CBSE Class 8 Social Science The Making Of The National Movement Worksheet Set A

 

 

 

Question. Who gave the slogan 'Delhi Chalo' ?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Ras Bihari
(D) Mohan Singh

Answer : B

Question. Who said "Give me your blood, I will give you independence"
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Ras Bihari
(C) Mohan Singh
(D) Subhash Chandra Boss

Answer : D

Question. How many brigades were there in Indian National Army?
(A) 01
(B) 02
(C) 03
(D) 04

Answer : C

Question. The women regiment in the Indian NationalArmy was known as
(A) Rani Jhanshi Brigade
(B) Razia Sultan Brigade
(C) Tarabai Brigade
(D) Putlibai Brigade

Answer : A

Question. With the help of _______ Indian National Army attacked on the eastern front of India.
(A) Russia
(B) England
(C) Japan
(D) China

Answer : C

Question. When did Simmon Commission visited India ?
(A) 1923
(B) 1925
(C) 1927
(D) 1928

Answer : C

Question. Indian response to Simmon Commission was
(A) Indian opposed it
(B) Indians supported it
(C) They remain neutral
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. Which political party sent Simmon Commission to India ?
(A) Liberal party
(B) Conservative party
(C) Torry party
(D) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. Name the nationalist leader who died because of the blows he received during the lathi charge while opposing the Simmon Commission
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Vipin Chandra Pal
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Anibesant

Answer : C

Question. Why Indian's opposed the Simmon Commission ?
(A) No Indians were allowed in the commission
(B) The commission committed atrocities
(C) Because of its large size
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. During which session Congress demanded the complete independence
(A) Nagpur
(B) Mumbai
(C) Lahore
(D) Surat

Answer : C

Question. Who presided over the Lahore session ?
(A) Gandhijish
(B) J. L. Nehru
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) C.R.Das

Answer : B

Question. When the First Independence Day' was celebrated ?
(A) 26 January, 1930
(B) 26 January, 1950
(C) 26 January, 1949
(D) 15 August, 1947

Answer : A

Question. In which year the Kakori incident took place ?
(A) 1925
(B) 1926
(C) 1930
(D) 1931

Answer : A

Question. Who founded'Noujawan Sabha' ?
(A) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(B) Udham Sigh
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Ras Bihari

Answer : C

Question. In which session of Congress, Subhash Chandar Bose became its president?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Lahore
(C) Haripur
(D) Calcutta

Answer : D

Question. Name the ship from which the revolt of the Navy Started.
(A) Talwar
(B) Komagatamaru
(C) Padmini
(D) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. In which year Dandi March took place ?
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1935

Answer : B

Question. Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Dis-obedience movement with-
(A) Staging a dharna
(B) Strike
(C) Making salt
(D) Hunger Strike

Answer : C

Question. When did the Civil Dis-obedience movement started ?
(A) 1921
(B) 1930
(C) 1931
(D) 1932

Answer : A

Question. Who led the'Red Shirt' movement ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Pt. Nehru
(D) MoulanaAzad,

Answer : B

Question. In which year the First Round Table Conference took place ?
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1933

Answer : A

Question. In which Round Table Conference, Congress did not participated ?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. In which year Gandhi-Irwin pact took place ?
(A) 1929
(B) 1930
(C) 931
(D) 1032

Answer : C

Question. In which year the CommunalAward was announced
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1933

Answer : C

Question. Name the author of'The Indian muslims'
(A) Dizrelli
(B) Shakespear
(C) William Hunter
(D) Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan

Answer : D

Question. Who established the Mohammad anAnglo-Indian college ?
(A) Bake
(B) Moulana Azad
(C) Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan
(D) Mohammad Ali Jinna

Answer : D

Question. In which year Muslim League was established ?
(A) 1900
(B) 1905
(C) 1906
(D) 1916

Answer : C

Question. Who was the first person to demand a separate state for Muslims ?
(A) Jinnah
(B) RehmatAli
(C) Students of Cambridze University
(D) lqbal

Answer : A

Question. In which year Muslim League observed the 'Deliverance Day' ?
(A) 1929
(B) 1930
(C) 1939
(D) 1940

Answer : B

Question. When did Cripps Mission visited India ?
(A) 1940
(B) 1928
(C) 1941
(D) 1942

Answer : D

Question. In which year 'Quiet India Movement' was started ?
(A) 1940
(B) 1941
(C) 1942
(D) 1944

