NATIONALISM IN INDIA
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
(a)
It led to
huge defense expenditure met
by increased taxes
(b)
Custom
duties
and
income
tax
were
introduced
(c)
Prices doubled between 1913-1918, leading to extreme hardship for
common people
(d)
All the
above
(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
(a)
A sense of
oppression under
colonialism
(b)
An anti-colonial movement
(c)
A discovery of unity in their struggle against
colonialism
(d)
All the
above
(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 object was to
produce a demoralising effect of great terror and awe in the minds of the satyagrahis
(a)
Against the Rowlatt
Act, Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India
(b)
Non-Cooperation
Movement,
Civil Disobedience and Khilafat Movement
(c)
Peasant Movements in
Champaran of Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill
workers
(d)
Khilafat movement , Non-Cooperation and Quit India
movement
(a)
At Surat in
December
1920
(b)
At Nagpur in
December
1920
(c)
At Calcutta in
January
1921
(d)
At Bombay in
December
1920
(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
(a)
He wanted to
support the
Khalifat
(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)
(a)
Khilafat
(b)
Swaraj
(c) Khilafat and
Swaraj (d) None
of the
above
(a)
A sanyasi, who was
earlier an indentured labourer
(b)
Leader of the
peasant revolt in
Awadh
(c)
Founder of the Kisan
Sabha of Awadh in October 1920 alongwith J.L.
Nehru
(d)
All the
above
(a)
The setting up of the
Simon Commission by the Tory Government in Britain which did not have a single Indian member
(b)
The worldwide economic
depression which led to a fall in agricultural prices and set the countryside in
turmoil in 1930
(c)
both (a) and
(b)
(d)
The division within the
Congress
(a)
Foreign cloth was
burnt in huge
bonfires
(b)
People discarded
imported clothes and wore only Indian ones
(c)
The import of foreign
cloth was halved between 1921-22 and the value dropped from Rs 102 crores to
Rs 57 crores
(d)
All the
above
(a)
Only the Brahmans and
the rich took part in the movement
(b)
The council elections were
boycotted even by the Justice
Party of Madras
(c)
Both (a) and
(b)
(d)
Thousands of students
left government- controlled schools; headmasters and teachers resigned; lawyers
gave up their practice
(a)
Jawaharlal Nehru, the demand was for Poorna Swaraj or full independence
(b)
Subhas Chandra Bose and
“Poorna Swaraj” was its demand
(c)
Mahatma Gandhi. He
asked for peaceful transfer of power by the British
(d)
Jawaharlal Nehru, the
demand was for more representation of Indians in
the Councils
(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
water.
(d)
All the
above
(a)
The arrest of Ghaffar Khan
and Jawaharlal
Nehru
(b)
Violence of
the Indian people against symbols of the British Raj like
railways, police posts
(c)
The signing of the
Gandhi-Irwin Pact in
March 1931
(d)
Both (b) and
(c)
(a)
The Confederation of
Indian Industry
(CII)
(b)
The
Indian Industrial and Commerical
Congress (1922)
(c)
The Federation of the
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 1927
(d)
Both (b) and
(c)
(a)
They lost faith in
Gandhiji’s methods
(b)
They
were
frightened
by
the
British
repression
(c)
The spread of violent
activities worried them about prolonged disruption of business and the failure of
the Round Table Congress made them afraid
(d)
All the
above
(a)
Gandhiji’s belief that
women should not join it and remain at home.
(b)
The complete change in
the status of women in society.
(c)
The large scale
participation of women in the movements
in protest marches, manufacturing salt, picketing and
boycotting foreign cloth and even going to jail
(d)
The large scale
participation of the Dalits or Harijans
(a)
There was distrust and
suspicion between the two communities
(b)
They feared that their
culture and identity would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority
(c)
Their leaders differed
with the policies of the Congress
(d)
The Congress was not
ready to grant them a separate
electorate
(a)
Tricolours
—
red,
green
and
yellow,
a
crescent
moon representing Hindus and Muslims and eight houses representing the
8 provinces
(b)
A tricolour - red,
green and yellow with Ashoka’s chakra in
the middle
(c)
A tricolour (red, green
and white) with a spinning wheel in the centre representing Gandhian ideal of
self help
(d)
A flag with
the sun in
the
centre
(a)
Abanindranath Tagore by
his paintings of a mother figure in
1905
(b)
Rabindranath Tagore
through his collection of ballads,
nursery rhymes and myths
(c)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya in
1870, by writing the song
“Vande Mataram” and later including it in his novel ‘Anand Math’
(d)
None of the
above
(a)
Abanindranath Tagore and
Ravi
Verma
(b)
Rabindranath Tagore and Natesa
Sastri
(a)
Jamini Roy
and Ravi Verma
(b)
None of the
above
(a)
Mahatma Gandhi and
‘Harijan’
association
(b)
Baba Amte, ‘Dalit
Association’
(c)
Dr B.R.
