Multiple Choice Questions
HISTORY - Nationalism in India
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 178 questions available
Q. 1
Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922?
A
Due to lack of public supportB
Because it turned violent in many placesC
In protest against British policiesD
To participate in electionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
What did some Congress leaders want to do after the Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn?
A
Continue mass strugglesB
Boycott provincial councilsC
Participate in elections and oppose British policies within the councilsD
Form a separate political partyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
Who formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress to argue for a return to council politics?
A
Mahatma GandhiB
Jawaharlal NehruC
C.R. Das and Motilal NehruD
Subhas Chandra BoseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement :
A
Simon CommissionB
Lahore CongressC
Kheda SatyagrahaD
Dandi MarchClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
When did Mahatma Gandhi send a letter to Viceroy Irwin starting eleven demands?
A
February 1922B
January 31, 1930C
1919D
February 1932Click an option to check your answer
Q. 6
Which of the following options was the reason for suspension of the Non Cooperation Movement?
A
Chauri-Chaura incidentB
Jallianwala Bagh MassacreC
Kakori conspiracy caseD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
Which demand in Mahatma Gandhi's letter aimed at abolishing the salt tax?
A
Demand for better educationB
Demand for increased wagesC
Demand for more agricultural landD
Demand for equal rightsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
Why did Mahatma Gandhi declare the tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production as oppressive?
A
Because it favored the richB
Because it affected only peasantsC
Because it revealed the most oppressive face of British ruleD
Because it was unnecessaryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What was the most stirring demand in Mahatma Gandhi's letter?
A
Demand for better working conditionsB
Demand for religious freedomC
Demand for increased trade with BritainD
Demand to abolish the salt taxClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What did Mahatma Gandhi's demands aim to achieve?
A
Divide Indian societyB
Unite all classes in Indian society in a united campaignC
Confuse the British governmentD
Start a new political partyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922?
A
He thought it was too successful.B
The movement became violent in many places.C
The British government asked him to stop.D
He wanted to focus on electionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What was the main reason for the formation of the Swaraj Party by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru within the Congress?
A
To support British policies.B
To promote mass strugglesC
To participate in elections and advocate for reform.D
To oppose Indian independence.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Why did younger leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose press for more radical mass agitation?
A
They were against independence.B
They aimed for full independence.C
They believed in peaceful negotiations.D
They wanted to gain power in provincial councils.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 14
What was the most stirring demand among the eleven demands made by Mahatma Gandhi in the letter to Viceroy Irwin?
A
Abolishing the tax on cars.B
Reducing income tax for the rich.C
Abolishing the salt tax.D
Promoting foreign trade.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 15
Why did Mahatma Gandhi choose to include a demand to abolish the salt tax?
A
To show the oppressive nature of British rule.B
To benefit the rich.C
To focus on a single demand.D
To support the government.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What was a significant effect of non-cooperation on the economic front during the movement?
A
Increased imports of foreign goods.B
Decline in the value of foreign cloth.C
More foreign trade financing by merchants.D
Decrease in Indian textile production.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 17
How did the boycott movement impact the production of Indian textile mills and handlooms?
A
It had no impact.B
It led to a decrease in production.C
Production remained the same.D
It resulted in an increase in productionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
Why did Madras stand out in the council elections during the non-cooperation movement?
A
They strongly supported British policies.B
They boycotted the elections.C
The Justice Party wanted to gain some power.D
They were against any political participation.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What was one significant aspect of the non-cooperation movement's impact on education?
A
An increase in government-controlled schools.B
Teachers' and students' withdrawal from schoolsC
Expansion of legal practices by lawyers.D
Decrease in the number of schools.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What was the main objective of the eleven demands made by Mahatma Gandhi in January 1930?
A
To focus only on specific class interests.B
To divide Indian society based on demands.C
To address a wide range of issues and unite all classes.D
To support British rule.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 21
Why did the sense of collective belonging develop according to the passage?
A
Through individual experiences.B
Through united struggles.C
Through economic processes.D
Through cultural isolation.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What played a part in the making of nationalism, as mentioned in the passage?
A
Economic factors.B
Political conflicts.C
Cultural processes.D
Religious doctrines.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 23
Which of the following statements is not correct about the image of Bharat Mata?
A
The image was drawn by several artists at different times.B
French and German allegories inspired to draw the image of Bharat Mata.C
Different artists used different symbols to show collective belongings.D
Bharat Mata carries the same symbols in all images.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Who created the image of Bharat Mata, as mentioned in the passage?
