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Struggle for Independence

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said the slogan ''Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it''

a)

Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

2.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

3.

Where did The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

a)

Agra

b)

Amritsar

c)

Allahabad

d)

Arrah

4.

What were the methods used by Gandhi in the Non Cooperation Movement?

a)

swadeshi

b)

renunciation of titles

c)

Boycott

d)

All of the above

5.

In __________Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal for administrative convenience

a)

1900

b)

1805

c)

1906

d)

1905

6.

In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh incident took place?

(a)  

7.

NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT

a)

1920

b)

1922

c)

1923

d)

1927

8.

THE APPOINTMENT OF SIMON COMMISSION

a)

1930

b)

1929

c)

1928

d)

1927

9.

QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

a)

1935

b)

1940

c)

1942

d)

1945

10.

Who put into effect the partition of Bengal ?

a)

Lytton

b)

Wellingtone

c)

Hastings

d)

Curzon

11.

What was the perspective of Indian nationalists about partition of Bengal by the British ?

a)

To large to be administrated by a single provincial government

b)

Policy of Divide and Rule

c)

Oriya speaking people, outside the territorial limits of Orissa, had to be brought under the administration of Bebgal

d)

To show the strength of East Bengal

12.

During which incident Lala Lajpat Rai succumbed to injuries and sacrificed his life ?

a)

Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

b)

Khilafat Movement

c)

Simon Commission

d)

Cabinet Mission

13.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal were .......................

a)

Moderates

b)

Radicals

14.

Identify the personality

a)

RAJGURU

b)

BHAGAT SINGH

c)

CHANDRASHEKAR AZAD

d)

SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

15.

The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided by ________

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Pherozshah Mehta

c)

W.C. Bonnerjee

16.

_____is the founder of the Satya Shodhak Samaj.

a)

Jyotiba Phule

b)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c)

Surendranath Banerjee

17.

The founder of the Brahmo Samaj.

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

c)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

18.

The revolt of 1857 is also called -------

a)

Sepoy Mutiny

b)

First war of Indian Independence

c)

Both A & B

19.

The last Mughal Emperor was ------

a)

Aurangazeb

b)

Ibrahim Lodi

c)

Bahadur Sha Zafar

20.

______ returned his knighthood after learning about Jallianwala mascare.

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Ravindranath Tagore

d)

R C Mukherjee

21.

The struggle for Partition of Bengal came to be known as

a)

Khilafat Movement

b)

Swadeshi Movement

c)

Salt Movement

d)

Quit India Movement

22.

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

23.

Gandhiji launched the Dandi march because the British had ...

a)

imposed a tax on salt for Indians

b)

not given enough seats to Indians in the Council

c)

took brutal actions against the satyagrahis

24.
Government of India Act 1919 was also known as
a)
Dual Reforms
b)
Montague Chelmsford reforms
c)
Provincial reforms
d)
Gandhian reforms
25.

A. O. Hume helped Indians to established______.

a)

Indian Congress

b)

National Congress

c)

Indian Independence Congress

d)

Indian National Congress

26.

WHICH EVENT IS KNOWN AS THE FIRST WAR OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE

a)

BATTLE OF PLASSEY

b)

SEPOY MUTINY

c)

FORMATION OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

d)

PARTITION OF BENGAL

27.

Producing necessary items in one’s own country and using them without being dependent on imported goods is termed as-

a)

Swadeshi

b)

Boycott

c)

Passive Resistance

d)

Personal Sacrifice

28.

Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?

a)

It introduced the Salt Law.

b)

It increased taxes on land

c)

It gave the British government enormous power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.

d)

It put a ban on the Congress party.

29.

Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhiji?

a)

Pressure from the British Government

b)

Second Round Table Conference

c)

Gandhiji’s arrest

d)

Chauri-Chaura incident

30.

Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress?

a)

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Motilal Nehru

b)

Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

31.

Who formed Indian National Army?

a)

Chandrashekhar Azad

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Bhagat Singh

32.

What is the full form of INA?

a)

Inter National Army

b)

Indian National Army

c)

Indian Natural Army

d)

International Natural Army

33.

The clarion call ‘Dilli Chalo’ was given by

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Congress in 1942

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

34.

After which of the following event, Mahatma Gandhi abruptly withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement?

a)

Chauri Chaura incident

b)

Jaliawalan Bagh Masscare

c)

Dandi March

d)

Rowllat Act

35.

Why was the Simon Commission sent to India?

a)

To look into the Indian constitutional matter and suggest reform

b)

To choose members of Indian Council

c)

To settle disputes between the government and the Congress leaders

d)

To set up a government organisation

36.

People had gathered peacefully at jalianwala Bagh to protest against the____________.

a)

Government of India Act

b)

Rowlatt Act

c)

Partition of India into India and Pakistan

d)

Capture of Bhagat Singh

37.

Who had given slogan of “Do or Die” during Quit India Movement?

a)

Jawarharlal Nehru

b)

Sardar Patel

c)

BR Ambedkar

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

38.

Mappila rebellion is associated with which of the following states?

a)

Bihar

b)

Gujarat

c)

Punjab

d)

Kerala

39.

Who wrote Vande Mataram, the National Song of India?

a)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

d)

Krishna Rao Gokhale

40.

Who among the following given the famous slogan " तुम मुझे खून दो, मई तुम्हे आज़ादी दूंगा" (You give me blood, I will give you freedom)?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

MK Gandhi

c)

Captain Mohan Singh

d)

Rashbehari Bose