indians.

a)

A) Ilbert Bill

b)

B) Vernacular Press Act

c)

C) Judiciary Bill

d)

D) Arms Bill

35.

The struggle for Partition of Bengal came to be known as

a)

A) Khilafat Movement

b)

B) Swadeshi Movement

c)

C) Salt Movement

d)

D) Quit India Movement

36.

Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of _______.

a)

A) Brahmo Samaj

b)

B) Prarthana Samaj

c)

C) Arya Samaj

d)

D) Ved Samaj

37.

______ was one of the Congress leaders from Bengal with radical objectives.

a)

A) Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

B) Ravindranath Tagore

c)

C) Raja Rammohan Roy

d)

D) R C Mukherjee

38.

_______ and Muslim League signed a Historic Pact of Lucknow in 1916

a)

A) Communist Party

b)

B) British Empire

c)

C) Congress

d)

D) Socialist Party

39.

All India Muslim League was formed in _____ in 1906.

a)

A) Dacca

b)

B) Poona

c)

C) Lahore

d)

D) Peshawar

40.

Jallianwala Masscare took place in _____.

a)

A) 1919

b)

B) 1921

c)

C) 1924

d)

D) 1917

41.

Non Cooperation movement was called-off because a group of peasants lit a _________ on fire?

a)

Parliament

b)

Government Office

c)

Police Station

d)

British Hospital

42.

Expand RSS

a)

Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh

b)

Rashtriya Swalimbh Sevak Sangh

c)

Rashtriya Sashtak Sevak Sangh

d)

Rashtriya Swabhiman Sevak Sangh

43.

The sacred places of muslims ruled by Turkish Khalifa were under which of the following empire?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Babylonian Empire

44.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was inflicted by?

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

General Dyer

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Bipin Chandra Pal

45.

To whom Gandhiji came in contact on his early interventions?

a)

J. R. D. Tata,Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Jayaprakash Narayan ,C. Rajagopalachari

c)

Seth Harchandrai Vishandas, C.R Das

d)

Rajendra Prasad,Vallabbhai Patel

46.

Gandhiji and his followers marched for over ______miles from _________ to the coastal town of Dandi, where they broke the government law.

a)

230, Sagari

b)

220, Sabalgarh

c)

240, Sabarmati

d)

225, Sadulpur

47.

Recognize him

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

C.V Raman

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

Chhita Ranjan Das

48.

Through sincere social work in villages in the mid-1920s, the Gandhians were able to extend their support base. This proved to be very useful In launching the ____________ movement In 1930

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Dandi March

49.

The ___________________Act was passed in 1878 disalllowing

Indians from possessing arms

a)

VERNACULAR PRESS ACT

b)

ARMS ACT

c)

ROWLATT ACT

d)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT

50.

In _________________Mahatma Gandhi led a successful mill workers strike in 1918

a)

KHEDA

b)

CHAMPARAN

c)

DADNI

d)

AHMEDABAD

51.

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

52.

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

53.

Identify this great personality marked A, who fought against injustice, who believed in ahimsa and satyagraha and worked tirelessly for the freedom of India. In the image given below, he along with other Indians established the Natal Congress in Durban, South Africa in 1895 to fight against racial indiscrimination.

a)

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Gopalakrishna Gokhle

54.
Gandhiji's Satyagraha was based on two words
a)
Truth and Non-Violence
b)
Truth and Honesty
c)
Truth and Petition
d)
Non-Violence and Struggle
55.
People met at Jallianwala Bagh 
a)
To protest against General Dyer
b)
To protest against shooting
c)
To protest against the arrest of their leaders
d)
To protest against soldiers.
56.

Gandhiji's innovative method to oppose the Salt Law is known as (a)   March.

57.

Who led from Delhi in 1857 uprising?

a)

Begum Hajrat Mahal

b)

Bahadurshah Zafar

c)

Raja Nahar Singh

d)

Kunwar Singh

58.

What country ruled over colonial India?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

59.

At Champaran Gandhi fought for the rights of the _______ cultivators/ planters

a)

opium

b)

indigo

c)

coffee

d)

tea

60.

Gandhi shifted the Indian National Congress' goal from self-rule to -

a)

colonization

b)

imperialism

c)

independence

d)

protectorate status