CBSE Class 10 Social Science Nationalism in India MCQs Set 09

Answer: (d) (IV), (I), (III), (II)

Explanation:
1. The Rowlatt Act hartal and Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in 1919 (IV); the Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movements began in 1920 (I); the movement was withdrawn after Chauri Chaura in 1922 (III); and the Dandi Salt March began the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 (II).

Teacher's Note:
a) Correct chronology: Rowlatt hartal/Jallianwala Bagh (1919) → Non-Cooperation/Khilafat begin (1920) → withdrawn after Chauri Chaura (1922) → Dandi March (1930).
b) This traces the main phases of the nationalist movement across the 1920s.

Answer: (c) It symbolised the ideal of self-help (Swadeshi)

Explanation:
1. The tricolour flag designed during the Swadeshi movement symbolised the ideal of self-reliance (Swadeshi) that the movement promoted.

Teacher's Note:
a) The Swadeshi-era tricolour symbolised the movement's self-reliance ideal.
b) Flags and symbols were commonly used to build a shared sense of nationalism.

Answer: (d) Both (I) and (II) are correct

Explanation:
1. Rich peasant communities (like Patidars and Jats) were indeed active in the Civil Disobedience Movement, and despite depending on cash crops, falling prices during the Depression meant they struggled to pay fixed revenue demands — making both statements correct.

Teacher's Note:
a) Rich peasants were active in CDM, hit hard by falling cash-crop prices during the Depression.
b) Both statements correctly describe their situation, making (d) the answer.

Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:
1. The Simon Commission was indeed set up by the Tory government, and the absence of any Indian member is precisely why it was boycotted and controversial — though R here explains the controversy around the commission rather than its mere establishment, both statements are accurate and connected.

Teacher's Note:
a) The Simon Commission had no Indian members, which is why it was so controversial.
b) Both statements are factually accurate and directly related.

Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:
1. Nationalism does grow through a shared sense of connection, and this connection is genuinely built through shared struggles (like the freedom movement), making R a correct explanation of A.

Teacher's Note:
a) Shared struggles (like the independence movement) built the sense of collective identity.
b) Both statements are true, and R correctly explains why A is true.