Answer : C

Question. Who gave the slogan of 'Do or Die' ?
(A) Pt. Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer : D

Question. In which movement, Gandhi gave the slogan of'Do or Die'
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Civil Diobedience Movement
(C) Quiet India Movement
(D) Champaran Movement

Answer : C

Question. During which year the Moplah revolt took dace in the Malabar region ?
(A) 1919
(B) 1920
(C) 1921
(D) 1922

Answer : D

Question. Who is known as the 'lron man of India' ?
(A) Gandhi Ji
(B) Pt. Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Moulana Azad

Answer : C

Question. Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan 'Quit India'. Who gave the slogan 'Leave Asia' -
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Jinnah
(D) Pt. Nehru

Answer : B

Question. Who gave the title of 'Sardar' to Sardar Patel
(A) Pt. Nehru
(B) MoulanaAjad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Ambedkar

Answer : C

Question. Name the first person to call Gandhi as 'Mahatma'?
(A) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(B) Pt. J.N. Nehru
(C) Bal GangadharTilak
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. Who is often termed as the 'Creater of the Indian constitution'?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. Ambedkar
(C) M.L. Nehru
(D) Sardar Patel'

Answer : B

 

 

1. The Movement which gained momentum through 1921 – 22 ______________________________

 

2. The Congress and the Muslim League signed the historic agreement in 1916 when they decided to work together for representative government in the country _______________________________

 

3. This Act is enacted in an effort to silence those who were critical of the British Government.____________________________

 

4. He was instrumental in inflicting the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar.________________________________

 

5. This retired British official, played a major role in the foundation of the Indian National Congress. _______________________

 

6. The three main exponents of the Radical Group of the Congress popularly known as ‘Lal ,Bal and Pal’- _________________________________________________________

 

7. In 1905 he partitioned Bengal. _______________________

 

8. Also known as Badshah Khan he was the founder of Khudai Khidmatgars, a powerful non-violent movement and is fondly remembered as ‘Frontier Gandhi’ ___________________________

 

9. This Marathi newspaper edited by Tilak became one of the strongest critics of British rule. _________________________

 

10. These two comrades of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association threw bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929. _________________________________________

 

11.Rabindranath Tagore renounced this as an expression of his protest against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities. ________________________

 

 

1. ______________________reorganized the Muslim League was an exponent of ‘Two- Nation ‘Theory.

 

2. The dissatisfaction with the _______________ rule intensified in the 1870 s and 1880s.

 

3. In1920, the British imposed a harsh treaty on the ________________ or ___________________

 

4. The _____________________ was passed in 1878 disallowing Indians from possessing arms.

 

5. The _______________________ Movement was launched in 1930.

 

6. The ___________________________ turned out to be the first all-India struggle, though it was largely restricted to the cities.

 

7. The _____________________ leaders wanted to develop public awareness about the unjust nature of the British rule.

 

8. The All India Muslim League was formed at_________________in 1906.

 

9. The _______________________infuriated people all over India and was opposed by both the sections of the Congress- the Moderates and the Radicals.

 

10.In deltaic Andhra the Swadeshi movement was known as _________________________

 

11.The __________________ related the general desire of freedom to a specific grievance shared by everybody.

 

 

1. Why did the Radical leaders of the Congress criticize the Moderates?

 

•  They criticised the Moderates for their ‘politics of prayers’ and emphasized the importance of self-reliance and constructive work.

•  The radicals argued that people must rely on their own strength and not on the good intentions of the British government.

 

2. Why the Indians were not happy over the attempt of the British Government to repeal the Ilbert Bill?

 

• The Ilbert Bill provided for the trial of British or European persons by Indians and sought equality between British and Indian judges in the country.

• But when the white opposition forced the government to withdraw the bill, Indians were enraged.

 

3. What were the objectives of the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement?

 

•  The Swadeshi movement sought to oppose British rule and encourage the ideals of self-help, Swadeshi enterprise, national education and use of Indian languages.

•  To fight for Swaraj, the radicals advocated mass mobilization and boycott of British institutions and goods.

 

4. Why did Gandhiji abruptly call off the Non-Cooperation Movement?

 

•  Mahatma Gandhi was against violent movements.

•  He abruptly called off the Non-Cooperation Movements when in February 1922 a crowd of peasants set fire to a police station in Chauri iChaura.

•  Twenty two policemen were killed on that day. The peasants were provoked because the police had fired on their peaceful demonstrations.