Nationalism in India MCQs Class 10 History CBSE
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1. Which among the following is true with respect to the Rowlatt Act?
A. Imposed restrictions on the press
B. Permitted Indian judges to try European subjects in India
C. Gave an impetus to the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Allowed detention of political prisoners without trial
2. What did the idea of satyagraha mean?
Select the correct answer
A. Power to awaken the conscience of the oppressor
B. Power to defeat falsehood
C. Power of fasting and praying
D. Power of truth and the need to search for it
3. Which of the following was one of the programmes of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A. Surrendering titles awarded by the government
B. Holding protest marches against government policies
C. Breaking the salt law
D. Attacking government buildings
4. What was Mahatma Gandhi’s intention in starting the Non-Cooperation Movement in support of the Khilafat movement?
A. To unite Hindus and Muslims
B. To intervene in the Khalifat issue
C. To support the British against the Khalifa
D. To support Ali brothers
5. Which among the following is true of the movement organised by Awadh peasants?
A. Peasants rebelled against tribal leaders.
B. Baba Ramchandra was captured and executed by the British.
C. Mahatma Gandhi’s name was used to sanction actions.
D. Kisan Sabha was set up by Mahatma Gandhi to address the issues of peasants.
6. “The thought of the great leader, who by God’s goodness has been sent to lead us to victory, came to me, …” Jawaharlal Nehru is referring to which great leader?
Select the correct answer
A. Baba Ramchandra
B. Sarvapalli Gopal
C. Alluri Sitaram Raju
D. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
7. Which among the following is true of the participation of tribal peasants of Gudem Hills, Andhra Pradesh, in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A. Alluri Sitaram Raju believed in a non-violent struggle to gain independence
B. Alluri Sitaram Raju opposed Gandhi’s Non- Cooperation Movement
C. Tribals supported the British rule
D. Tribals started a militant guerrilla movement in the 1920s
8. Which among the following events led to the protests in the streets of Peshawar in 1930?
A. Arrest of Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Imposition of the salt tax
C. Arrest of Mahatma Gandhi
D. Increased land revenue
9. Identify the reason for the formation of Swaraj Party within the Congress.
A. To demand dominion status for India
B. To return to Council Politics
C. To demand purna swaraj for Indians
D. To oppose Simon CommissionCheck AnswerI’ll attempt later
10. Which among the following factors prevailed at the time of the formation of the Statutory Commission?
A. World War I
B. Worldwide economic depression
C. Bengal famine
D. Anglo-French warsCheck AnswerI’ll attempt later
11. How did tribals participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. They refused to pay chaukidari taxes.
B. They refused to pay land revenue.
C. They disobeyed forest laws.
D. They resigned from government offices.
12. What did Lord Irwin announce to placate the protest against the Simon Commission?
Select the correct answer.
A. Purna Swaraj
B. Dominion Status
C. Arms Act
D. The Rowlatt Act
13. Which among the following is true of Purna Swaraj?
A. Passed under the leadership of C R Das
B. Concept attracted the attention of people from different sections of society
C. 26 January to be celebrated as Independence Day
D. Passed in the Bombay session of the Congress
14. Gandhiji wrote a letter stating his eleven demands to which of the following viceroys?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Dufferin
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Irwin
15. Which among the following factors encouraged Gandhiji to relaunch the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. Failure of the Simon Commission
B. A new cycle of repression by the British government
C. Failure of Second Round Table Conference
D. Persuasion of Congress leaders
16. Which among the following was one of the provisions of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
A. Congress participation in First Round Table Conference
B. Congress participation in Second Round Table Conference
C. Releasing all prisoners
D. Continuation of the Civil Disobedience Movement
17. Where was the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ or complete independence for India formalised?
A. Calcutta Session of Congress
B. Lahore Session of Congress
C. Surat Session of Congress
D. Bombay Session of Congress
18. Which among the following events led to the protests in the streets of Peshawar in 1930?
Select the correct answer.
A. Imposition of the salt tax
B. Arrest of Mahatma Gandhi
C. Arrest of Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Increased land revenue
19. Which among the following factors prevailed at the time of the formation of the Statutory Commission?
A. Bengal famine
B. World War I
C. Anglo-French wars
D. Worldwide economic depression
20. Which among the following problems did the nationalists face in attempting to unify people?
A. Failure to associate with iconography
B. Withholding of financial aid by businessmen
C. Natural calamities
D. Arrest
21. Why did the rich peasant communities refuse to participate when the Civil Disobedience movement was restarted in 1932?
A. M.K Gandhi gave up on its leadership
B. They opposed the principle of non-violence
C. It supported only the industrial class
D. Revenue rates were not revised earlier
22. Which among the following industrialists led the Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI)?
A. Ramji H Kamani
B. J R D Tata
C. Jamnalal Bajaj
D. G.D Birla
23. According to Dalit leaders, which among the following could bring about social change among dalits?
A. Mid-day meals
B. Separate electorates
C. Improved housing
D. Vernacular education
24. Which among the following was undertaken by M. K Gandhi to improve the condition of dalits and to get them to join the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. Cleaned toilets
B. Began fast unto death
C. Encouraged Dalits to establish temples of their own
D. Supported the move for separate electorates for dalits
25. How did rich peasants and industrialists respond to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. Lost interest when the movement was relaunched
B. Adopted the technique of forcing members to participate in the boycott programmes
C. Emphasised demand for lower revenue rates and remittance of unpaid rent
D. Demanded protection against imports of foreign goods
26. Which among the following was a feature of the Poona Pact of 1932?
A. Aimed at increasing the participation of women in the freedom struggle
B. Reserved seats for Dalits in Legislative Councils
C. Signed between Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Proposed relaunching of the Civil Disobedience Movement
27. Which among the following is true with respect to participation of business class in Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. Reacted positively to colonial policies
B. Increased participation after Round Table Conference
C. Provided financial support
D. Participated in workers’ unions
28. How was the ideology of the leaders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA) different from the ideology of the Congress?
A. Believed in the revolutionary movement
B. Believed in the strength of pistols and bombs.
C. Had faith in British policies
D. Believed in ahimsa
29. Which among the following is true of the participation of tribal peasants of Gudem Hills, Andhra Pradesh, in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A. Alluri Sitaram Raju opposed Gandhi’s Non- Cooperation Movement
B. Alluri Sitaram Raju believed in a non-violent struggle to gain independence
C. Tribals supported the British rule
D. Tribals started a militant guerrilla movement in the 1920s
30. The British looked upon Indians as primitive and backward who need to be civilised. Which among the following terms did the British use to justify their rule in India?
A. White man’s burden
B. Messengers of peace
C. Harbingers of liberty
D. Symbol of just rule
31. Which among the following problems did the nationalists face in attempting to unify people?
A. Arrest of Congress leaders
B. Withholding of financial aid by businessmen
C. Natural calamities
D. Failure to associate with iconography
32. Plantation workers of Assam looked at freedom as the right to move freely and retain a link with their villages. Why did plantation workers want to go back to their villages?
A. To establish a business
B. To participate in the freedom movement
C. To vote in panchayat elections
D. To maintain kinship ties
