HISTORY CHAPTER 2

NATIONALISM IN INDIA

Practice the following MCQ Based Questions:

1. Why did Gandhiji organised Satyagrah in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?

(a)To support the plantation workers (b)To protest against high revenue demand

(c)To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand (d)To demand loans for the farmers

2. Why was Satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916?

(a)To oppose the British laws (b)To oppose the plantation system

(c)To oppose high land revenue (d)To protest against the oppression of the mill workers

3. 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 organization

4.Why was Alluri Sitarama Raju well known?

(a)He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh.

(b)He led a peasant movement in Awadh.

(c)He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli.

(d)He set up an organisation for the uplifment of the dalits.

5. Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwalla Bagh? Mark the most important factor.

(a)To punish the Indians (b)To take revenge for breaking martial laws

(c)To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians (d)To disperse the crowd

6. What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in Andhra Pradesh?

(a)Satyagraha Movement (b)Militant Guerrilla Movement

(c)Non-Violent Movement (d)None of the above

7. Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement?

(a)Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali (b)Gandhiji and Sardar Patel

(c)Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad (d)Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru

8. Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?

(a)Gandhiji realised that people were losing interest in the movement.

(b)Gandhiji felt that the movement was turning violent in many places.

(c)Some Congress leaders wanted to participate in elections to Provincial Councils.

(d)Some Congress leaders wanted more radical mass agitations.

9. Who were the ‘Sanatanis’?

(a)Saints (b) Dalits (c)Labours (d) High-caste Hindus

10.The main problem with the Simon Commission was that:

(a)It was an all British commission. (b)It was formed in Britain.

(c)It was set up in response to the nationalist movement. (d)It supported the Muslim League.

11.‘Hind Swaraj’ was written by:

(a)Abul Kalam Azad (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c)Sardar Patel (d) Subhas Chandra Bose

12.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 the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.

(d)It put a ban on the Congress party.

13.Gandhiji’s march from Sabarmati to Dandi is called the _______________.

14.The Depressed Classes Association was formed by _______________ .

15, The Muslim League was started by _______________.

16. The Statutory Commission that arrived in India in 1928 was led by _______________.

17. The Swaraj Party was set up by _______________ and _______________.

18.During the First World War, the Indian Industrialists suffered huge loss. (True/False)

19.Gandhiji’s idea which emphasized truth and nonviolence is referred as Swaraj. (True/False)
20. Khilafat Movement was led by the Ali Brothers. (True/False)

21.Baba Ramchandra and JawaharLal Nehru headed Oudh Kisan Sabha. (True/False)

22.The term ‘begar’ means homeless labour. (True/False)

23. Match the columns.

Column A Column B

(a)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (i)Depressed Classes Association

(b)B.R Ambedkar (ii)Famous image of Bharat Mata

(c)Sir Mohammad Iqbal (iii)The Folklore of Southern India

(d)Abanindranath Tagore (iv)President of the Muslim League

(e)Natesa Sastri (v)Vande Matram

23.Due to the effect of the Non-Cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam, they:

(a)left the plantations and headed home. (b)went on strike.

(c)destroyed the plantations. (d)None of these

24.The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted at which session?

(a)Karachi Congress (b) Haripur Congress

(c)Lahore Congress (d) Lucknow Congress

25.Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status for India in October

1929?

(a)Lord Mount batten (b) Lord Dalhousie

(c)Lord Irwin (d) None of these

26.The Indian tricolor was first designed at the time of _______________.

27._____________ presided over the Lahore session of Congress in 1929.

28.Alluri Sitarama Raju could perform miracles. (True/False)

29.The four volume collection of Tamil folktales – “The folklore of Southern India” was published by Natesa

Sastri. (True/False)
30.Violation of Salt Tax by Gandhi led to the Civil Disobedience Movement. (True/False)
31.Match the columns.
Column A Column B
(a)Hartal (i)Refused to deal with or associate with someone or with something
(b)Boycott (ii)To strike off work, a form of demonstration
(c)Begar (iii)Form of salutation
(d)Salam (iv)Deprive some one of the service of washer man
(e)Dhobibandh (v)Forced or bonded labour without payment

32. Which of the following statements is/ are true about the Dandi March of Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) It started on 11 March, 1930 and ended on 6 April, 1930

(b) Mahatma Gandhi marched over 240 miles with 78 of his trusted followers covering 10 miles a day

(c) On 6th April, Gandhiji ceremonially violated the Salt Law, manufacturing salt by boiling seawater.

