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Making of the national Movement

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Major Political Associations were formed during which Period?

a)

1850s-1860s

b)

1860s-1870s

c)

1880s-1890s

d)

1870s-1880s

2.

Why did the dissatisfaction of people intensified in the 1870s and 1880s?

a)

Arms Act

b)

Vernacular Press Act

c)

Arms and Vernacular Press Act both

d)

None of the Above

3.

When there was furore over the Ilbert Bill ?

a)

1878

b)

1883

c)

1857

d)

1983

4.

The need for an all-India Organization of educated Indians had been felt since ___________

a)

1850

b)

1880

c)

1870

d)

1890

5.

When And How many Delegates from all over the country met at Bombay?

a)

December 1885, 34

b)

December 1884 , 72

c)

December 1885, 72

d)

None of the Above

6.

The term used for the capacity to act independently without outside interference

(a)  

7.

Dadabhai Naroji was a Publicist.

a)

True

b)

false

8.

Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?

a)

Dadabhai Naroji

b)

Badruddin Tyabji

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

A.O Hume

9.

Who addressed the Congress as the President of Indian National Congress in 1887?

a)

Badruddin Tyabji

b)

Dadabhai Naroji

c)

A.O Hume

d)

None of the Above

10.

Which Book Was written by Dadabhai Naroji?

a)

Kesari

b)

Poverty and un-British rule in India

c)

Hindustan Times

d)

Rings of the Fire

11.

At first, Where were the Civil Services Examinations been Conducted ?

a)

India

b)

U.S.A

c)

London

d)

Brazil

12.

Who wrote to Dadabhai Naroji in 1887?

a)

Dinshaw Wacha

b)

Badruddin Tyabji

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

13.

Which term refers to Someone who publicises an idea by circulating information, writing reports, speaking at meetings

(a)  

14.

Who quoted the Slogan " Freedom is my Birth right and I shall have it"?

a)

Lala Lajpat rai

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

15.

When and Who partitioned the Bengal Province ?

a)

1857, Lord Dalhousie

b)

1859, Lord Warren Hastings

c)

1905, Lord Curzon

d)

1911 , Lord Simon

16.

Which Newspaper was edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?

a)

Hindustan Times

b)

Jagran Josh

c)

Kesari

d)

None of the Above

17.

Which Movement Was started in Bengal after the Partition?

a)

Swadeshi Movement

b)

Vande Matram Movement

c)

Civil Disobedience Movement

d)

Non-Cooperation Movement

18.

What was the Swadeshi Movement called in Deltaic Region of Andhra?

a)

Vande Matram Movement

b)

Khilafat Movement

c)

Non-Cooperation Movement

d)

None of the Above

19.

_______ was a nationalist from Punjab, he was one of the leading members of the Radical group which was critical of the politics of petitions. He was also an active member of the Arya Samaj.

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Lala Lajpat Rai

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Dadabhai Naroji

20.

Which term refers to the use of violence to make a radical change within society

(a)  

21.

Which term refers to an appointed or elected body of people with an administrative, advisory or representative function

(a)  

22.

When and Who formed the All India Muslim League at Dacca?

a)

1906, A group of Muslim landlords and Nawabs

b)

1857, A group of Nationalist

c)

1987, A group of Ministers

d)

1800, A group of Company Officials

23.

When did the Congress Spilt?

a)

1906

b)

1907

c)

1915

d)

1800

24.

When did the Congress reunite ?

a)

1916

b)

1915

c)

1819

d)

1920

25.

when was the historic Lucknow Pact signed?

a)

1915

b)

1916

c)

1890

d)

1897

26.

When did the Government concede the demands of Muslim League for separate Electorates?

a)

1910

b)

1909

c)

1890

d)

1782

27.

After_____ the struggle against British rule gradually became a mass movement, involving peasants, tribals, students and women in large numbers and occasionally factory workers as well.

a)

1920

b)

1930

c)

1919

d)

1960

28.

When there was a revolution in Russia?

a)

1917

b)

1920

c)

1934

d)

2021

29.

When and Where the Natal Congress Was Formed?

a)

Durban, South Africa , 1895

b)

U.S.A

c)

India

d)

England

30.

When Mahatma Gandhi Arrived in India From South Africa ?

a)

1920

b)

1915

c)

1890

d)

1945

31.

When And where did Mahatma Gandhi led a successful mill worker's strike ?

a)

1919, Kheda

b)

1918, baroda

c)

1918, Ahmedabad

d)

None of the Above

32.

In which year was the Rowlatt act passed ?

a)

1890

b)

1919

c)

2020

d)

None of the above

33.

When did Gandhi ji asked the Indian People to observe as A day of Non-Violent opposition to Rowlatt Act ?

a)

6 April , 1919

b)

13 April , 1919

c)

20 April ,1919

d)

None of the Above

34.

When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place ?

a)

13 April 1919

b)

6 April 1919

c)

7 April 1919

d)

8 April 1919

35.

When did the British impose a harsh Treaty on the Turkish sultan Khalifa ?

a)

1789

b)

1920

c)

1910

d)

1960

36.

Who were the leaders of the Khilafat Movement ?

a)

Mohammad Ali and Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

d)

None of the Above

37.

