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H2.
NATIONALISM IN INDIA– MCQs
Q.1 Who was the President of the Muslim League in 1930?
a. Sir Muhammad Iqbal

b. Shaukat Ali
c. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d. Maulana Azad
Q.2 Arrange the following events in the correct 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. iii-ii-iv-i
b. i-ii-iv-iii
c. ii-iii-i-iv
d. iv-iii-i-ii
Q.3 Which of the following was the reason for calling off the ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ by
Gandhi ji?
a. Chauri-chaura incident
b. Gandhiji’s arrest
c. Second Round Table Conference
d. All of the above
Q.4 In which of the following Indian National Congress Sessions was the idea of the Non-
Cooperation Movement accepted?
A. Lahore Session
b. Nagpur Session
c. Calcutta Session
d. Madras Session
Q.5 Why did the Simon Commission come to India? Identify the correct reason from the
following options.
a. To control the campaign against the British in cities
b. To look into the functioning of the British
c. To initiate salt law in India
d. To suggest changes in the functioning of the constitutional system in India
Q.6 The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on:

a. 15th March 1920
b. 13th April 1919
c. 10th June 1918
d. 5th July 1921
Q.7 What was the impact of the Non-Cooperation Movement on foreign goods?
a. Increase in import
b. Picketing of foreign goods
c. Boycotting of Indian goods
d. Decrease in import
Q.8 What movement did Vallabhbhai Patel lead in 1928 against the enhancement of land revenue
in Bardoli, Gujarat?
A. Quit India Movement
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Bardoli Satyagraha
d. Civil Disobedience Movement
Q.9 In the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh, what led to the militant guerrilla movement in the
early 1920s?
A. Closure of large forest areas
b. Economic prosperity
c. British officials’ cooperation
d. Implementation of the Inland Emigration Act
Q.10 Who claimed to be an incarnation of God and led the rebels in the Gudem Hills?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Alluri Sitaram Raju
Q.11 How did the movements interpret the term “swaraj”?

a. As complete independence from British rule
b. As a time when all suffering and troubles would be over
c. As a form of government without elected officials
d. As a synonym for non-violence
Q.12 Who presided over the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in 1929, where
Purna Swaraj was demanded?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Subhas Chandra Bose
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.13 During which movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan “Do or Die”?
a. Civil Disobedience Movement
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Quit India Movement
d. Champaran Satyagraha
Q.14 Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress in the 1920s?
a. C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel and Rajendra Prasad
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.15 Which of the following was a main feature of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a. Mass participation in elections
b. Violent confrontations with British officials
c. Boycott of foreign goods
d. Emphasis on industrial development
Q.16 In which Congress session was the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ formalized in 1929?
a. Calcutta
b. Bombay
c. Lahore
d. Nagpur
Q.17 Which of the following events happened on 31 January 1930?

a. Gandhiji wrote a letter to Lord Irwin
b. Lahore session of Congress was concluded
c. The Salt March was launched by Gandhiji
d. All of the above
Q.18 Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:
i. Coming of Simon Commission to India

ii. The demand of Purna Swaraj in the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress
iii. Government of India Act, 1919
iv. Champaran Satyagraha
a. 3, 2, 4, 1
b. 4, 2, 4, 1
c. 2, 3, 1, 4
d. 4, 3, 1, 2
Q.19 Identify the appropriate reason from the following options for the non-participation of
industrial workers in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
A. Industrialists were close to Congress
b. British offered them good salaries
c. They were reluctant to boycott foreign goods
d. Growth of socialism
Q.20 Against which of the following forms of discrimination did Mahatma Gandhi launch a
satyagraha in South Africa?
A. Racism
b. Sexism
c. Ageism
d. Casteism
Q.21 Where did the brutal ‘Jallianwala Massacre’ take place?

a. Amritsar
b. Meerut
c. Lahore
d. Lucknow
Q.22 What did the Rowlatt Act of 1919 presume?

a. Detention of political prisoners without trial
b. Forced recruitment in the army
c. Forced manual labor
d. Equal pay for equal work
Q.23 Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Khilafat Movement?
a. It aimed at bringing Hindus and Muslims together in the Non-Cooperation Movement
b. It aimed at defending the Ottoman Emperor’s temporal powers
c. It resulted in the restoration of the power of the Khalifa of Turkey
d. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali led the movement in India
Q.24 Fill in the blank by choosing the correct answer from the options given below:
Hind Swaraj: Gandhiji, Anand Math: _____
a. Abanindranath Tagore
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
d. Raja Ravi Varma
Q.25 Who among the following wrote ‘Vande Mataram’?

a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c. Abanindranath Tagore
d. Dwarkanath Tagore
Q.26 Name the leader who led the peasant revolt in Awadh.
a. Baba Ramchandra
b. Sitaram Raju
c. Alluri Sitaram Raju
d. John Simon
Q.27 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
Q.28 Arrange the following statements in sequential order based on the events that shaped the
Non-Cooperation Movement:
1. General Dyer opened fire at the large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of
Jallianwala Bagh.
2. “Forced recruitment” carried out by the British government and the economic hardships
faced by the people during the First World War.
3. The defeat of the Ottoman Emperor of Turkey led to the formation of the Khilafat
movement.
4. Gandhiji launched a nationwide satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act.
a. 4, 3, 2, 1
b. 2, 1, 4, 3
c. 1, 4, 3, 2
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
Q.29 Identify the appropriate reason for the boycott of the Simon Commission by the Indians
from the options given below:
a. Simon Commission had been formed to banish the Indian National Congress
b. Simon Commission had only two Indian members
c. Simon Commission had been formed without taking permission from the Indian National
Congress
d. Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member
Q.30 Identify the appropriate reason for the Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi:
a. Tax on salt
b. Boycott of Simon Commission
c. Demand for Poorna Swaraj
d. Fall of prices of agricultural goods

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H2.

NATIONALISM IN INDIA– MCQs

Q.1 Who was the President of the Muslim League in 1930?

a. Sir Muhammad Iqbal

Q.2 Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:

i. Coming of Simon Commission to India

Q.6 The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on:

Q.11 How did the movements interpret the term “swaraj”?

Q.17 Which of the following events happened on 31 January 1930?

Q.18 Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:

i. Coming of Simon Commission to India

Q.21 Where did the brutal ‘Jallianwala Massacre’ take place?

Q.22 What did the Rowlatt Act of 1919 presume?

Q.25 Who among the following wrote ‘Vande Mataram’?

4. Gandhiji launched a nationwide satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act.

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