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1st war of Independence

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when did the partition of Bengal take place

a)

2015

b)

2020

c)

1870

d)

1905

2.

why did British announce the division of Bengal into two parts.

a)

Bengal Province was too large to be under one administration.

b)

they wanted to use the policy Divide and Rule

c)

they wanted to

d)

for fun 😂😂

3.

who was bal gangadhar tilak

(a)  

4.

who formed the INC (Indian National Congress)

a)

Allan Octavian Hume

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Bagha jatin

d)

Mahatma gadhi

5.

when is Mahatma gandhi birth day

a)

Oct 6

b)

Oct 3

c)

Oct 5

d)

Oct 2

e)

Sep 7

6.

what was Rowlett act

(a)  

7.

what is "sati"

a)

burning of widow

b)

helping of widow

c)

Spanish for hello

d)

i do not know

8.

what is the full form of EEIC

(a)  

9.

what happened on 5 February 1922

a)

people set ablaze to a police chowki and 22 police men died

b)

people ate doughnuts

c)

a robbery

d)

a british officer came to check on them and found something

10.

which movement did mahatma gandhi start

(a)  

11.

Indian farmers were forced to produce crops like rice and wheat.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

the rule of EEIC came to an end in 1857

a)

True

b)

False

13.

in 1911 the capital of the british govt shifted from Calcutta to dheli

a)

true

b)

false

14.

WHERE was mahatma gandhi born

a)

Havana, Cuba

b)

Bhubaneswar, Odisa

c)

porbandar, Gujarat

15.

was this quiz good

a)

yes it was fun

b)

no it was boring and easy

c)

can improve

16.

Britishers has give a opportunity to people to do Senior jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Most of the Indian factories were closed because : -

a)

Britishers sell cheaper things

b)

Britishers sell expensive things

c)

None of these

18.

The subsidiary alliance was imposed on Mauryan dynasty.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

(a)   mean that a kingdom would be taken over by Britishers when the ruler of that place is died without leaving a male heir.

20.

Policies of Britishers were :-

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Domestic policy

c)

Doctrine of lapse

d)

Defense policy.

21.

In 18th century the king of Awadh was (a)  

22.

Nawabs and Rajas had gradually lost their power and authority because :-

a)

British policies

b)

Indian policies

c)

Crop destruction

d)

because of Wars

23.

(a)   forced the rulers to maintain only British troop in return for there protection.

24.

Subsidiary alliance was made by ________

a)

Lord Kelvin

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Lord William

d)

Arthur Wellesley

25.

Who was the first Indian to fight against British ?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

d)

Mangal Pandey

26.

which year was the JalianWala Bhag Incident passed?

a)

20 January, 1930

b)

15 August, 1920

c)

13 April, 1919

d)

4 December, 1946

27.

What is the date and year that Mahatma Gandhi born

(a)  

28.

THE REVOLT OF 1857 STARTED IN?

a)

AWADH

b)

MEERUT

c)

NONE OF THESE

29.

WHO WERE THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH TRADE WITH INDIA?

a)

ARABS

b)

DUTCH

c)

ENGLISH

d)

PORTUGUGUESE

30.

Who was the first Indian to fight against British ?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

d)

Mangal Pandey

31.

The first English newspaper in India was

a)

The Bengal Gazette

b)

The Calcutta Gazette

c)

The Bengal Journal

d)

The Bombay herald

32.

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first start Satyagraha?

a)

Dandi

b)

Calcutta

c)

Baroda

d)

Champaran

33.

Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind'?

a)

M K Gandhi

b)

J L Nehru

c)

S C Bose

d)

B G Tilak

34.

Lala Lajpat Rai died as a result of injuries during the protest against

a)

King George V

b)

Simon Commission

c)

Cripps Mission

d)

Queen Victoria

35.

Dandi march

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

1940

36.

Dandi march

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

1940

37.

India become a Republic

a)

1947

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1950

38.

The Indian National Congress was found in the year (a)  

39.

Identify the leader

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Madan Mohan Malaviya

c)

M. G. Ranade

d)

V. O. C. Pillai

40.

WHAT WAS THE SLOGAN GIVEN MAHATAMA GANDHI

a)

DO or DIE

b)

TRUTH and NON VIOLENCE

c)

QUIT INDIA

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE..

41.

THE CHAKRA IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR INDIAN FLAG BELONG TO?

a)

SPINNING WHEEL

b)

ASHOK CHAKRA

c)

WHEEL OF MACHINE

d)

BOTH

e)

NONE..

42.

WHICH MOMENT IS CALLED AUGUST KRANTI

a)

QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

b)

NON COOPRATION MOVEMENT

c)

NONE..

43.

Every year on Independence Day, the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at this monument. Identify the monument.

a)

Gateway of India

b)

Red Fort

c)

Agra Fort

d)

India Gate

44.

Who wrote the national anthem of India?

a)

Bankimchandra Chatterji

b)

Lata Mangeshkar

c)

Rabindranath Tagore

d)

Premchand

45.

Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly that held the 'Independence Meeting'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Rajendra Prasad

c)

Dr. Radhakrishnana

d)

B.R. Ambedkar

46.

Who gave the slogan "Give me blood and I shall give you freedom" ?

a)

Valabhbhai Patel

b)

Chandrashekhar Azad

c)

Ramprasad Bismil

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

47.

In which year Bengal was partitioned?

a)

1905

b)

1906

c)

1907

d)

1908

48.

In which year did Gandhiji return to India from South Africa?

a)

Jan. 1915

b)

Feb. 1916

c)

Jan. 1916

d)

Feb. 1915

49.

Swadeshi Means

a)

One's own country

b)

Refuse foreign goods

c)

manufactured goods

50.

Identify the slogan

"Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge"

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

d)

Gangadhar Tilak