WorksheetsThe Making of the National Movement 1870s-1947
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 25mins
When and by whom was the partition of Bengal done?
1885, Jawahar Lal Nehru
1905, Viceroy Curzon
1904, Thomas Babington Macaulay
1805, Warren Hastings
One of the EARLY POLITICAL demands of the Congress was to have the Civil Services Exam in India.
True
False
Choose the socio-economic demands of the Congress out of the following (you can choose more than one)
Cut in the military expenditure
More funds for agricultural and irrigational developments
Land revenue and taxes on goods should be increased
Interference of the government to be there in the resources used by the tribal communities
Tax on manufacturing of salt should be there but in lesser amount
Was the partition of Bengal done for administrative convenience?
Yes
No, it was done because of the public request
No, it was done because of the closely tied interests of the British officials and businessmen in that large province
Vandemataram Movement was another name for
Rowlatt Act
Quit India Movement
Dandi March
Swadeshi Movement
Champaran Movement
__________, a Marathi newspaper written edited by Tilak, became one of the strongest critics of British rule.
Swadesh
Kesari
Sone Ki Chidiya - Hindustan
Vande Mataram
Thousands of students left government-controlled schools under the
Vandemataram Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Ilbert Bill
Kheda Movement was a movement lead by Gandhi ji in which he rose his voice against
the Indigo cultivation in a city in Bihar
high land revenue charged by the colonial government at a city in Gujrat
humiliation of Indian weavers
the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
When was the Arms Act passed?
(a)
Who played a part in bringing Indians from the various regions together?
(a)
Which book written by Dadabhai Naoroji offered scathing criticism of the economic impact of British Rule?
(a)
What was the Swadeshi movement know in Andhra Pradesh?
(a)
In which year and place was the All India Muslim League formed?
(a)
When did the congress reunite?
(a)
Where did the peasants set fire in February 1922 on a police station?
(a)
At that time which country was the biggest province of British India ?
Orissa
Bengal
Bihar
Assam
The radicals felt that ______________ would be necessary to overthrow British rule.
Peace
Revolutionary Violence
National leaders
Boycotting the national leaders
Who is referred as Lal Bal Pal ??
Bepin Chandra Pal , Bal Gangadhar Tilak , Lala Lajpat Rai
Lal Rajput , Bepin Pal . Bal Tilak
Lal Lajpat Rai , Bepen Chandra Pal , Bal Tilak Gangadhara
Who raised the slogan, “Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!”
Bepin Chandra Pal
Lal Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Rajpjut
The struggle that unfolded came to be known as the Swadeshi movement , strongest in Bengal in deltaic Andhra for instance, it was known as the ________________
The Blue Rebellion
Swadeshi Movement
The Revolt of 1857
Vandemaataram Movement.
The first Indian women to become a President of the Indian National Congress was ___________________ .
Kamla Nehru
Sarojini Naidu
Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain
Kasturba Gandhi
In which year Ilbert Bill was introduced by Britishers
1882
1883
1884
1885
Moderates were demanding to conduct civil services exam in ___________.
London
Paris
India
Kolkata
What does the name "Sarvajanik Sabha” mean?
Peoples rule
For/Of the people
Complete Council
Rule of the people
What does the word "sovereign" refer to?
When only one official religion in a country is allowed
Equality for all
When there is no official religion of a country - all religions are welcome
The ability to act independently without outside interference
"Gandhiji and his followers marched for over ______ miles from Sabarmati to the coastal town of Dandi where they broke the government law."
397
328
240
190
What was the other name for 16 August 1946?
Republic Day
Independence Day
Direct Action Day
Republic Movement Day
During the Quit India Movement the slogan was
Jai Hind
Live and Let Live
Do or Die
Identify the personality
RAJGURU
BHAGAT SINGH
CHANDRASHEKAR AZAD
SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE
Indians welcomed the Simon Commission with banners saying ''Simon Go Back ''because
Indians wanted Purna Swaraj
commission had no Indian representatives
Indians stated the Boycott movement
I
The Indian National Congress was established when _____ delegates from all over the country
72
27
78
73
37
Who started Non-Cooperation Movement during British India?
A. Mahatama Gandhi
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who formed the Indian National Academy?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bode
(b) Mohan singh
(c) Rash Behari Bose
(d) None of these
Jallianwala Bagh massacre was inflicted by General Dyer in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April).
True
False
Swadeshi movement started before the partition of Bengal.
True
False
Mohammad Ali Jinnah became the major spokesperson for the demand for Pakistan.
True
False
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Badshah Khan was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars.
True
False
What does RSS stand for?
A. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
B. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sabha
C. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Singh
D. All of the above
Satyagraha at which of the following places was NOT related to the problems of farmers?
(A) Kheda Satyagraha
(B) Ahmedabad mill strike
(C) Champaran Satyagraha
(D) None of the above
Rabindranath Tagore showed his anger against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities by...
demonstrations
renouncing knighthood
by going on strikes/hartal
Gandhiji launched the Dandi march because the British had ...
imposed a tax on salt for Indians
not given enough seats to Indians in the Council
took brutal actions against the satyagrahis
In which year was INC established?
1895
1886
1884
1885
In which year Second World War broke out?
1985
1936
1939
1938
The sacred places of muslims ruled by Turkish Khalifa were under which of the following empire?
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Persian Empire
Babylonian Empire
______ was a Indian businessman and publicist based in London.
Lala Hadayal
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dadabhai Naroji
Bhagat Singh
_______ and Muslim League signed a Historic Pact of Lucknow in 1916
A) Communist Party
B) British Empire
C) Congress
D) Socialist Party