(d) All the above

33. Who was the first writer to create the image of 'Bharat Mata' as an identity of India and how?
a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870, by writing the song “Vande Mataram" and later including it in
his novel 'Anand Math' .
b) Rabindranath Tagore through his collection of ballads, nursery rhymes and myth
c) Mahatma Gandhiji during his salt march and satyagraha.
d) Ravi Verma
34. Certain events are given below. Choose the appropriate chronological order:

I. Coming of Simon Commission to India

II. Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC

III. Government of India Act 1919

IV. Champaran Satyagraha

a) i—iv—iii—ii b) iv—iii—i—ii

c) iv—i—ii-iii d) iii—iv—ii—i

35. Arrange the following historical events in a chronological sequence

I. Rowlatt Act

II. Kheda Satyagraha

III. Champaran Movement

IV. Ahmedabad Mill Strike

Choose the Correct option:

a) I, II, III, IV b) II, I, III, IV

c) III, I, IV, II d) III, II, IV, I

36. Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?

(a) Khilafat Movement (b) Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh

(c) Peasants’ Movement of Awadh (d) Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam

37. The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in

(a) January 1921 (b) February 1922 (c) December 1929 (d) April 1919

38. Under the presidency of Jawahahar Lai Nehru, the Lahore Congress Session of 1929 formalised the

demand of

(a) abolition of Salt Tax (b) ‘Purna Swaraj’ or complete independence

(c) boycott of Simon Commission (d) separate electorate for the ‘dalits’

39. 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

40. Which party did not boycott the Council elections held in the year 1921?

(a) Swaraj Party (b) Justice Party (c) Muslim League (d) Congress Party

41.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 the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.

(d) It put a ban on the Congress party.

42.Due to the effect of the Non-Cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam, they:

(a) left the plantations and headed home. (b) went on strike.

(c) destroyed the plantations. (d) None of these

43.Which of the following was Mahatma Gandhi’s novel method of fighting against the British?

(a) He used violent method of stone pelting.

 (b) He used arson to bum down government offices.

(c) He fought with the principle of ‘an eye for an eye’.

(d) He practised open defiance of law, ; peaceful demonstration, satyagraha and non-violence.

44.What does satyagraha mean? Choose one from the following options.

(a) ‘Satyagraha’ means use of physical force to inflict pain while fighting.

(b) ‘Satyagraha’ does not inflict pain, it is a : non-violent method of fighting against oppression.

(c) ‘Satyagraha’ means passive resistance and is a weapon of the weak.

(d) ‘Satyagraha’ was a racist method of mass agitation. .

45.Where did the brutal ‘Jallianwala Massacre’ take place?

(a) Amritsar (b) Meerut (c) Lahore (d) Lucknow

46.Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city of

(a) Bombay (b) Calcutta (c) Lucknow (d) Amritsar

47.The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in

(a) January 1921 (b) February 1922 (c) December 1929 (d) April 1919

48.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

49.Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?

(a) Khilafat Movement (b) Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh

(c) Peasants’ Movement of Awadh (d) Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam

50.Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?

(a) Alluri Sitaram Raju (b) Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali (d) Mahatma Gandhi

51.A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people block the entrance to a

shop, factory or office is

(a) Boycott (b) Begar (c) Picketing (d) Bandh

52.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

53.Which party did not boycott the Council elections held in the year 1921?

(a) Swaraj Party (b) Justice Party (c) Muslim League (d) Congress Party

54.What do you mean by the term ‘Begar’

(a) An Act to prevent plantation workers to leave the tea gardens without permission.

(b) The forced recruitment of soldiers in rural areas during World War I.

(c) Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.

(d) Refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities as a form of protest.

55.Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous ‘Salt March’ on 12th March 1930?

(a) Dandi (b) Chauri-Chaura (c) Sabarmati (d) Surat

56.Which industrialist attacked colonial control over Indian economy and supported the Civil Disobedience

Movement?

