CBSE Class 10 Social Science Nationalism in India MCQs Set F

Question: What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hill in Andhra Pradesh?
a) Satyagraha movement
b) Militant guerrilla movement
c) Non-violent movement
d) None of the above
Answer: b

Question: In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi inspire the peasants of Champaran district of Bihar to struggle against the oppressive plantation system?
a) 1916
b) 1917
c) 1918
d) 1919
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following viceroys announced vague offer of dominion status for India in October 1929?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Irwin
d) None of these
Answer: c

Question: The Simon Commission was boycotted because
a) There was no Indian in commission
b) It supported the Muslim league
c) Congress felt that the people deserved swaraj
d) There were differences of the members
Answer: a

Question: During which of the following movements did women participate in large numbers for the first time?
a) Swadeshi and boycott movement
b) Non-cooperation movement
c) Civil disobedience movement
d) Quit India movement
Answer: c

Question: The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted at which session?
a) Karachi Congress
b) Haripur Congress
c) Lahore Congress
d) Lucknow Congress
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following acts did not permit plantation workers to leave the tea gardens without permission?
a) Indian Independence Act
b) Inland Emigration Act of 1859
c) Impaired Legislature Council Act
d) Inland Immigration Act
Answer: b

Question: Justice Party of Madras was a party of
a) Non-Muslims
b) Non-Brahmins
c) Non-Tamils
d) Judges
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the statements is NOT related to Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
a) Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitations against the British.
b) Gandhiji agreed to participate in the Round Table Conference.
c) Gandhiji decided to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement.
d) The British agreed to release the political prisoners.
Answer: a

Question: Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?
a) Gandhiji realized that the people were losing interest in movement.
b) Gandhiji felt the movement was turning violent in many places.
c) Some Congress leaders wanted to participate in elections to provincial council.
d) Some Congress leaders wanted more radical mass agitations.
Answer: b

Question: Why was Satyagraha organized in Champaran in 1919?
a) To oppose the British laws
b) To oppose the plantation system
c) To oppose high land revenue
d) To protest against the oppression of the mill workers
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following is the most important feature of the Satyagraha movement advocated by Gandhiji?
a) Abolition of untouchability
b) Social equality
c) Truth and non-violence
d) Basic education
Answer: c

Question: Why were the Dalits ignored by the Congress for a long time?
a) Fear of offending Sanatanis
b) Fear from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Fear from socialism
d) Fear from industrialists
Answer: a

Question: With which main demand did the Civil Disobedience Movement start?
a) Abolition of untouchability
b) Abolition of dowry
c) Abolition of salt law
d) None of the above
Answer: c

Question: Who organized Dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930?
a) Sitaram Raju
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: b

Question: In which one of the following Indian National Congress sessions was the idea of the Non-Cooperation Movement accepted?
a) Lahore Session
b) Nagpur Session
c) Calcutta (Kolkata) Session
d) Madras (Chennai) Session
Answer: c

Question: When was the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries set up?
a) 1926
b) 1927
c) 1928
d) 1929
Answer: b

Question: What does the term Khalifa refer to?
a) Sultan of a Muslim country
b) Spiritual leader of the Muslims
c) Nawab of a Muslim state
d) Badshah of Mughal period
Answer: b

Question: What does the term Khalifa refer to?
a) Sultan of a Muslim country
b) Spiritual leader of the Muslims
c) Nawab of a Muslim state
d) Badshah of Mughal period
Answer: b

Question: What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hill in Andhra Pradesh?
a) Satyagraha movement
b) Militant guerrilla movement
c) Non-violent movement
d) None of the above
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following agreement gave seats to the depressed classes in provincial and central legislative council?
a) Lucknow Pact
b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
c) Poona Pact
d) None of These
Answer: c

Question: At which of the following places did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water to defy the salt law?
a) Sabarmati
b) Wardha
c) Dandi
d) Ahmedabad
Answer: c

Question: Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlett Act?
a) It introduced the salt Law.
b) It increased taxes on land.
c) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.
d) It put a ban on the Congress party.
Answer: c

