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Indian Freedom Struggle 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the partition of Bengal took place?

a)

1930

b)

1915

c)

1925

d)

1905

2.

Why did the 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 make separate provinces for Hindus and Muslims

d)

They wanted to create a new style of governance.

3.

Name the organization founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(a)  

4.

Who formed the INC (Indian National Congress)?

a)

Allan Octavian Hume

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Surendra Nath Banerjee

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

5.

Mahatma Gandhi birth was born on _________.

a)

Oct 6

b)

Oct 3

c)

Oct 5

d)

Oct 2

e)

Sep 7

6.

What was Rowlett Act?

(a)  

7.

What happened on 5 February 1922 ?

a)

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

b)

People staged a peaceful protest

c)

People in agitation quit all British services

d)

A British officer arrested freedom fighters.

8.

Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942?

(a)  

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In 1911 the capital of the British govt shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?

a)

Surat, Gujarat

b)

Bhubaneswar, Odisa

c)

Porbandar, Gujarat

12.

Select the options which were some of the true statements about the Satyagraha movement.

a)

Took place in Europe

b)

Stated by Tantia tope

c)

Started by Mahatma Ghandi

d)

It was a method of protest

13.

In which year was the Jalianwala Bhag incident took place?

a)

20 January, 1930

b)

15 August, 1920

c)

13 April, 1919

d)

4 December, 1946

14.

Who is this person?

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Bengum Hazart Mahal

c)

Noor Jahan

d)

Sarojini Naidu

15.

On which date and year Mahatma Gandhi was born?

(a)  

16.

What happened in the Non-cooperation movement?

a)

22 policemen died

b)

It was said as an unfair law

c)

Gandhi ji broke the salt law

d)

Subash Chandra Bose died in a plane crash.

17.

When did World War II happened?

a)

1887-1898

b)

1939-1945

c)

1865-1923

d)

1930-1935

18.

When did Mahatma Gandhi broke the salt law

a)

1940

b)

1930

c)

1973

d)

1856

19.

Most of the Indian factories were closed because : -

a)

Britishers sell cheaper things

b)

Britishers sell expensive things

c)

None of these

20.

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

21.

Policies of Britishers were :-

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Domestic policy

c)

Doctrine of lapse

d)

Defense policy.

22.

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

23.

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

a)

British policies

b)

Indian policies

c)

Crop destruction

d)

because of Wars

24.

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

25.

Subsidiary alliance was made by ________

a)

Lord Kelvin

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Lord William

d)

Arthur Wellesley

26.

Who was the first Indian to fight against British ?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

d)

Mangal Pandey

27.

THE REVOLT OF 1857 STARTED IN?

a)

AWADH

b)

MEERUT

c)

NONE OF THESE

28.

The first English newspaper in India was

a)

The Bengal Gazette

b)

The Calcutta Gazette

c)

The Bengal Journal

d)

The Bombay herald

29.

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first start Satyagraha?

a)

Dandi

b)

Calcutta

c)

Baroda

d)

Champaran

30.

Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind'?

a)

M K Gandhi

b)

J L Nehru

c)

S C Bose

d)

B G Tilak

31.

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

32.

Dandi march

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

1940

33.

India become a Republic

a)

1947

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1950

34.

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

35.

Identify the leader

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Madan Mohan Malaviya

c)

M. G. Ranade

d)

V. O. C. Pillai

36.

WHAT WAS THE SLOGAN GIVEN MAHATAMA GANDHI

a)

DO or DIE

b)

TRUTH and NON VIOLENCE

c)

QUIT INDIA

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE..

37.

WHICH MOMENT IS CALLED AUGUST KRANTI

a)

QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

b)

NON COOPRATION MOVEMENT

c)

NONE..

38.

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

39.

Who wrote the national anthem of India?

a)

Bankimchandra Chatterji

b)

Lata Mangeshkar

c)

Rabindranath Tagore

d)

Premchand

40.

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

41.

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

42.

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

a)

Jan. 1915

b)

Feb. 1916

c)

Jan. 1916

d)

Feb. 1915

43.

Swadeshi Means

a)

One's own country

b)

Refuse foreign goods

c)

manufactured goods

44.

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

45.

Rowlat act

a)

1905

b)

1915

c)

1918

d)

1919

46.

Non-cooperation movement

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

47.

Dandi march

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

1940

48.

Simon commission protest

a)

1922

b)

1927

c)

1928

d)

1930

49.

Death of Mahatma Gandhi

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1950

50.

Who was one of India's most important Social Reformer?

a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b)

Mahatma Ghandi

c)

Ramesh Chandra Bannerjee

d)

Bhagat Singh

51.

What are the two principles of Satyagraha?

Choose all that are applicable.

a)

Truth

b)

Non-violence

c)

Freedom

d)

Apartheid

52.

The British and the Ottoman Empire fought each other in the (a)  

53.

Mahatma Gandhi broke the salt law in which year.

a)

1209

b)

1930

c)

1978

d)

1947

54.

Subash Chandra Bose organized the Indian National Army

a)

Azad Indian Defense

b)

Azad Hind Fauji

c)

Azd Hind fji

d)

Indian Defense Army

55.

Who is known as the 'Maker of modern India'?

a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

56.

Who founded the Banaras Hindu University?

a)

Madan Mohan Malviya

b)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

57.

When did Mahatma Gandhi used Satyagraha for the first time in India?

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

58.

In which year Gandhiji started the Quit India Movements?

a)

1942

b)

1914

c)

1928

d)

1930

59.

Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Lala Lajpat Rai

c)

Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru

60.

Who gave the slogan of 'Swadeshi' in India?

a)

Gopal Kishan Gokhale

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Abul Kalam Azad

d)

Mahadevi Verma