CBSE Class 10 History Nationalism In India Worksheet Set H

Question. Gandhiji organised Satyagraha to support the peasants in Kheda district of Gujarat :
(a) 1913
(b) 1916
(c) 1917
(d) 1918
Answer: (c)

Question. Mahatma Gandhi organised Satyagraha movement amongst Cotton mill workers in Ahmedabad in :
(a) 1913
(b) 1918
(c) 1919
(d) 1920
Answer: (b)

Question. Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on :
(a) 13 April 1919
(b) 13 April 1909
(c) 6 April 1930
(d) 5 March 1931
Answer: (a)

Question. The Congress Session at Nagpur was held in :
(a) September 1920
(b) April 1919
(c) November 1920
(d) December 1920
Answer: (d)

Question. The Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement began in :
(a) April 1919
(b) January 1921
(c) November 1920
(d) March 1931
Answer: (b)

Question. When Simon Commission arrived in India, it was greeted with the slogan :
(a) Go back Simon!
(b) Come again Simon!
(c) Welcome Simon!
(d) Simon go back!
Answer: (a)

Question. Demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ was formalised by Nehru at :
(a) Calcutta Congress Session
(b) Madras Congress Session
(c) Lahore Congress Session
(d) Nagpur Congress Session
Answer: (c)

Question. This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement :
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Lahore Congress
(c) Satyagraha
(d) Dandi March
Answer: (d)

Question. With this, Gandhiji decided to participate in Round Table Conference in London :
(a) Nagpur Congress
(b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Chauri Chaura incident
Answer: (b)

Question. Who among the following wrote the Vande Mataram ? [CBSE OD, Set I, 2020]
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Abanindranath Tagore
(d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Answer: (b)

Question. In the year 1921, Jawaharlal Nehru had designed the Swaraj Flag. (True/False)
Answer: False

Question. In India, devotion to the figure of Bharat Mata came to be seen as evidence of one’s nationalism. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. The Poona Pact was negotiated between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. The industrial working class did not participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. The Civil Disobedience Movement started with the breaking of the Salt Law. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. Identify the historical movement with the help of following features:

• launched against the Rowlatt Act.
• During the movement, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place.
• Mahatma Gandhi was barred from entering Delhi.

Answer: The Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Question. Match the following :
Column A | Column B
1. 1923 | (A) Government of India Act
2. 1928 | (B) Lahore Session of the Congress
3. 1931 | (C) Formation of Swaraj Party
4. 1929 | (D) Second Round Table Conference
5. 1935 | (E) Arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: 1. (C), 2. (E), 3. (D), 4. (B), 5. (A)

Question. From the above image, which march was started by Gandhiji to start Civil Disobedience Movement?
(a) Sabarmati March
(b) Salt March
(c) Dandi March
(d) Ahmedabad March
Answer: (c)

Question. Identify the Memorial built for those who were killed in this incident.
(a) Chauri Chaura
(b) Satyagraha
(c) Jallianwala Bagh
(d) Salt March
Answer: (c)

Question. Complete the following :
Gandhiji organised Satyagraha movement in various places such as _______
Answer: Champaran in Bihar, Kheda in Gujarat etc.

Question. Arrange the following events in the correct sequence-
(i) Lahore Congress Session
(ii) Chauri Chaura Incident
(iii) Second Round Table Conference
(iv) Khilafat Movement
Options -
A. (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)
B. (ii)-(iii)-(iv)-(i)
C. (iv)-(ii)-(i)-(iii)
D. (iv)-(ii)-(iii)-(i)
Answer: C

Question. Certain events are given below. Choose the appropriate chronological order : [CBSE OD, Set I, 2020]
1. Arrival of Simon Commission to India
2. Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC.
3. Government of India Act, 1919
4. Champaran Satyagraha
Choose the correct option :
(a) 3 – 2 – 4 – 1
(b) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3
(c) 2 – 3 – 1 – 4
(d) 4 – 3 – 1 – 2
Answer: (d)

Question. Complete the following table.
Hind Swaraj | Written in which year | Written by whom
? | ? | ?
Answer: Hind Swaraj | 1909 | Mahatma Gandhi

Question. Correct the following statement and rewrite.
On 13th April, 1919, a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Assembly hall in Amritsar.
Answer: On 13th April, 1919, a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. What was ‘Kheda Movement’?
Answer: The Kheda Movement was the second Satyagraha Movement that took place in 1917 at Kheda district in Gujarat, India.

Question. What is meant by Satyagraha ? [2017 (OD)]
Answer: Satyagraha is the non-violent way of mass agitation against the oppressor. The notion of Satyagraha underscored the power of truth.

Question. What was ‘Champaran Movement’ ?
Answer: The Champaran Movement was the first Satyagraha Movement that took place in 1916 at Champaran district in Bihar, India.

Question. What did the British government do to repress the Rowlatt Satyagrahis ?
Answer: Satyagrahis were compelled to rub their noses on the ground, squat on the streets and do salaam to all Britishers.

Question. What was Gandhiji’s reaction on Rowlatt Act ?
Answer: Gandhiji aimed to start a non-violent civil disobedience against such unjust laws that could initiate with a strike on 6th April, 1919.

Question. Why was martial law imposed in Amritsar ?
Answer: Local leaders were picked up from Amritsar, and Gandhiji was not allowed to enter Delhi. On 10th April, the police in Amritsar fired upon a peaceful procession that culminated widespread attacks on banks, post offices and railway stations, so martial law was imposed.

