WorksheetsIndian Independence Movement & Partitioning of India Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The British left after a 190 year rule and divided the Indian Empire. The division created Pakistan and India.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Fill in the blanks in order they appear in the sentence.
After the partitioning of India, _____________ became the major religion of India and __________ became the major religion of Pakistan. (slide #14)
a)
Christianity and Confucionism
b)
Hinduism and Islam
c)
Buddhism and Jainism
d)
Sikhism and Judaism
3.
Which group is the largest and worst treated based on the Caste System?
a)
Warriors and rulers (Kshatriyas)
b)
Traders and merchants (Vaishyas)
c)
Laborers/Non-skilled (Shudras)
d)
Priests and teachers (Brahmins)
e)
Untoucables (Dalits)
4.
Which is NOT a positive impact of Colonization?(slide #38 main slideshow)
a)
Increased literacy rate because of a large number of schools and universities were built
b)
Modernization of India
c)
Indians were treated as second class citizens
d)
Large railroad
5.
Both India and __________________ have democratic governments that are divided into three branches. (British Colonization)
a)
China
b)
United States
c)
Brazil
d)
Saudi Arabia
6.
India is the world's largest democracy.(slide #40 main slideshow)
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which vocabulary word means "to separate into parts"? (slide #12)
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Karma
c)
Partition
d)
Independence
8.
Gandhi was never an advocate of violence. https://talkandcomment.com/p/7615165c9bc62e8f7beb7861 (voice note)
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Gandhi was the second most important leader of the Indian Independence Movement. https://talkandcomment.com/p/78775ca11434302ad22ca95b (voice note)
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Civil disobedience refers to the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power.(slide #6)
https://talkandcomment.com/p/18acd0d6caa98697d2146b7a (voice note)
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What role were Indians given in the government while India was under British control?
a)
They were consultants to the leaders.
b)
They were the leaders.
c)
India was never under British control.
d)
They were not given a role at all.
12.
India's Constitution, written in the 1950's, abolished discrimination based on caste. (slide #34 main slideshow)
a)
True
b)
False
13.
India was part of the British Empire. https://talkandcomment.com/p/ca9b1d338fb5744ac34452c5 (voice note)
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Why did India and Pakistan Separate?
a)
they both did not like the British
b)
Indians did not like the way Pakistanis dressed
c)
they did not like King Henry
d)
they practiced different religions; they did not trust one another
15.
What was Ghandi's primary goal for India?
a)
Independence
b)
to kill the king of England
c)
To separate the Muslims and the Hindu
d)
To obtain all of the nation's wealth
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