(a) Dinshaw Petit (b) Purshottamdas Thakurdas

(c) Dwarkanath Tagore (d) Seth Hukumchand

57.Who visualised and depicted the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ through a painting?

(a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (b) Rabindranath Tagore

(c) Natesa Sastri (d) Abanindranath Tagore

58.Who was the President of Muslim League in 1930?

(a) Sir Muhammad Iqbal (b) Shaukat Ali

(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (d) Maulana Azad

59.Civil Disobedience Movement started with which main demand.

a) Abolition of Dowry b) Abolition of Untouchability

c) Abolition of Salt Law d) None of the above options

60.Which of the following in true with reference of Satyagraha?

(A) It emphasized the muscle power

(B) It emphasized the Power of truth

 (C) Gandhiji successfully fought the racist regime of South Africa with the novel method.

a) Only A is true b) Only B is true c) Both A and B are true d) Both B and C are true

61.At which place congress session of September 1920 held.

a) Nagpur b) Calcutta c) Lahore d) Madras

62.Who was the leader of the Peasant Movements of Awadh?

a) Alluri sitaram Raju b) Baba Ramchandra c) Mahatma Gandhi d) None of the above

63.Under which act the Plantations workers of Assam were not permitted to leave the tea garden?

a) The Rowlatt Act b) Cripps Mission c) The Inland Migration act d) The Inland Emigration act

64.At which of the following place did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water

(a) Ahmedabad (b) Wardha (c) Sabarmati (d) Dandi

65.Who among the following led the civil disobedience movement in Peshawar ?

a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) Mohammad Ali

c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan d) None of the above

66.Who first created the image of Bharat mata?

(a) Abanindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

(c) Rabindra nath Tagore ( d) None of the above

67. Which of the following method was not adopted by Dr B.R. Ambedkar to uplift the Dalits?
(a) He signed Poona pact (b) He called them Harijans
(C) He demanded separate electorates for them (d) He organized them into Depressed classes
association in 1930
68. ‘Forced recruitment’ means a process by which

(a) Indians were forced by the British rulers to finance the British army

(b) The Indian princes had to supply soldiers to fight for the British

(c) The colonial state forced people in rural areas to join the army

(d) None of the above

69. Which of the following statements is not true about the Jallianwalla Bagh incident?

(a) General Dyer blocked all exit points, and opened fire on the peaceful crowd, killing hundreds

(b) Gandhiji went on indefinite fast to stop the repression by the British
 (c) As a reaction, crowds took to the streets in many Indian towns, attacking the police and government

buildings.

(d) Dyer’s aim was to produce a moral effect of great terror and awe in the minds of the satyagrahis

70. Which of the following was not a part of Gandhiji’s satyagraha?

(a) Emphasis on the power of truth and search for truth

(b) Satyagraha as a pure soul-force

(c) A physical force which sought destruction of the enemy

(d) Not a weapon of the weak but a weapon which forced the adversary to accept the truth without violence

71. The first three successful Satyagraha movements by Gandhiji in India were :
(a) Against the Rowlatt Act, Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience and Khilafat
(c) Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill
workers
(d) Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation and Quit India movement
72. When was the Non-Cooperation programme adopted by the Congress?

(a) At Surat in December 1920 (b) At Nagpur in December 1920

(c) At Calcutta in January 1921 (d) At Bombay in December 1920

73. The various social groups that joined the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement of 1921, were :

(a) The rich in the cities, the poor in the villages and the workers in plantations

(b) The middle class in cities, the peasants and the tribals in the countryside and plantation workers

(c) The students in cities, the farmers in villages and the workers in the plantations

(d) The Brahmans in cities, the peasants in the villages and workers in plantations

74. Why did Gandhiji urge the Congress to join the Khilafat Movement?

(a) He wanted to support the Khilafat

(b) He saw this as an opportunity to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement

(c) He knew that without Hindu-Muslim unity no broad-based movement could be launched

(d) Both (b) and (c) Ans. (d)

75. The Non-Cooperation Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in support of :

(a) Khilafat (b) Swaraj (c) Khilafat and Swaraj (d) None of the above