Ambedkar,
Depressed Classes Association in
1930
(d)
None of the
above
(a)
The
failure of the Civil
Disobedience
Movement
(b)
The public resort to
violence during the Civil Disobedience
Movement
(c)
The clash with Dr
Ambedkar over his demand for a separate electorate for
Dalits which he thought would halt their integration into
society
(d)
The failure of the
Second Round Table Conference
(a)
No separate electorates for
Dalits, to be
voted by the general electorates
(b)
The Dalits to be
called Depressed Classes and not Harijans
(c)
Reserved seats for
Depressed Classes in provincial and
central legislative councils
(d)
Both (a) and
(c)
(a)
Believing that folklore was national
literature
(b)
By
calling it the most
trustworthy manifestation of the
people’s real thoughts and
characteristics
(c)
By
publishing a massive
four-volume collection of
Tamil folktales “The
Folklore of Southern India”
(d)
All the
above
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
(a)
The
oppressive
plantation
system
in
Champaran movement.
(b)
A Satyagraha movement to
support the peasant of the Kheda district of
Gujarat.
(c)
A nationwide Satyagraha against the
proposed Rowlant Act of 1919.
(d)
A Non-Cooperation movement in the
support of Khilafat as well as Swaraj.
(a)
A symbol of
western economic and cultural
dominations.
(b)
A symbol of
foreign
rule.
(c)
A symbol of
western political
domination.
(d)
A symbol of
oppressive
rule.
(a)
To buy foreign goods without any
restrictions.
(b)
To sell Indian goods
without any
restrictions.
(c)
Protection against import of
foreign
goods.
(d)
To export their
goods.
(a)
Defence expenditure resulted in
increased taxes.
(b)
Forced recruitment of
soldiers was introduced in the villages.
(c)
Income tax was
introduced and custom duties
increased.
(d)
The hardships ended with
the war as
the British introduced the
Rowlatt Act.
5.
Which
one of the
following is not true
regarding the Jallianwalla Bagh incident?
(a)
It took place on
10th April
1919.
(b)
Satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground and
crawl on the
streets.
(c)
Ist aim was to create a ‘moral effect’ on the minds of the
satyagrahis
(d)
Its
aim was to
create a feeling of
terror
and
6.
Which
one of the
following is not true
regarding the Rowlatt Act?
(a)
It barred Indians from carrying weapons and
arms.
(b)
It allowed detention of
political prisoners without
trial, for two years.
(c)
Its aim was to give power to the government to repress political activities.
(d)
It was passed by
the Imperial Legislative Councils inn1919.
(a)
Failure of talks in
the 2nd round table
conference
(b)
The Government’s refusal to
reduce the revenue demand
(c)
Khadi cloth was
more expensive than
mill cloth
(d)
Racial
discrimination
(a)
Jawahar lal Nehru (b) Mahtma
Gandhi
(c)
Subhash Chandra Bose
(d)
Moti lal
Nehru
(a)
Emphasis on the
power of
truth.
(b)
Emphasis on the
need to restrain
oneself.
(c)
Emphasis on non-violence.
(d)
Emphasis on enduring the
British dominance.
(a)
To fulfil the
demand for
Swaraj.
(b)
To oppose the
arrival of Prince of
Wales.
(c)
To surrender the
titles vested by
British.
(d)
To Boycott the civil services, army, police, courts and
legislative councils.
(a)
The demand for
Poorna Swaraj of
1929
(b)
The independence day pledge of
1930
(c)
The violation of
Salt Law in
1930
(d)
All of
these
12.
Who was the
President of Muslim League in 1930?
(a)
Muhammad Ali
Jinnah
(b)
Muhammad
Iqbal
(c)
Muhammad
Ali
(d)
Shaukat
Ali
(a)
Rabindranath
Tagore
(b)
Abnindranath
Tagore
(c)
Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyaya
(d)
None of
these
(a)
General Dyer wanted to enforce martial law very strictly in Amritsar.
(b)
He wanted to create feeling of terror and awe in the minds of
satyagrahis.
