Nationalism in India (Objective type)

Maximum Marks – 20 Time allowed – 40 minutes

General Instructions – This paper consists of different types of Objective questions on

Chapter Nationalism in India including chronological order, rewrite the statements etc

Ques 1 Arrange the following in correct sequence : (2)

(A) (i) The Simon Commission

(ii) First World War
(iii) Civil Disobedience Movement

(B) (i) Rowlatt Act

(ii) Jallianwalla Bagh incident
(iii) Champaran Satyagraha

Ques 2 Correct the following statements and rewrite : (2)

(1) In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to Ahemdabad to organise a satyagraha movement to

inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.

(2) Mahtma Gandhi organised the dalits into the Depressed classes Association.

Ques 3 Fill in The Blanks : (5)

(a) In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to ……… to inspire the peasants to struggle
against the oppressive plantation system.
(b) Under the ………. plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea
gardens of Assam.
(c) ‘Vande Mataram’ a hymn to the motherland was written by ………..
(d) During the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, a tri colour flag was designed with
eight lotuses representing ……………
(e) By ……… pact Gandhiji consented to participate in a Round Table Conference
and government agreed to release the political prisoners.

Ques 4 Read the information and write a single term : (4)

(a) It was a non violent method of mass agitation used by Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Labour that villages were forced to contribute without any payment.
(c) It was an Act through which plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea
gardens without permission.
(d) It was a pact which was signed between Gandhiji and Dr B.R. Ambedkar. The Pact
gave the depressed classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative
councils.
Ques 5 Very Short Answer Type Questions (1 mark each) : (7)

(1) What were the major demands of peasants who participated in the Non - cooperation
Khilafat movement ? Mention any two.

(2) “In the Calcutta Session of 1920 Mahatma Gandhi convinced other leaders to start a
non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat Movement”. Examine the reason
behind this conviction.

(3) Which events played a major role in the growth of Indian Nationalism?

(4) How did the Indian National Movement impact other countries fighting for
independence?

(5) Name the Commission which was formed to look into the functioning of the
constitutional system in India. Who was the President of the Commission ?

(6) “The plantation workers in Assam had their own understanding of Mahatma Gandhi
and notion of Swaraj.” Support the statement with arguments.

(7) Compare the images of Bharat Mata in this chapter with the image of Germania in
Chapter 1