Nationalism In India Mcq

Seminary Classes

Class -X MCQ

Sub - History Chap --3

(Nationalism in india)

1. Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt 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.

2. Why did Gandhiji organise a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918?

a) To protest against the poor working condition in the factory.
b) To demand for a higher wages for workers.
c) To protest against high revenue demand.
d) None of the above.

3. In which year did Gandhiji return to India from South Africa?

a) Jan. 1915
b) Feb. 1916
c) Jan. 1916
d) Feb. 1915

4. Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was launched by Gandhiji against

a) high revenue demand
b) indigo planters
c) mill owners
d) salt tax

5.In which city Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place?

a) Amritsar
b) Lahore
c) Agra
d) Meerut

6. Where was Gandhi's ashram located?

(a) Dandi
(b) Sabarmati
(c) Allahabad
(d) Nagpur

7. Which one of the following was not an outcome of the First World War ?

(a) Increased Defence Expenditure.
(b) Increased National Income.
(c) Increase in the prices of food grain and shortage of essential commodities.
(d) Increased forced recruitment in army in rural areas.

8. Custom duty means

(a) import tax
(b) export tax
(c) both a & b
(d) None

9. Who invited Gandhiji to come to Champaran ?

(a) Jay Prakash Narayan
(b) Anugrah Narayan
(c) Rajeev Shukla
(d) Rajkumar Shukla

10. Why did Gandhiji go to South Africa?

(a) To attend marriage ceremony
(b) To study law
(c) To fight for the rights of Indians
(d) To solve the case of Abdullah Seth

11. Why did General Dyer open fire at Jallianwala Bagh on 13th April 1919?

a. He wanted to enforce martial law very strictly in Amritsar.
b. He wanted to create feeling of terror and awe in the minds of Satyagrahis.
c. He wanted to demoralise the local Congress leaders.
d. He wanted to gain prominence in the eyes of British government.

12. Who wrote Hind Swaraj?

a. Subhas Chandra Bose
b. Jawahar Lal Nehru
c. Baba Ramchandra
d. Mahatma Gandhi

13. Rowlatt act was passed in

a. 1917
b. 1916
c. 1919
d. 1914

14. In which congress session the resolution of 'Purna Swaraj' was passed?

a. Calcutta
b. Nagpur
c. Bombay
d. Lahore

15. The term Khalifa refers to

a. The ruler of Turkey
b. The king of Bombay
c. The spiritual head of Muslims
d. Both a & c

16. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?

a. Alam Brothers
b. Aziz Brothers
c. Ali Brothers
d. Azad Brothers

17. Everyone supported the boycott of council election except

a. Judge Party
b. Jury Party
c. Advocate Party
d. Justice Party

18. Martial law refers to

a. The rule of a dictator
b. The rule of Judiciary
c. The rule of army
d. The rule of law

19. The steps suggested by Gandhiji in Non-cooperation Movement were

a. Returning of titles
b. Boycotting government Jobs
c. Boycotting foreign goods
d. All of the above

20. The aim of non-cooperation Movement was

a. To defend the post of Khalifa
b. To achieve swaraj
c. To boycott foreign products
d. a & b




Answers :-

1. c. 2. b. 3. a. 4. b. 5. a
6. b. 7. b 8.c. 9. d. 10. d
11. b. 12. d. 13. c. 14. d 15. d
16. c. 17. d. 18. c. 19. d 20. d