(c)
He wanted to
demoralise the local congress
leaders.
(d)
He wanted to gain prominence in the eyes of British government.
(a)
Separate electrorates would create division in the society.
(b)
Separate electrorates would slow
down the progress of integration into society.
(c)
With separate electrorates, dalits would gain respect in society.
(d)
The condition of
dalits would become
better.
16.‘Hind Swaraj’ was
written by :
(a)
Abul Kalam Azad
(b)
Mahatma
Gandhi
(c)
Sardar
Patel
(d)
Subhash Chandra Bose
(a)
Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c)
Lala Lajpat Rai
(d)
Jawaharlal
Nehru
(a)
Motilal
Nehru
(b) Mahatma
Gandhi
(c) Baba Ramchandra (d) Sardar
Patel
(a)
There
was no
Indian
member in
the
Commission.
(b)
It supported the
Muslim
League
(c)
Congress felt that
people deserved
Swaraj
(d)
There were differences among the
members
(a)
Practising civil
disobedience
(b)
Resignation from official posts
(c)
Appealing to the conscience of the adversary without physical force
(d)
Boycott of schools and
colleges
21.
Which of
the following in
not true about the Rowlatt Act?
(a)
It allowed the detention of prisoners for five years without trial.
(b)
Gave the government powers to repress political activity.
(c)
It passed despite opposition from the Indian members in the Imperial
Legislative Council.
(d)
Led to the
launch of a
movement under Gandhiji’s leadership.
(a)
Lack of coordination among
the
satyagrahi.
(b)
Outbreak of violence at
Chauri
Chaura.
(c)
Gandhiji wanted to
start Civil
Disobedience.
(d)
Other nationalists persuaded
Gandhiji.
(a)
The British must
Quit
India
(b)
Indians must not
cooperate with the
British
(c)
The Government must
concede the right to make salt
(d)
Indians must be
involved in the governance of India
(a)
Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyaya
(b)
Abanindranath
Tagore
(c)
Natesa
Sastri
(d)
Rabindranath
Tagore
(a)
C.R. Das and
Jawaharlal Nehru
(b)
Motilal Nehru and
C.R.
Das
(c)
Motilal Nehru and
Subhash Chandra Bose
(d)
Muhammad Ali and
Shaukat
Ali
(a) 1920 (b) 1913 (c)
1910 (d)
1915
(a)
surrender of Government awarded
titles
(b)
boycott of foreign goods and
schools
(c)
boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils
(d)
all of
these
(a)
Through the experience of
united
struggles
(b)
Through cultural
process
(c)
Through the several of
Indian
folklores.
(d)
All of
these
(a)
It was an
all British
Commission
(b)
It was formed in
Britain
(c)
It was set
up in sharing to
the nationalist
movement
(d)
None of
these
(a)
They left the plantation and headed towards
home
(b)
They went on
strike
(c)
They destroyed the
plantations
(d)
They started using violence
31.
By whom
was the song
‘Vande Mataram’ Composed?
(a)
Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay
(b)
Rabindranath
Tagore
(c)
Sarat
Chandra
(d)
Natesa
Sastri
(a)
Baba Ramchandra (b) Baba
Ramdev
(c) Baba
Sitaraman (d) Baba
Jaidev
(a)
extreme
poverty
(b) the crop
failure
(c) a plague epidemic (d)
all the
above
(a)
non-Muslims. (b) non-Brahmins.
(c) non-Tamils.
(d)
judges.
(a)
To look into
the
functioning of
Indian Constitutional system and suggest
reforms.
(b)
To try Indian
revolutionary leaders.
(c)
To frame a
new Constitution for
India.
(d)
To persuade Gandhiji to
attend the Round Table Conference.
(a)
Champaran, Kheda, and
Ahmedabad.
(b)
Champaran, Ahmedabad and
Kheda.
(c)
Kheda, Champaran, and
Ahmedabad.
(d)
Ahmedabad, Champaran and Kheda.
(a)
Gandhiji
(b) Alluri Sitarm
Raju
(c) Kansi Ram
(d) Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar
(a)
The poor peasants were
interested in the
lowering of the revenue demand
(b)
They launched a
no rent
campaigns
(c)
They were hard hit
by the
depression
(d)
All of the
above
(a)
Motilal
Nehru
(b)
Subhash Chandra Bose
(c)
Mahatma Gandhi
(d)
(d) B.R.
Ambedkar
(a)
political freedom
(b) more wages
(c)
Retaining a link with
the village from which they had come.