A
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.B
Abanindranath Tagore.C
A collective of artists.D
Devotees of the Swadeshi movement.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 25
The main motive behind the launching of Swadeshi Movement was :
A
To promote Gandhian idea of self dependency.B
To oppose the arrest of nationalists by the governmentC
To oppose the division of Bengal into two parts.D
To promote 'Vande Mataram' to unite Indians.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 26
What movement in Bengal saw the widespread singing of 'Vande Mataram'?
A
Swadeshi movement.B
Religious reformation movement.C
Economic reform movement.D
Cultural revival movement.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 27
Which of the following played an important role to ignite feelings of nationalism?
A
AnandmathB
Collection of folklore and folktaleC
Image of Bharat MataD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
Find out the real meaning of the nationalism from the following :
A
To mobilise people to make a change in society.B
To ignite the feeling that all Indians are one.C
To revive the glory which has been destroyed by colonial rulersD
To develop a sense within Indians that the British government is not good for them.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 29
In which century did the identity of India become visually associated with Bharat Mata?
A
18th century.B
19th century.C
20th century.D
21st century.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay write 'Vande Mataram' as?
A
A hymn to the motherland.B
A political manifesto.C
A novel on nationalism.D
A poem about nature.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Why did Mahatma Gandhi believe British rule in India survived?
A
Due to military strength.B
Because of Indian cooperation.C
British economic control.D
Political negotiations.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 32
According to Gandhiji, how could swaraj be achieved in India?
A
Through military resistance.B
By cooperating with the British.C
Through economic dominance.D
Non-cooperation with the British.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 33
What were the initial stages proposed by Mahatma Gandhi for the non-cooperation movement?
A
Surrendering government titles onlyB
Boycott of foreign goods only.C
Surrendering titles and boycotting various services.D
Engaging with the civil services.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 34
When did the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement begin?
A
1921.B
1922C
1920.D
1919.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Who participated in the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement with specific aspirations?
A
Only the middle class.B
Various social groups.C
Only lawyers.D
Only students.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 36
What did Swaraj mean to different people during the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement?
A
The end of British rule.B
Economic prosperity.C
Political dominance.D
Different things for different people.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 37
How did the non-cooperation movement impact the council elections in Madras?
A
Decreased participation.B
Only Brahmans participated.C
Complete boycott.D
Increased participation.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What was a concern among some members of the Congress regarding the non-cooperation movement?
A
Fear of foreign invasionB
Reluctance to boycott council elections.C
Opposition to swarajD
Support for British ruleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What was the compromise reached at the Congress session in Nagpur in December 1920?
A
Full support for the non-cooperation movement.B
A complete rejection of the movement.C
Adoption of the Non-Cooperation programme.D
Decision to negotiate with the BritishClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
How did the non-cooperation movement affect the import of foreign cloth?
A
Increased import.B
No impact on importC
Import doubledD
Halved between 1921 and 1922.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 41
what is the nature of the power discussed, and who can use it?
A
Passive resistance used by the weak.B
Intense activity used by the strong.C
Physical force used by everyone.D
Ill-will used by adversaries.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 42
How does the author describe satyagraha in terms of physical force?
A
Satyagraha involves inflicting pain on the adversary.B
Satyagraha is an act of destruction.C
Satyagraha is not physical force.D
Satyagraha requires ill-will.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 43
what does a satyagrahi not seek in their actions?
A
Destruction of the adversaryB
Infliction of pain on others.C
Ill-will towards the opponent.D
Physical force.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 44
What is the essence of satyagraha, as explained in the passage?
A
Physical strength.B
Ill-will towards othersC
Passive resistanceD
Soul-force informed with knowledgeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
Why is satyagraha called "pure soul-force" in the passage?
A
It involves physical strengthB
It requires ill-will towards adversariesC
Truth is the essence of the soul.D
It is a form of passive resistance.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 46
What role does non-violence play in satyagraha?
A
It is not important.B
It is the supreme dharma.C
It is a form of physical force.D
It promotes ill-will.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Why does the author believe that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms?
A
The Indian population cannot carry arms.B
India lacks the desire for war.C
India worships the war-godD
The British have better weapons.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 48
What religion have the hundreds of millions in India adopted?
