Nationalism in India: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

12 MCQs

1. The Rowlatt Act (1919) allowed
   (a) separate electorates (b) detention without trial for two years (c) dominion status (d) salt tax
2. Champaran satyagraha (1917) was against
   (a) salt tax (b) the indigo plantation system (c) mill owners (d) forest laws
3. The Calcutta session of September 1920 decided to
   (a) launch CDM (b) start Non-Cooperation (c) demand Purna Swaraj (d) form the Swaraj Party
4. Baba Ramchandra led peasants in
   (a) Kheda (b) Awadh (c) Bardoli (d) Champaran
5. The Inland Emigration Act of 1859 affected
   (a) Gudem tribals (b) Assam plantation workers (c) Awadh peasants (d) mill workers
6. Purna Swaraj was demanded at the session of
   (a) Calcutta 1920 (b) Nagpur 1920 (c) Madras 1927 (d) Lahore 1929
7. Gandhiji broke the salt law at Dandi on
   (a) 12 March 1930 (b) 6 April 1930 (c) 26 January 1930 (d) 5 March 1931
8. The Poona Pact (1932) gave depressed classes
   (a) separate electorates (b) reserved seats elected by the general electorate (c) no seats (d) a separate state
9. Vande Mataram was written by
   (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (c) Abanindranath Tagore (d) Natesa Sastri
10. FICCI was formed in
    (a) 1920 (b) 1927 (c) 1930 (d) 1918
11. The Simon Commission was opposed because
    (a) it had no Indian member (b) it was led by Gandhiji (c) it gave dominion status (d) it abolished salt tax
12. Khudai Khidmatgars were led by
    (a) Jinnah (b) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (c) Ambedkar (d) Shaukat Ali

1 (b) · 2 (b) · 3 (b) · 4 (b) · 5 (b) · 6 (d) · 7 (b) · 8 (b) · 9 (b) · 10 (b) · 11 (a) · 12 (b)

Assertion–Reason (6)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Gandhiji withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. R: The movement turned violent at Chauri Chaura.
2. A: The Non-Cooperation Movement slowed down in the towns. R: Khadi was cheaper than mill cloth.
3. A: Salt was chosen as a symbol of resistance. R: Salt was consumed by the rich and the poor alike.
4. A: Business classes supported CDM throughout. R: They wanted protection against foreign imports.
5. A: Many Muslims did not join CDM. R: A large section felt alienated from the Congress after the Khilafat movement.
6. A: Jallianwala Bagh crowd included villagers unaware of martial law. R: They had come for the Baisakhi fair.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (c) · 3 (a) · 4 (d) · 5 (a) · 6 (a)

Short and long answer practice

1. Why did the Simon Commission face protests in India? [2]

2. How did the plantation workers of Assam understand swaraj? [2]

3. Explain the role of the business classes in the Civil Disobedience Movement. [3]

4. "The Civil Disobedience Movement was different from the Non-Cooperation Movement." Explain. [5]