(d)
None of the
above.
(a)
The Chauri Chaura
incident
(b)
The passing of
the Rowlatt
Act
(c)
Khilafat
Movement
(d)
The Jallianwala Bagh
incident
(a)
General
Dyer
(b) Lord
Dalhousie
(c) William Bentinck (d) Sir John
Simon
1.
Why did Gandhiji
decide to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act 1919? Explain any
three reasons.
2.
Discuss the
importance of Khilafat Movement in India.
3.
What was the
programme outlined by the Congress
before launching the Non-Cooperation
Movement?
4.
Why is the Chauri
Chaura incident so important in the history of the national movement?
5.
Why did Gandhiji
begin the Salt March? How did it
affect the national movement?
6.
Give reasons why the Dalits and the Muslims did not support Civil Disobedience Movement.
7.
Why did Bhagat
Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly? Explain the
reasons.
8.
The
business class and
industrialists first
supported the Civil Disobedience Movement and then lost interest in it after
1932. Give reasons for this change of
attitude.
9.
Write a short note
on the peasant movement in Awadh
during the Non-Cooperation Movement.
10.
Discuss the
grievances of the working class in India.
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. Explain the circumstances
in which Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slowed down in cities.
2.
Mention three main proposals with reference to Non-Cooperation Movement,
as suggested by Mahatma Gandhi.
3.
Mention three reasons by which the rich peasant communities took active
participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
4.
Describe any three features of the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930.
5.
Study the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Independence Day Pledge, 26 January 1930
“We believe that it is the
inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom
and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that
they may have full opportunities of growth. We believe also that if any
government deprives people of these rights and oppresses them, the people have a
further right to alter it or to abolish it. The British Government in India has
not only deprived the Indian people of their freedom but has based itself on the
exploitation of the masses, and has ruined India economically, politically,
culturally, and spiritually. We believe, therefore, that India must sever the
British connection and attain Purna Swaraj or Complete Independence.”
(i) Why was it the inalienable
right of the Indian people to have freedom?
(ii) How did the British
exploit the Indians? Explain.
6.
Mention any three efforts made by Gandhiji to get Harijans their rights.
7.
Describe briefly any three economic effects of Non-Cooperation Movement.
8.
Study the given passage carefully, and answer the questions that follow:
Mahatma Gandhi on Satyagraha
“It is said of “passive
resistance” that it is the weapon of the weak, but the power which is the
subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not
passive resistance; indeed, it calls for intense activity. The movement in South
Africa was not passive but active ... “Satyagraha is not physical force. A
satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his
destruction ... In the use of Satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever.
“Satyagraha is pure soul force. Truth is the very substance of the soul. That is
why this force is called Satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it
burns the flame of love. ... Non-violence is the supreme dharma ... “It is
certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British
worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming,
bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. They
have made the religion of nonviolence their own...”
(i) What is the main
difference between physical force and soulforce?
(ii) Why can’t Indians carry
arms? Explain.
9.
Describe briefly various problems in unifying people in India by the end of the
19th century.
10.
Describe briefly the ‘Salt March’ undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi
11.
‘Some icons and symbols were used for unifying the people and inspiring within
them the feeling of nationalism.’ Give two evidences in support of the
statement.
12.
How
did Mahatma Gandhi successfully organize Satyagarh movements in various places
just after arriving in India? Explain by giving three examples.
13.
How
was the Civil Disoobedience Movement different from the Non-Cooperation
Movement? State any three points of difference.
14.
Explain the features of the Boycott and Swadeshi Movement.
15.
What was the impact of the First World War on the economic conditions in India?
16.
Why
did the Non-Coopeartion Movement gradually slowdown in the cities? Give three
reasons.
17.
How
did the idea of nationalism develop through a movement to revive Indian
folklore? Give three points.
18.
Why
did Mahatma Gandhi perceive ‘salt’ as a powerful symbol to unite the nation?
19.
Evaluate any three features of the peasant movement during Civil Disobedience
Movement in India.
20.
What were the three local issues in which Gandhiji experimented his technique of
Satyagraha during the years 1917-1918? How were these issue resolved?
21.
What was Rowlatt Act? How did the Indians show their disapproval towards this
Act?
22.
Describe the three Satyagraha movements organised by Gandhiji between 1916-1918.
23.
What was the main issue behind the Khilafat Movement? Why did Gandhiji support
this?
24.
Why
did the initial enthusiasm of the merchants and industrialists fade away during
the later stages of the Civil Disoobedience Movement?