A
The religion of warB
The religion of non-violence.C
The religion of ill-will.D
The religion of physical force.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 49
what burns in the soul that practices satyagraha?
A
Flame of hatred.B
Flame of destruction.C
Flame of love.D
Flame of physical force.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 50
What term is used to describe the power discussed in the article?
A
Physical resistance.B
Soul-force.C
Ill-will.D
Passive resistance.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 51
Where did Gandhiji give his famous do or die speech?
A
WardhaB
SuratC
LahoreD
MumbaiClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
Which of the following was a demand of the ‘Quit India’ resolution?
A
Immediate transfer of power to IndiansB
Freedom to observe hartals and demonstrationsC
Freedom of SpeechD
Separate nation for HindusClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
Name the famous female leader from Odisha who participated in the Quit India Movement
A
Kanaklata BaruaB
Aruna Asaf AliC
Rama DeviD
Matangini HazraClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What historic resolution did the Congress Working Committee pass in Wardha on 14 July 1942?
A
Independence DeclarationB
Quit India resolution.C
Non-violent struggle resolutionD
British Transfer Demand.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 55
When did the All India Congress Committee endorse the Quit India resolution?
A
8 August 1942B
14 August 1942C
8 July 1942.D
14 July 1942.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 56
What did the Quit India resolution demand from the British?
A
More negotiations.B
Continued British rule.C
Immediate transfer of power to IndiansD
Non-violent struggleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
What famous speech did Gandhiji deliver on 8 August 1942 in Mumbai?
A
Do or DieB
Freedom CryC
Non-violent PleaD
Quit India Call.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 58
How did people respond to the 'Quit India' call in large parts of the country?
A
They ignored it.B
They resisted violentlyC
They voluntarily joined the movementD
They demanded more British rule.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 59
What activities accompanied demonstrations and processions during the 'Quit India' movement?
A
Silent protests.B
National songs and slogansC
Violent clashesD
Foreign speechesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
Who actively participated in the movement, along with thousands of ordinary people?
A
British leadersB
ForeignersC
Indian leadersD
Students, workers, and peasants.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 61
Which leaders actively participated in the 'Quit India' movement?
A
They responded with force.B
They supported the movement.C
They negotiated with Indian leaders.D
They immediately transferred powerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
How long did it take the British to suppress the 'Quit India' movement?
A
A few daysB
A few weeksC
More than a year.D
The movement was never suppressed.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 63
When did the police fire at peasants near Rae Bareli?
A
6 January 1921B
6 February 1921C
6 March 1921.D
6 April 1921Click an option to check your answer
Q. 64
Why did Jawaharlal Nehru want to go to the place of firing on 6 January 1921?
A
To join the policeB
To address the peasants.C
To stop the firing.D
To watch the situation.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 65
What did Jawaharlal Nehru feel when he was stopped by the police from going to the place of firing?
A
Excited.B
Indifferent.C
Angry and agitatedD
HappyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
How did Jawaharlal Nehru describe the behavior of the peasants in the face of danger?
A
Cowardly.B
AggressiveC
UninterestedD
Brave, calm, and unruffledClick an option to check your answer
Q. 67
What momentarily overshadowed non-violence in Nehru's mind during the incident?
A
PeacefulnessB
The thought of the great leaderC
ExcitementD
AgitationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
What lesson did Nehru feel he needed during the incident near Rae Bareli?
A
Lesson on bravery.B
Lesson on agitation.C
Lesson on non-violenceD
Lesson on leadershipClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
How did the peasants react to Nehru's address after the incident?
A
They became more agitated.B
They ignored him.C
They peacefully dispersed.D
They confronted the police.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 70
According to Nehru, who had been sent by God's goodness to lead them to victory?
A
Jawaharlal Nehru.B
The police.C
The peasants.D
The great leaderClick an option to check your answer
Q. 71
What was Nehru's initial reaction when his blood was up during the incident?
A
Less excited, more peaceful.B
Indifferent.C
Angry and agitated.D
More excited.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 72
After the________ incident, Gandhiji was forced to
halt the Non-cooperation movement.
A
Jallianwalla BaghB
Visit of Simon CommissionC
Chauri ChauraD
Salt MarchClick an option to check your answer
Q. 73
What was the design of the Swaraj Flag created by Gandhi in 1921?