Question. Why did people gather in Jallianwala Bagh on 13th April, 1919 ?
Answer: In order to attend Baisakhi festival, a crowd of villagers assembled at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on 13th April, 1919.

Question. Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to join Khilafat issue ?
Answer: In order to spawn communal harmony, Mahatma Gandhi aimed to join Khilafat issue.

Question. Unfold the stages of Non-Cooperation Movement.
Answer: (i) Started with the surrender of titles that government awarded.
(ii) Boycott of civil services, army, police, courts, legislative councils, schools and foreign goods.

Question. Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement called off by Gandhiji ?
Answer: Due to the violence in Chauri Chaura incident, Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Question. Who was Baba Ramchandra ?
Answer: Baba Ramchandra, a Sanyasi, was the leader of the peasants’ movement in Awadh.

Question. What were the demands of peasants in Awadh ?
Answer: The peasants of Awadh demanded lessening of revenues, elimination of begar, and social boycott of oppressive landlords.

Question. Who headed the ‘Awadh Kisan Sabha’ ?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra headed the ‘Awadh Kisan Sabha’.

Question. What do you know about Alluri Sitaram Raju ?
Answer: Alluri Sitaram Raju was the pioneer of Andhra Pradesh. He could make astrological predictions and heal people.

Question. Why was Simon Commission rejected in India ?
Answer: The Simon Commission was rejected in India because it did not have a single Indian member.

Question. How Simon Commission was greeted in India ?
Answer: When Simon Commission entered India in 1928, it was welcomed with the roaring slogan with a black flag, ‘Go back, Simon’.

Question. Name two prominent industrialists of the earlytwentieth century.
Answer: Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G.D. Birla were the two prominent industrialists of the earlytwentieth century.

Question. When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact signed ?
Answer: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed between Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Lord Irwin on March 5, 1931.

Question. Why were people in rural areas angry with Britishers ?
Answer: There was a prevalence of conscription system or forced recruitment of soldiers in rural areas, culminating in acute dearth of food, accompanied by influenza epidemic.

Question. Name the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj‘. [2017 (OD) Term-II]
Answer: The book ‘Hind Swaraj was written by Mahatma Gandhi.

Assertion and Reasoning Based Questions

Mark the option which is most suitable :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Question. Assertion : In 1917, Gandhiji organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat.
Reason : The peasants were affected by crop failure and plague epidemic. They could not pay the revenue and were demanding that revenue collection be relaxed.
Answer: (a) The peasants wanted that their revenue collection be relaxed because they were at a complete loss because of the epidemic. Gandhiji came forward and organized a Satyagraha to provide them with a platform to raise their voice.

Question. Assertion : The council elections were boycotted in most provinces except Madras.
Reason : In many places, merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade.
Answer: (b) The council elections were boycotted in most provinces except Madras, where Justice Party, the party of the non-Brahmins, felt that entering the council was one way of gaining some power, something that usually only Brahmins had access to. Therefore, both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Question. Assertion : The Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slowed down for a variety of reasons in the cities.
Reason : As the boycott movement spread, and people began discarding imported clothes and wearing only Indian ones, production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.
Answer: (b) Khadi cloth was often more expensive than mass-produced mill cloth and poor people could not afford to buy it. Non-Cooperation Movement was gradually turning violent, some leaders were by now, very tired of mass struggle, that is how it lost momentum. Therefore, both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Question. Assertion : In Awadh, the peasants were led by Alluri Sitaram Raju.
Reason : The movement here was against Oudh Kisan Sabha.
Answer: (d) In Awadh, the peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji as indentured labourer. The movement here was against talukdars and landlords who demanded from peasants exorbitantly high rents and a variety of other cesses. Thus, both the assertion and the reason are wrong.

Question. Assertion : When Simon Commission arrived in India, it was greeted with the slogan ‘Go back Simon’.
Reason : This happened as Mahatma Gandhi was on Dandi March during that time.
Answer: (c) The Simon Commission was greeted with the slogan ‘Go back Simon’ because it did not have a single Indian member. They were all British but had come to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes. Gandhiji went on Dandi March on 11 March 1930. The reason thus does not explain the assertion.

Question. Assertion : Gandhiji entered into Gandhi-Irwin Pact on 5 March 1931.
Reason : Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru were both put in jail, the Congress was declared illegal, and a series of measures had been imposed to prevent meetings, demonstrations and boycotts.
Answer: (b) With the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Gandhiji consented to participate in the Round Table Conference in London. However, the negotiations broke down and Gandhiji returned to India disappointed. New repressive measures by the government declared the Congress illegal and put Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru into jail. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Question. Assertion : Rich peasants became enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience Movement, organising their communities and at times forcing reluctant members to participate in the boycott programmes.
Reason : However, they were deeply happy when the movement was called off in 1931 with revenue rates being lowered.
Answer: (c) The peasants were deeply disappointed when the Civil Disobedience Movement was called off in 1931 without revenue rates being revised. They wanted the revenue rates revised and were thus actively participating in the movement but were deeply hurt when they could not achieve the same. Therefore, The assertion is true but reason is false.

Question. Assertion : Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote ‘Vande Mataram’ as a hymn to the motherland and it was later included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement.
Reason : Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata, which is portrayed as an ascetic figure, who is calm, composed, divine and spiritual.
Answer: (d) It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as it circulated in popular prints, and was painted by different artists. Devotion to this mother figure came to be seen as evidence of one’s nationalism, but this does not explain why he wrote ‘Vande Mataram’. Thus both of them are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.