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The making of the National movement

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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.

What does the name "Sarvajanik Sabha” mean?

a)

Peoples rule

b)

For/Of the people

c)

Complete Council

d)

Rule of the people

12.

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

13.

Where and when was the All India Muslim League formed?

a)

Delhi, 1904

b)

Dacca, 1908

c)

Sindh, 1806

d)

None of the above

14.

In which year did the Congress spilt?

a)

1917

b)

1890

c)

1845

d)

1907

15.

"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

16.

What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Direct Action Day

d)

Republic Movement Day

17.

During the Quit India Movement the slogan was

a)

Jai Hind

b)

Live and Let Live

c)

Do or Die

18.

Kesari newspaper was edited by__________________________

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Surendranath Banerjee

c)

Romesh Chandra Dutt

d)

Balgangadhar Tilak

19.

Identify the personality

a)

RAJGURU

b)

BHAGAT SINGH

c)

CHANDRASHEKAR AZAD

d)

SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

20.

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

21.

______ 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

22.

_____ was the founder of Congress.

a)

A) A O Hume

b)

B) Robert Clive

c)

C) Esther Hill

d)

D) Chris Paul

23.

________ allowed for trial of Europeans by Indians.

a)

A) Ilbert Bill

b)

B) Vernacular Press Act

c)

C) Judiciary Bill

d)

D) Arms Bill

24.

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

25.

Partition of Bengal was announced in ____.

a)

A) 1902

b)

B) 1905

c)

C) 1909

d)

D) 1907

26.

Vandemataram Movement took place in _____.

a)

A) Deltaic Andhra

b)

B) Coastal Kerala

c)

C) Konkan region

d)

D) Kashmir

27.

______ was a Marathi newspaper edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

a)

A) Muktangan

b)

B) Kesari

c)

C) Sakal

d)

D) Gazette

28.

______ was a book written by Dadabhai Naroji.

a)

A) Stripurushtulana

b)

B) Slavery

c)

C) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

d)

D) My Experiment with Truth

29.

Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of _______.

a)

A) Brahmo Samaj

b)

B) Prarthana Samaj

c)

C) Arya Samaj

d)

D) Ved Samaj

30.

The Arms Act was passed in ______.

a)

A) 1876

b)

B) 1875

c)

C) 1878

d)

D) 1880

31.

_______ was the first movement successfully led by Gandhiji in India.

a)

A) Champaran Movement

b)

B) Natal Movement

c)

C) Quit India movement

d)

D) Punjab Movement

32.

______ 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

33.

______ was passed in 1919.

a)

A) Arms Act

b)

B) Rowlatt Act

c)

C) Simon Act

d)

D) Vernacular Press Act

34.

______ was Viceroy of India when partition of Bengal was announced.

a)

A) Lord Curzon

b)

B) Lord Minto

c)

C) Lord Hastings

d)

D) Lord Clive

35.

______ returned his knighthood after learning about Jallianwala mascare.

a)

A) Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

B) Mahatma Gandhi

c)

C) Ravindranath Tagore

d)

D) R C Mukherjee

36.

Freedom is our Birthright slogan was given by ________.

a)

A) Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

C) Laxmi Sehgal

d)

D) Mahatma Gandi

37.

_______ 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

38.

All India Muslim League was formed in _____ in 1906.

a)

A) Dacca

b)

B) Poona

c)

C) Lahore

d)

D) Peshawar

39.

Jallianwala Masscare took place in _____.

a)

A) 1919

b)

B) 1921

c)

C) 1924

d)

D) 1917

40.

____ is an honour that British Crown grants for one’s exceptional public service.

a)

A) Nobel Prize

b)

B) Leed’s Prize

c)

C) Knighthood

d)

D) Shikhar Samman