A
tricolour -red, green, saffron and a crescent moonB
tricolour -red, green, saffronC
tricolour (red, green and white) and had a spinning wheel in the centreD
tricolour – red, green and yellowClick an option to check your answer
Q. 74
Mahatma Gandhi organised Satyagraha
movement amongst cotton mill workers in
Ahmedabad in :
A
1913B
1918C
1919D
1920Click an option to check your answer
Q. 75
Which event among the following led to the
beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement?
A
Fall in the demand for agriculture goods.B
Violation of salt tax by GandhiC
Working at the firm without paymentD
Arrival of the Simon CommissionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 76
During the Swadeshi movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag was designed, which three colors were used?
A
red, green, saffronB
green, red, whiteC
red, green and yellowD
saffron, white, greenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 77
Identify the appropriate reason for the formation
of the Swaraj party from the options given below:
A
Congress members wanted to oppose Simon CommissionB
Congress members wanted to enter in council politicsC
Congress members wanted Dominion Status for IndiaD
Congress members wanted to ask for Poorna Swaraj for IndiansClick an option to check your answer
Q. 78
Who wrote Vande Mataram ?
A
Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyaB
Abanindranath TagoreC
Rabindranath TagoreD
Ravi VarmaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 79
It was on this occasion ( ref q47) that Gandhiji delivered the famous………….. speech.
A
Boo to the British’B
call to the masses’C
‘live and let live’D
‘Do or Die’Click an option to check your answer
Q. 80
Who among the following wrote 'Vande
Mataram' ?
A
Rabindra Nath TagoreB
Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayC
Bal Gangadhar TilakD
Dwarkanath TagoreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 81
Identify the place where demand of Poorna
Sawaraj was formalised by Congress session in
1929:
A
CalcuttaB
NagpurC
BombayD
LahoreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 82
Identify the place where Mahatma Gandhi went
to organize the Satyagraha Movement amongst
Cotton Mill Workers in 1918:
A
GorakhpurB
AhmedabadC
AllahabadD
DandiClick an option to check your answer
Q. 83
When did the Lahore Congress, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, formalise the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or full independence for India?
A
June 1929B
December 1930C
December 1929D
October 1928Click an option to check your answer
Q. 84
Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930?
A
Mahatma GandhiB
Shaukat AliC
Jawahar lal NehruD
Dr. B R AmbedkarClick an option to check your answer
Q. 85
When did the Quit India movement take place?
A
1942B
1940C
1941D
1943Click an option to check your answer
Q. 86
Swaraj Party was formed by _________ within Congress.
A
Abdul Gafar KhanB
Subhas Chandra BoseC
C. R. DasD
Jawaharlal NehruClick an option to check your answer
Q. 87
What did the idea of Satyagraha emphasise ?
A
need to search for truth, and use physical forceB
the power of truth and the need to search for truth, and physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressorC
agitation and violenceD
fight with arguments and violenceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 88
When was the Non cooperation movement halted by Mahatma Gandhi and why?
A
1922 due the Chauri Chaura incident at GorakhpurB
1921 due to non participation of the peopleC
1920 too many people being killedD
1923 too much stress by the BritishClick an option to check your answer
Q. 89
Who organised the Dalits into the Depressed
Classes Association?
A
Dr. B.R. AmbedkarB
Mahatma GandhiC
Motilal NehruD
Jawaharlal NehruClick an option to check your answer
Q. 90
When did the Simon Commission arrive in India and how was it received by the Indians?
A
1928, by the slogan ‘Simon go Back’B
1927, it was welcomedC
1929, there was a mixed responseD
1930, people were forced to accept itClick an option to check your answer
Q. 91
The object of the Simon Commission was:
A
To suggest changes in the constitutional system of India.B
To pass legislation for improvement in the working condition of the plantation workers.C
To declare India as independent.D
To modify and develop the Indian education system.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 92
Following image is of a very famous event of India's
National Movement that was started by Mahatma
Gandhi and accompanied by 78 volunteers.
Identify the event among the following:
A
Civil Disobedience MovementB
Non-Cooperation MovementC
Khilafat MovementD
The Dandi MarchClick an option to check your answer
Q. 93
Which famous industrialist criticised colonial
control over Indian economy and supported the
Civil Disobedience Movement?
A
Gulabchand WalchandB
Kawasji ManeckshawC
Badruddin TaiyyabjiD
Purshottamdas ThakurdasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 94
What inspired Abanindranath Tagore to paint the
famous image of Bharat Mata?