25.
Explain the idea of Satyagraha.
26.
Explain the immediate effects of the Lahore session of Indian National Congress
of December 1929.
27.
How
was the Salt March an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism?
Explain any three facts.
28.
Why
did the peasants join the Civil Disoobedience Movement in India?
29.
“Method of reinterpretation of history was followed to encourage feeling of
nationalism.” Give any three arguments to support this statements.
30.
What led to the spread of Non-Cooperation movement to the countryside? Explain
any three factors.
31.
Describe the stages of the Non-operation Movement?
32.
Why
did Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide ‘Satyagraha’ against the proposed
Rowlatt Act 1919? Explain any three reasons.
33.
How
did a variety of cultural processes play an important role in developing a sense
of nationalism in India? Explain with any three examples.
34.
What were the limitation of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
35.
What was the effect of the worldwide economic depression of the 1920s on Indian
economy? Explain.
LONG ANSWER TYPE
QUESTIONS
1.
How were
Gandhiji’s methods different from those
of the leaders who
came before him?
2.
Discuss the role
of at least three social groups in the
Non-Cooperation Movement.
3.
“A pinch of salt
that shook a mighty nation.” Describe the importance of the “Salt Satyagraha” in the history of national
movement.
4.
Describe the
activities of the following during the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(i)
The workers in
the
plantations.
(ii)
Women’s
participation.
5.
Discuss the tribal
movement in Andhra Pradesh and its impact on nationalism.
6.
Discuss the role
of atleast three social groups who
participated in the Civil Disobedience
Movement.
7.
Write short notes on
:
(i)
The idea of
Satyagraha.
(ii)
Role of icons and symbols in creating a feeling of unity and
belonging to a nation.
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1.
Describe the
extent of poeples participation in the
Non-cooperation Movement in the towns. What
were its economic effects?
2.
Describe the main
events leading to Salt March and Civil Disoobedience Movement in 1930.
3.
Explain the two
most important factors that shaped
Indian politics towards the
1920s.
4.
What were the
solutions suggested by B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi to improve the
conditions of the untouchables in India? What is the significance of the Poona
Pact in this regard?
5.
How the
‘Reinterpretation of history’ did created a feeling of nationalism in India?
Give four points.
6.
State any two
hopes and expectations of the industrial
working class
from the
Civil
Disobedience Movement. Explain any
two reasons why the Congress was
not interested in including their
demands.
7.
Explain any four
facts to show how the First World War helped in the growth of the National
Movement in
India.
8.
Analyse any four
features of Gudem rebellion of Andhra
Pradesh.
9.
How did
Gandhiji convert the
national movement into a mass
movement?
10.
Analyse the
circumstances which led Gandhiji to choose abolition of salt tax as the most
important demand of the
Civil Disobedience Movement.
11.
How did the people
belonging to different communities, regions or languages develop a sense of
collective belonging during the Indian freedom struggle?
12.
Explain the
contribution of the various social groups
in the Civil Disoobedience Movement?
13.
How did people in
the urban areas participate in the Non-cooperation Movement? Why did the
movement slow down here?
14.
How did the
tribals of the Gudem Hills of Andhra
Pradesh interpret ‘Swaraj’? What was the differences between the beliefs and
practices of the leaders, Alluri Sitaram Raju?
15.
“Ideas of
nationalism also developed through a movement to
revive Indian folklore.” Support the statement with
four examples.
16.
What was
Satyagraha? Explain the three main satyagrahas launched by
Gandhiji in India.
17.
Mention three main
proposals with reference to Non-Co-operation Movement as suggested by Mahatma
Gandhi. Which incident led to the calling
off the movement?
18.
Explain any four
factors which were responsible for the growth of nationalism in nineteenth
century in India.
19.
What was an
Rowlatt Act? Explain the reactions of the
people against this Act.
20.
Mention any two
main features of Gudem rebellion. What methods did the tribals adopt to gain Swaraj?
21.
Explain any four
features of Civil Disobedience Movement
of
1930.
22.
Evaluate the
success of Salt March as an
effective
symbol of
resistance against
colonialism.
23.
Examine the role
of different groups of people during
the Non-Cooperation Movement.
24.
‘Large sections of
Muslims did not respond to the call
for a united struggle, during the Civil
Disobedience Movement’. Explain with
examples.
25.
Describe any
four economic effects of
the Non-Cooperation Movement.
26.
Describe the Khilafat Movement in
India.