Question: By whom was the song ‘Vande Mataram’ written?
a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Sarat Chandra
d) Natesa Shastri
Answer: a

Question: When did Jallianwala Bagh incident take place?
a) 13th April 1919
b) 14th April 1920
c) 13th March 1919
d) 15th March 1920
Answer: a

Question: Why was Alluri Sitaram Raju well known?
a) He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh.
b) He led a peasant movement in Awadh.
c) He led a Satyagraha movement in Bardoli.
d) He set up an organization for upliftment of the Dalit’s.
Answer: a

Question: Who among the following led the civil disobedience movement in Peshawar?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: c

Question: Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the non-cooperation movement?
a) The leaders failed to organize the movement well
b) People lacked the courage
c) The movement turned violent
d) The movement was not widespread enough to continue
Answer: c

Question: Why did Gandhiji organize a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918?
a) To protest against the poor working conditions in the factory.
b) To demand for higher wages for workers.
c) To protest against high revenue demand.
d) None of the above.
Answer: b

Question: What is meant by Begar?
a) Unemployment
b) Forced labor without payment
c) Beggary
d) Working for nominal payment
Answer: b

Question: Who led the peasant movement during the non-cooperation movement?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Gandhiji
c) Baba Ramachandra
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: c

Question: Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwala Bagh?
a) To punish the Indians
b) To take revenge of breaking martial laws
c) To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indian
d) To disperse the crowd
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following statement is not true about the Simon Commission?
a) It was appointed by Sir John Simon.
b) It did not have any Indian member.
c) It was opposed by all parties in India.
d) It was set up to look into the constitutional system in India.
Answer: a

Question: ‘Hind Swaraj’ was written by
a) Abul Kalam Azad
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Sardar Patel
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: b

Question: By what name were the Dalit’s referred by Gandhiji?
a) Untouchables
b) Shudras
c) Harijans
d) Achhuts
Answer: c

Question: Why did Gandhiji organize Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?
a) To support the plantation workers
b) To protest against high revenue demand
c) To support the mill workers to fulfill their demand
d) To demand loans for the farmers
Answer: b

Question: The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place in which city?
a) Amritsar
b) Agra
c) Meerut
d) Lahore
Answer: a

Question: Why was the Simon Commission sent to India?
a) To look into Indian constitutional matter and suggest reform
b) To choose member of Indian council
c) To settle dispute between the government and the congress leaders
d) To set up a government organization
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following is the most important factor for the growth of nationalism in India?
a) British administrative reform
b) Introduction of railways
c) Social reform
d) Colonial exploitation under the British rule
Answer: d

Question: Who among the following wrote “Vande Mataram”?
a) Abanindranath Tagore
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
d) Natesa Shastri
Answer: c

Question: By whom was the first image of Bharat Mata painted?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Ravi Varma
d) Nandlal Bose
Answer: b

Question: Why was the Round Table Conference held in England?
a) To discuss provisions of future Indian constitution
b) To discuss the steps to be taken to check Indian national movement
c) To give concessions to Indians
d) To make plans for improvement of agriculture
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following colors was there in the Swaraj flag designed by Gandhiji in 1921?
a) Red, green and white
b) Red, green and yellow
c) Orange, white and green
d) Yellow, white and green
Answer: a

Question: Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement?
a) Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali
b) Gandhiji and Sardar Patel
c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad
d) Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: a

Question: Mark the correct response. Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, the peasants were not permitted to:
a) Leave their village
b) Settle in the city
c) Leave their plantation without their permission
d) Allow the women to leave farmlands without permission
Answer: c

Question: Baba Ramachandra led a peasant movement in Awadh against the:
a) British government
b) The ruler of Awadh
c) The Talukdars
d) The money lenders
Answer: c

Question: In which of the following regions was Dalit participation limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Maharashtra and Nagpur
b) Awadh and Maharashtra
c) Bengal and Punjab
d) Kerala and Karnataka
Answer: a

Question: By whom was the Swaraj Party formed?
a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
b) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel
c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
d) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
Answer: a