A
Swadeshi MovementB
Quit India MovementC
All of the aboveD
Civil Disobedience MovementClick an option to check your answer
Q. 95
What happened when Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, was arrested in April 1930?
A
angry crowds demonstrated in the streets of Peshawar, facing armoured cars and police firing, many were killed.B
Agitation started in different placesC
he was executedD
there meetings held by the Congress leadersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 96
Identify the correct statement about Sir Mohammad Iqbal:
A
He was the President of Muslim League in 1930.B
He was the supporter of Hindu-Muslim unity.C
He was Gandhiji's devout disciple.D
He was the President of Congress Party.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 97
The flag had 8 lotuses on it , what did they represent?
A
8 Indian StatesB
8 Bengal citiesC
8 Independent states for the futureD
8 provinces of British IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 98
Which of the following formed the Khilafat
Committee in Bombay?
A
Abdul Ghaffar KhanB
Ali BrothersC
Muhammad Ali JinnahD
Surendra Nath BanerjeeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 99
What was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 about?
A
workers defied the authorities and left the plantationsB
free mobility for the plantation workersC
plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permissionD
Relaxation towards the plantation workers in AssamClick an option to check your answer
Q. 100
Which among the following events occurred on 31
Jan, 1930?
A
Lahore Session of Congress was concludedB
Gandhiji wrote a letter to Lord IrwinC
The Salt March was launched by GandhijiD
Simon Commission arrived in IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 101
Which of the following were Radical leaders and
also the members of Congress?
A
Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G.D. BirlaB
Bhagat Singh and Battukeshwar DuttaC
Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra BoseD
Motilal Nehru and C.R. DasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 102
Identify the correct reason of Simon Commission
coming to India?
A
To control the campaign against the British in citiesB
To see the functioning of the British governmentC
To initiate Salt Law in IndiaD
To suggest changes in the functioning of the Constitutional system in India.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 103
What was the significance of the spinning wheel in the Flag created by Gandhi?
A
reference to swadeshiB
to boycott the foriegn goodsC
representing SwarajD
represented the Gandhian ideal of self-helpClick an option to check your answer
Q. 104
In which country did Gandhiji develop his
method of Satyagraha?
A
EnglandB
South AfricaC
IndiaD
IsraelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 105
Which was the other way of creating the feeling of Nationalism in the people?
A
through reinterpretation of historyB
by writing more booksC
by creating more works of artD
by creating more folkloreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 106
What image had the Britishers created of the Indians?
A
backward and primitive, incapable of governing themselvesB
uneducated and helplessC
a bunch of extremistsD
struggling freedom fightersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 107
Which year among the following is associated
with Second Round Table Conference?
A
1933B
1934C
1932D
1931Click an option to check your answer
Q. 108
Why was the Simon Commission set up by the British?
A
It came for financial and business issuesB
the commission was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes.C
it was too manage all civil administration in IndiaD
it came to make peace on various issuesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 109
When did the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident take place?
A
13 April, 1919B
!0 April 1920C
10 April. 1919D
13 April 1920Click an option to check your answer
Q. 110
What was the Rowlatt Act of 1919?
A
no hearing of casesB
detention after trial for 3 yearsC
allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two yearsD
detention of prisoners for 3 years without trialClick an option to check your answer
Q. 111
What important difference had occurred between Congress and the Muslim League in the late 1920s?
A
Communal hatredB
Muslms saw themselves as a minorityC
the question of representation of the Muslims in the future assemblies that were to be electedD
Hindus ignored the MuslimsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 112
Identify the fact that is true about 'Sanatanies':
A
The term is used for saintsB
The term is used for dalitsC
The term is used for conservative high caste Hindus.D
The term is used for liberal muslims.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 113
Study the picture and answer the question that
follows:Identify the man who is sitting fifth from right?
A
Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelB
Subhas Chandra BoseC
Jawaharlal NehruD
Mahatma GandhiClick an option to check your answer
Q. 114
In April 1929, who threw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly?
A
Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar DuttaB
Batukeshwar Dutta, Jatin DasC
Jatin Das and Ajoy GhoshD
Bhagat Singh, Jatin DasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 115
Following image is of a very famous event of India's National Movement that took place
in Chauri Chaura in 1922, where a peaceful
demonstration turned into a violent clash with
the police.