When Mahatma Called off the Non- Cooperation Movement and the incident took at which place ?

a)

1922, Kheda

b)

1922, Chauri Chaura

c)

1890, Ahmedabad

d)

1908 ,England

38.

Identify the Personality.

a)

Motilal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Mohammad Ali

d)

Chitta Ranjan Das

39.

Chitta Ranjan Das was a not major figure in the freedom movement, Das was a lawyer from East Bengal. He was especially active in the Non-cooperation Movement.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which two important organisations were formed during mid - 1920s ?

a)

The Communist Party of India

b)

Rashtriya swayamsevak Sangh

c)

Indian National Congress

d)

None of the above

41.

Which Commission is being opposed in the given picture and when it came to India?

a)

Simon Commission, 1890

b)

Dalhousie Commission , 1899

c)

Curzon Commission,1927

d)

Simon Commission, 1927

42.

Identify the given Personality and the Association to which he belonged ?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi , Indian national Congress

b)

Bhagat Singh , All India Muslim League

c)

Subash Chandra Bose, Indian National Army

d)

Bhagat Singh , Hindustan socialist Republican Association (HSRA)

43.

Which day was observed as Independence Day all over the Country?

a)

26 January , 1950

b)

26 January , 1930

c)

15 August , 1947

d)

None of the Above

44.

When and Where was the Salt law Broken by Mahatma Gandhi ?

a)

Dandi, 6 April 1930

b)

Sabarmati ashram , 6 April 1929

c)

Ahmedabad , 8 April 1930

d)

None of the Above

45.

What was the distance between Sabarmati Ashram and Dandi ?

a)

240 miles

b)

390 km

c)

123 miles

d)

230 km

46.

Where was Ambabai from ?

a)

karnataka

b)

Tamil Naidu

c)

Kerala

d)

None of the Above

47.

when was the first provincial Elections held and Who got the most number of provinces ?

a)

1935 , Indian National Congress

b)

1947, All India Muslim League

c)

1935, Natal Congress

d)

None of the Above

48.

When was the Quit India Movement started ?

a)

1943

b)

1942

c)

1980

d)

1947

49.

Which slogan was raised by Mahatma Gandhi during Quit India Movement?

(a)  

50.

In which year The Muslim League had moved a resolution demanding “Independent States” for Muslims in the north-western and eastern areas of the country.

a)

1930

b)

1940

c)

1908

d)

1890

51.

Which term refers to Capacity of the provinces to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within a federation.

(a)  

52.

When was Veer lakhan Nayak , a tribal leaderhanged ?

a)

August 25, 1942

b)

August 15, 1947

c)

January 26, 1950

d)

January 26, 1930

53.

Identify the given Personality and tell which Army he raised ?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose , Indian National Congress

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose , Natal Congress

c)

Subhash Chandra Bose , Communist party of India

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose , Indian National Army or Azad Hind fauj

54.

Identify the given Personality and tell where he was Born.

a)

Jawahar Lal Nehru , Ahmedabad

b)

Maulana Azad , Mecca

c)

Mahatma Gandhi , Porbandar

d)

None of the Above

55.

Identify the Given Personality and As what he served in the Interim Government and In which Year ?

a)

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , first Governal General , 1946

b)

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , first President , 1946

c)

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , first Prime Minister , 1946

d)

None of the Above

56.

Identify the given personality and what we served in the Indian Government After Independence ?

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , Deputy Prime Minister

b)

Mahatma Gandhi , President

c)

Mohammad Ali Jinnah , Prime Minister

d)

None of the above

57.

Where was the first deputy Prime Minister born and when he served as President in Congress ?

a)

Gujarat, 1931

b)

Bombay, 1931

c)

Gujarat, 1932

d)

None of the Above

58.

Identify the given Personality and fill in the blank,

An Ambassador of ________ until 1920.

a)

Mahatma Gandhi , Indian National Congress

b)

Mohammad Ali Jinnah , Hindu Muslim Unity

c)

Mohammad Ali Jinnah , All India Muslim League

d)

None of the Above

59.

When were the second provincial elections held ?

a)

1946

b)

1947

c)

1941

d)

They were cancelled due to some circumstances

60.

When did the British Cabinet sent a Three member mission to Delhi ?

a)

March 1946

b)

March 1947

c)

Both of the Above

d)

None of the Above

61.

which term refers to Election districts with no reservations for any religious or other community

(a)  

62.

Identify the given Personality and fill in the blank.

-------------disciple, a Congress Socialist, and an internationalist, Nehru was a leading architect of the national movement and of free India’s economy and polity.

a)

Jawahar lal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Maulana Azad, Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi

d)

None of the Above

63.

Identify the Given Personality and tell what he founded ?

a)

Khan Abdul Gaffar , Khudai Khitmagars

b)

Badshah Khan , Khudai Khitmatgars

c)

Mahatma Gandhi, Natal Congress

d)

None of the Above

64.

When was the direct Action Day observed ?

a)

16 August, 1947

b)

15 August, 1947

c)

16 August, 1946

d)

None of the above

65.

India got independence as single Nation .

a)

True

b)

False