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MAKING OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’ was edited by

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Balgangadhar Tilak

c)

Chitta Ranjan Das

d)

Sarojini Naidu

2.

Which of the following movement is associated with Chitta Ranjan Das?

a)

Quit India Movement

b)

The Salt March

c)

Non-Cooperation Movement

d)

Rowlat Act

3.

Bengal was divided by the British in the year

a)

1900

b)

1905

c)

1910

d)

1907

4.

______ was a Indian businessman and publicist based in London.

a)

Lala Hadayal

b)

Dadabhai Naroji

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Bhagat Singh

5.

The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress was

a)

Badruddin Tayabji

b)

Abul Kalam Azad

c)

Badshah Khan

d)

Rahmat Shaikh

6.

"Freedom is our Birthright" slogan was given by ________.

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Laxmi Sehgal

d)

Mahatma Gandi

7.

______ returned his knighthood after learning about Jallianwala mascare.

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Ravindranath Tagore

d)

R C Mukherjee

8.

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

a)

Champaran Movement

b)

Natal Movement

c)

Quit India movement

d)

Punjab Movement

9.

The Partition of Bengal was supported by ______.

a)

Swaraj Party

b)

Communist Party

c)

Muslim League

d)

Congress

10.

Gandhiji arrived in India from _____ in 1915.

a)

Japan

b)

South Africa

c)

USA

d)

China

11.

______ was a book written by Dadabhai Naroji.

a)

Stripurushtulana

b)

Slavery

c)

Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

d)

My Experiment with Truth

12.

Vandemataram Movement took place in _____.

a)

Deltaic Andhra

b)

Coastal Kerala

c)

Konkan region

d)

Kashmir

13.

________ allowed for trial of Europeans by Indians.

a)

Ilbert Bill

b)

Vernacular Press Act

c)

Judiciary Bill

d)

Arms Bill

14.

The struggle for Partition of Bengal came to be known as

a)

Khilafat Movement

b)

Swadeshi Movement

c)

Salt Movement

d)

Quit India Movement

15.

Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of _______.

a)

Brahmo Samaj

b)

Prarthana Samaj

c)

Arya Samaj

d)

Ved Samaj

16.

Moderates beloved in

a)

burning British made clothes

b)

Publish newspaper articles

c)

boycott British schools

17.

Political associations before 1885

a)

Communist Party of India

b)

Indian National Congress

c)

Madras Mahajan Sabha

18.

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

19.

When was the Indian National Congress established ?

a)

May 1887, Madras

b)

December 1885, Bombay

c)

July 1787, Kolkata

d)

June 1887, Delhi

20.

Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?

a)

Badruddin Tyabji

b)

W.C.Bonnerji

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

A.O.Hume

21.

In which year The Arms Act was passed

a)

1870

b)

1875

c)

1880

d)

1878

22.

In which year Ilbert Bill was introduced by Britishers

a)

1882

b)

1883

c)

1884

d)

1885

23.

In 1905 Viceroy ________partitioned Bengal

a)

Curzon

b)

C.P. Ilbert

c)

Dyer

d)

A.O.Hume

24.

Moderates were demanding to conduct civil services exam in ___________.

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

India

d)

Kolkata

25.

Find out the extremist leader out of the following.

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Bipin Chandra Pal

c)

Both (1) and (2)

d)

None of these

26.

Which of the following is known as Vande Matram Movement?

a)

Swadeshi Movement

b)

Non Cooperation Movement

c)

Both (1) and (2)

d)

None of these

27.

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

28.

Expand RSS

a)

Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh

b)

Rashtriya Swalimbh Sevak Sangh

c)

Rashtriya Sashtak Sevak Sangh

d)

Rashtriya Swabhiman Sevak Sangh

29.

In which year Second World War broke out?

a)

1985

b)

1936

c)

1939

d)

1938

30.

Direct Action Day is associated with

a)

17 August 1947

b)

16 August 1946

c)

18 August 1948

d)

19 August 1946

31.

Which of these was not a member of INC

a)

A.O. Hume

b)

Motilal Nehru

c)

S.V. Ghate

d)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

32.

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

33.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was inflicted by?

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

General Dyer

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Bipin Chandra Pal

34.

The struggle for Partition of Bengal came to be known as

a)

Khilafat Movement

b)

Vande Mataram Movement

c)

Vande Bharat Mission

d)

Quit India Movement

35.

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

36.

During the Quit India Movement the slogan was

a)

Jai Hind

b)

Live and Let Live

c)

Do or Die

37.

Identify the personality

a)

RAJGURU

b)

BHAGAT SINGH

c)

CHANDRASHEKAR AZAD

d)

SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

38.

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

39.

Moderates were demanding to conduct civil services exam in ___________.

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

India

d)

Kolkata

40.

When did Jallianwala Bagh massacre happen and who inflicted it?

a)

13 April 1919, General Dyer

b)

6 April 1919, Curzon

c)

1 April 1919 , Lord Reading

d)

12 April 1919, Lord Hardinge I

41.

Recognize him

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

C.V Raman

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

Chhita Ranjan Das

42.

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

43.

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

44.

The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in

a)

1840

b)

1857

c)

1878

d)

1890

45.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

46.

What does the name "Sarvajanik Sabha” mean?

a)

Peoples rule

b)

For/Of the people

c)

Complete Council

d)

Rule of the people

47.

Where and when was the All India Muslim League formed?

a)

Delhi, 1904

b)

Dacca, 1908

c)

Sindh, 1806

d)

None of the above

48.

In which year did the Congress spilt?

a)

1917

b)

1890

c)

1845

d)

1907

49.

"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

50.

What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Direct Action Day

d)

Republic Movement Day

51.

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

52.

________ allowed for trial of Europeans by Indians.

a)

A) Ilbert Bill

b)

B) Vernacular Press Act

c)

C) Judiciary Bill

d)

D) Arms Bill

53.

_____ was the founder of Congress.

a)

A) A O Hume

b)

B) Robert Clive

c)

C) Esther Hill

d)

D) Chris Paul

54.

______ was passed in 1919.

a)

A) Arms Act

b)

B) Rowlatt Act

c)

C) Simon Act

d)

D) Vernacular Press Act

55.

_______ 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

56.

All India Muslim League was formed in _____ in 1906.

a)

A) Dacca

b)

B) Poona

c)

C) Lahore

d)

D) Peshawar

57.

____ 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

58.

How many delegates were present when the Indian National Congress (INC) was originally formed?

a)

47

b)

27

c)

72

d)

89

59.

Fill in the blank: The Congress was ______ in its first 20 years.

a)

Radical

b)

Moderate

c)

Illegal

d)

Biased

60.

Which of these issues did the Congress raise about the Indian economy?

a)

Increase in the land revenue had impoverished

peasants and zamindars

b)

Women were not allowed to vote

c)

Peasants and zamindars had no wheat due to theft

d)

The British rule had led to poverty and

famines

61.

Who is 'they' in these lines?- "They felt that the British had respect for the ideals of freedom and justice, and so they would accept the just demands of Indians."

a)

Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

b)

Muslim League

c)

Radical leaders

d)

Moderate leaders

62.

Who is 'they' in these lines?- "They argued that people must rely on their own strength, not on the “good” intentions of the government; people must fight for swaraj."

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Radical leaders

c)

Moderate leaders

d)

Mahatma Gandhi and his followers

63.

Fill in the blank- "The _________ altered the economic and political situation in India. It led to a huge rise in the defense expenditure of the Government of India."

a)

Partition

b)

First World War

c)

British

d)

Russian nationalism movement

e)

None of the above

64.

What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Direct Action Day

d)

Republic Movement Day

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