Hearing of the incident Mahatma Gandhi called a
halt to the Non-Cooperation Movement. Identify,
the district where this event took place among the
following options
A
DelhiB
MeerutC
GorakhpurD
HoshiarpurClick an option to check your answer
Q. 116
Identify the correct full form of HSRA among the
following:
A
Hindustan Socialist Republic ArmyB
Hindustan Socialist Republican ArmyC
Hindustan Socialist Republic ArmD
Hindustan Source Republic ArmyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 117
Who were the leaders of the HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Army) formed in 1928?
A
Jatin Das and Ajoy GhoshB
Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar DuttaC
Batukeswar Dutta, Jatin Das and Ajoy GhoshD
Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das and Ajoy GhoshClick an option to check your answer
Q. 118
Which one among the following is related to the
Inland Emigration Act of 1859?
A
Civil services officersB
Peasants and agricultural workersC
Workers of Tea PlantationD
Cotton mill workersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 119
What was the effect of the Non-Cooperation
Movement on the plantation workers in Assam?
A
They left the plantations and headed home.B
They destroyed the plantationsC
They went on strike.D
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 120
Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, the
peasants were not permitted to :
A
settle in the cityB
leave their villageC
allow the women to leave farmlands without permissionD
leave their plantation without permissionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 121
Following image is of a very famous event of
India's National Movement that took place in
July, 1922. Identify the event among the following
options.
A
Bhagat SinghB
Mahatma GandhiC
Rabindranath TagoreD
Dwarkanath TagoreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 122
Was the Round Table Conference in London successful for Gandhi?
A
No, the negotiations broke down and Gandhi returned disappointed.B
Yes, the demands were agreed toC
Gandhi was treated disrespectfullyD
Partial agreements were madeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 123
The Non-Cooperation Khilafat Movement began
in :
A
November, 1920B
April, 1919C
March, 1931D
January, 1921Click an option to check your answer
Q. 124
The image depicts which movement of 1942:
A
Chauri Chaura MovementB
Civil Disobedience MovementC
Quit India MovementD
Poorna SwarajClick an option to check your answer
Q. 125
When Simon Commission arrived in India, it
was greeted with the slogan:
A
Hello! SimonB
Go back Simon!C
Come again Simon!D
Welcome Simon!Click an option to check your answer
Q. 126
With this, Gandhiji decided to participate
Round Table Conference in London :
A
Quit India MovementB
Chauri Chaura incidentC
Nagpur CongressD
Gandhi-Irwin PactClick an option to check your answer
Q. 127
_____. is a form of demonstration used in the
Non-Cooperation Movement in which people
block the entrance to a shop, factory or office.
A
HartalB
PicketingC
BegarD
BoycottClick an option to check your answer
Q. 128
Which one of the following statements is not
related to Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
A
Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitation against the British.B
The British agreed to release the political prisoners.C
Gandhiji decided to call-off the Civil Disobedience Movement.D
Gandhiji agreed to participate in Round Table ConferencClick an option to check your answer
Q. 129
.Demand ofby 'Poorna Swaraj' was formalised
Nehru at:
A
Nagpur Congress SessionB
Madras Congress SessionC
Calcutta Congress SessionD
Lahore Congress SessionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 130
Who among the following leaders headed the
Oudh Kisan Sabha?
A
Jawaharlal NehruB
Mahatma GandhiC
Subhash Chandra BoseD
Motilal NehruClick an option to check your answer
Q. 131
Who among the following took command after
Martial law was imposed in India following
hartal due to imposing of Rowlatt Act?
A
John SimonB
Lord IrwinC
General DyerD
Lord CurzonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 132
In which year among the following, mass
processions on the streets became a common
feature during India's National Movement?
A
5 June, 1919B
12 Aug, 1920C
6 April,1919D
6 April,1917Click an option to check your answer
Q. 133
Who among the following threw a bomb in
Legislative Assembly in April 1929?
A
Sukhdev and RajguruB
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar DuttaC
Bhagat Singh and RajguruD
Bhagat Singh and SukhdevClick an option to check your answer
Q. 134
What is the meaning of picket?
A
wearing only Indian clothesB
A form of demonstration or protest by which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or officeC
Non financing of foriegn importsD
Foreign goods were burntClick an option to check your answer
Q. 135
What was the motive of these business organizations?
A
the industrialists attacked colonial control over the Indian economy, and supported the Civil Disobedience MovementB
to make more profits for the Indian businessmenC
to work according to foreign policyD
profit only for the merchant, low wages for workersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 136
Why did Congress ignore the dalits for long?
A
Due to their liberal outlookB
For the fear of offending the SanatanisC
For the fear of Dr. B.R.AmbedkarD
Due to fear from BritishersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 137
Muhammad Ali Jinnah , was willing to give up the demand for separate electorates, if _______________ .
A
Muslims to be given majority electoratesB
If the Hindu Mahasabha took a backseatC
Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim-dominated provinces (Bengal and Punjab)D
Hindus showed minorityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 138
What was the cause of the Salt March by Gandhi and his companions?
A
because of the demand to abolish the salt taxB
people could not afford saltC
Salt was unevenly distributedD
part of the swaraj movementClick an option to check your answer
Q. 139
Which year among the following is associated
with calling off the Civil Disobedience Movement
when it was launched for the first time?
A
1931B
1936C
1922D
1935Click an option to check your answer
Q. 140
Following image is a print of famous freedom
fighter. His image is central figure surrounded by
sacred institutions of different faiths like temple,
church, masjid etc. Identify the leader among the
following options.
A
Jawaharlal NehruB
Mahatma GandhiC
Bal Gangadhar TilakD
Bhagat SinghClick an option to check your answer
Q. 141
Identify the Memorial built for the people who
were killed at this place in an incident.
A
Chauri ChauraB
Jallianwalla BaghC
Non-CooperationD
SatyagrahaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 142
On 8 August 1942 in Bombay, the All India Congress Committee endorsed the resolution which called for a ………………mass struggle on the widest possible scale.
A
violentB
non-violentC
activeD
passiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 143
When did the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement begin?
A
1920B
1919C
1921D
1922Click an option to check your answer
Q. 144
Gandhiji organised Satyagraha to support the
peasants in Kheda district of Gujarat :
A
1916B
1913C
1918D
1917Click an option to check your answer
Q. 145
What sort of actions were taken by the people during the Quit India movement?
A
extreme non violent actions were takenB
hartals, and demonstrations and processions were accompanied by national songs and slogansC
everything was dependent on political leadersD
people were passive and did not do muchClick an option to check your answer
Q. 146
What did the Indians do in response to this image?
A
they wrote against the BritishersB
they admitted to itC
they wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times when art and architecture, science and mathematics, religion and culture, law and philosophy, crafts and trade had flourishedD
they retaliated backClick an option to check your answer
Q. 147
Identify the act and choose the correct option:
(i) The Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council.
(ii) It gave power to the government to repress political activities.
(iii) It empowered the government to detain the political prisoner without trial.
(i) The Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council.
(ii) It gave power to the government to repress political activities.
(iii) It empowered the government to detain the political prisoner without trial.
A
Vernacular Press ActB
Rowlatt ActC
Government of India ActD
Inland Emigration ActClick an option to check your answer
Q. 148
Which organizations did the Indian merchants and industrialists form to organise business interests in India?
A
Indian Industrial and Commercial CongressB
Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI)C
Did not form any organizationD
Both A and BClick an option to check your answer
Q. 149
Which British officer open- fired at the Jallianwala Bagh congregation ?
A
MountbattenB
MontgomeryC
General DyerD
Sir John SimonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 150
What was the resolution of the Quit India Movement?
A
demanding freedom for IndiaB
demanding equal electoratesC
resolution demanding the immediate transfer of power to Indians and quit India.D
demanding voting rightsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 151
What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume?
A
Detention of political prisoners without trialB
Forced recruitment in the armyC
Forced manual labourD
Equal pay for equal workClick an option to check your answer
Q. 152
What happened according to the Gandhi-Irwin pact of 1931?
A
Gandhiji consented to participate in a Round Table Conference, in London and the government agreed to release the political prisonersB
Salt tax was demolishedC
peace talks took place between Gandhiji and IrwinD
there was discontentment according to the pact.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 153
Identify the appropriate reason from the following
options with regard to non-participation of
Industrial workers in the Civil Disobedience
Movement:
A
They were reluctant to boycott foreign goodsB
Growth of socialismC
British offered them good salariesD
Industrialists were close to the CongressClick an option to check your answer
Q. 154
In which of the following sessions of Congress
the Non-Cooperation proposal was adopted?
A
Calcutta SessionB
Nagpur SessionC
Madras SessionD
Bombay SessionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 155
Who believed that folklore was national literature; it was ‘the most trustworthy manifestation of people’s real thoughts and characteristics’.
A
Rabindranath TagoreB
Mahatma GandhiC
Natesa SastriD
Abanindranath TagoreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 156
Did the British government agree with Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorates for dalits?
A
laid many conditionsB
YesC
not immediatelyD
NoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 157
How long did it take the British to suppress the movement?
A
three monthsB
six monthsC
almost a yearD
more than a yearClick an option to check your answer
Q. 158
Who among the following had given the slogan quilaab Zindabaad ?
A
RajguruB
Mahatma GandhiC
Bhagat SinghD
SukhdevClick an option to check your answer
Q. 159
Who announced a ‘Dominion Status” for India and when?
A
Mountbatten 1939B
Lord Irwin, 1929C
General Dyer, 1928D
Sir John Simon, 1929Click an option to check your answer
Q. 160
Why did the movement slow down?
A
People did not give up ob foriegn goodsB
Lack of unity amongst the peopleC
the British overpowered itD
Handmade Indian goods like Khadi worked out more expensive and time consuming than mill made goodsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 161
When and where was the Khilafat Committee formed?
A
March 1918, GujaratB
March 1919 BombayC
February 1920 BombayD
January 1919, BombayClick an option to check your answer
Q. 162
When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
A
1920B
1915C
1921D
1914Click an option to check your answer
Q. 163
Which among the following was the main demand
of the peasant movement led by Baba Ramchandra
in Awadh ?
A
All of the aboveB
Abolition of begarC
Social boycott of oppressive landlordsD
Reduction of revenueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 164
What were the effects of the Non Cooperation movement On the economic front?
A
Financing foriegn goods continuedB
people did not take united actionC
Economy fellD
Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires, started wearing Indian clothes.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 165
HSRA was founded in the year____
A
1928B
1938C
1932D
1930Click an option to check your answer
Q. 166
Identify the significant reason why the 'Simon
Commission' was boycotted by the Indians:
A
It favoured the Muslims over the Hindus.B
There was no British member who was ruling India at that time.C
It demanded separate electorate for Hindus and Muslims.D
There was no Indian member in this Commission.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 167
What actions were taken during the Non Cooperation Movement ?
A
the surrender of titles that the government awarded, and a boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils, schools, and foreign goods.B
Boycott of foriegn goods and servicesC
Surrender of titles that the government awarded.D
boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils, schools, and foreign goodsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 168
The Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement began in____
A
1920B
1921C
1922D
1919Click an option to check your answer
Q. 169
Which one of the following cities is associated
with the formation of Khilafat Committee in the
year 1919?
A
AmritsarB
CalcuttaC
LucknowD
BombayClick an option to check your answer
Q. 170
In which year Gandhiji decided to launch a
nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed
Rowlatt Act?
A
1917B
1910C
1920D
1919Click an option to check your answer
Q. 171
Which two muslim brothers supported the movement along with Gandhi?
A
Arbaaz Ali and Shaukat AliB
Arbaaz Ali and Shujaat AliC
Shujaat Ali and Muhammad AliD
Muhammad Ali and Shaukat AliClick an option to check your answer
Q. 172
Which famous writer from Bengal led the movement for folklore as part of Nationalism?
A
Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeB
Rabindranath TagoreC
Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyaD
Abanindranath TagoreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 173
Which areas did Gandhi organise the satyagraha?
A
Champaran in Bihar and AhmedabadB
Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat, AhmedabadC
Kheda district of Gujarat, AhmedabadD
Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of GujaratClick an option to check your answer
Q. 174
What did the Crescent moon on the flag represent?
A
light for the nationB
Hindus & MuslimsC
unity of the nationD
Muslim representationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 175
Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place on :
A
6 April, 1930B
13 April, 1909C
13 April, 1919D
December, 1920Click an option to check your answer
Q. 176
What was the ‘begar’ system?
A
Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any paymentB
labour was paid some percentage of paymentC
baour was done in exchange of other goodsD
large revenue was collected from the labourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 177
Which of the following communities chanted
Gandhiji's name and raised slogan demanding
`Swatantra Bharat' during the Non-Cooperation
Movement?
A
TribalsB
WomenC
Plantation workersD
DalitsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 178
The Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was
founded at a meeting in Ferozshah Kotla Ground,
which is situated in___
A
DelhiB
Madhya PradeshC
MaharashtraD
UttarakhandClick an option to check your answer
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