This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why were the slogans demanding "SwatantraBharat" important? A) It showed the greatness of Mahatma Gandhi. B) They were going beyond their own localityand emotionally identifying with an all-Indiamovement. C) They were a unifying force of the Non-Cooperation Movement. D) The various ways in which 'Swaraj' wasinterpreted by different people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were going beyond their own localityand emotionally identifying with an all-Indiamovement. 2. How and when did Gandhiji break the Salt Law? A) He manufactured salt by boiling seawater on 27 June. B) He ate salt on 22 April. C) He used salt to make food on 6 May. D) He manufactured salt by boiling seawater on 6 April. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He manufactured salt by boiling seawater on 6 April. 3. Natesa Sastri expressed and proved his love for folklore by: A) Believing that folklore was national literature. B) By calling it the most trustworthy manifestation of the people's real thoughts and characteristics. C) By publishing a massive four-volume collection of Tamil folk tales 'The Folklore of Southern India. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By publishing a massive four-volume collection of Tamil folk tales 'The Folklore of Southern India. 4. ..... and ..... set up the Oudh Kisan Sabha A) Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose. B) Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Baba Ramchandra, Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Surendranath Banerjee, Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baba Ramchandra, Jawaharlal Nehru. 5. Martial law was imposed and General Dyer took command. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. What was the primary reason for the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhi? A) The lack of support from the masses. B) The success of the movement. C) The British response. D) The Chauri Chaura incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Chauri Chaura incident. 7. Which party didn't boycott the council election? A) Inc. B) Muslim league. C) Justice party. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justice party. 8. Which prominent figure is known for advocating the use of non-violent resistance during the Indian independence movement? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Subhas Chandra Bose. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi. 9. The peasants were main victims of the British colonial policies because A) They became landless farmers. B) They had to pay exorbitant taxes. C) The government took away large part of their produce. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. The Jallianwalla Bhag incident took place in the city of? A) Meerut. B) Amritsar. C) Lahore. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amritsar. 11. The Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement began in January 1921. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The word Nationalism is coined by A) Macaulay. B) James Mill. C) Johann Gottfried Herder. D) Dadabhai Naoroji. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Johann Gottfried Herder. 13. When was Non Cooperation launched? A) 1920. B) 1924. C) 1921. D) 1922. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1921. 14. The Indian Association was founded by ..... A) Surendranath Banerjee. B) G. Subramaniya Iyer. C) Ananda Charlu. D) Pherozeshah Mehta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surendranath Banerjee. 15. What does satyagraha mean? Choose one from the following options. A) 'Satyagraha' was a racist method of mass agitation. B) 'Satyagraha' does not inflict pain, it is a:non-violent method of fighting against oppression. C) 'Satyagraha' means passive resistance and is a weapon of the weak. D) Satyagraha means the use of physical force to inflict pain while fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Satyagraha' does not inflict pain, it is a:non-violent method of fighting against oppression. 16. What was the primary reason for the decline of the Non-Cooperation Movement? A) Lack of public interest. B) Failure to achieve immediate goals. C) Violence during protests. D) Internal conflicts within the Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Violence during protests. 17. Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Subhash Chandra Bose. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) B.R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.R. Ambedkar. 18. Which of these occured in India in 1919? A) Shanghai Massacre. B) Amritsar Massacre. C) Great Purge. D) The Great Massacre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amritsar Massacre. 19. When was the Non cooperation movement called off? A) 1923. B) 1921. C) 1920. D) 1922. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1922. 20. Which one of the following leaders headed Oudh Kisan Sabha? A) Jawahar Lal Nehru. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Subhash Chandra Bose. D) Motilal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jawahar Lal Nehru. 21. Who among the following led the Civil Disobedience Movement in Peshawar? A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan. C) Lala Lajpat Rai. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan. 22. Why did Gandhiji organised Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat? A) To support the plantation worker. B) To protest against high revenue demand. C) To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand. D) To demand loan for the farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protest against high revenue demand. 23. FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY WAS OBSERVED IN INDIA IN A) 1930. B) 1942. C) 1929. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1930. 24. Swadeshi movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag had ..... A) Seven sunflower. B) Three rose. C) Six lotus. D) Eight lotus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eight lotus. 25. During the Partition of India, which religious group fled to India? A) Sikhs. B) Christians. C) Jews. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindus. 26. What was the primary reason for the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885? A) To provide a platform for Indian political aspirations. B) To promote British interests. C) To support the British government. D) To encourage communal divisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide a platform for Indian political aspirations. 27. The feeling of Nationalism spread through? A) Culture. B) Indian Forklore. C) National Symbols. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 28. 4) Why was Alluri Sitarama Raju well known? A) A) He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh. B) B) He led a peasant movement in Avadh. C) C) He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli. D) (d) He set up an organisation for the uplifment of the dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh. 29. Which of the following leaders played a significant role in the Civil Disobedience Movement? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. D) Subhas Chandra Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 30. When did The act of Union was signed? A) 1801. B) 1707. C) 1848. D) 1688. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1707. 31. Baba Ramchandra was: A) A sanyasi, who was earlier an indentured labourer. B) Leader of the peasants revolt in Awadh. C) Founder of the Kishan Sabha of Awadh in October 1920 along with J.L. Nehru. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 32. Inland Emigration Act was passed in A) 1839. B) 1885. C) 1889. D) 1856. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1839. 33. To unify the Hindus and Muslims this movement was started. A) Khilafat Movement. B) Civil Disobedience Movement. C) Quit India Movement. D) Non Cooperation Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khilafat Movement. 34. Q2 . By whom was the first image of Bharat Mata painted? A) Rabindranath Tagore. B) Abanindranath Tagore. C) Ravi Verma. D) Nandalal Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abanindranath Tagore. 35. When Mahatma Gandhi came to India from South Africa? A) 1915. B) 1916. C) 1914. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1915. 36. THE IDEA OF SATYAGRAHA EMPHASISED THE POWER OF ILL-TRUTH AND VIOLENCE. TRUE/FALSE A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 37. FORCED RECRUITMENT REFERS TO A) MAKING PEOPLE TO JOIN ARMY. B) FORM OF DEMONSTRATION. C) BEGAR. D) FORM OF PROTEST. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MAKING PEOPLE TO JOIN ARMY. 38. The Swadeshi movement in Andhra Pradesh was known as: A) Vande Mataram movement. B) Quit India movement. C) Dandi movement. D) Non-Cooperation movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vande Mataram movement. 39. Gandhi returned to India in which of the following years? A) April, 1915. B) September 1920. C) January 1915. D) January 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) January 1915. 40. Which of the following Portuguese Governor in India who captured Goa from the ruler of Bijapur? A) Francisco de Almeida. B) John Mildenhall. C) Gerald Angier. D) Alfonso de Albuquerque. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alfonso de Albuquerque. 41. Gandhi developed what he called a system of ..... ..... and believed that it would make the world recognize the injustice in India and force change without using violence A) Unrivaled unrest. B) Protest and food. C) Non eating. D) Civil disobedience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil disobedience. 42. . Which among the following approach highlights the economic aspects of nationalism, especially the role of class struggle and capitalism? A) Marxist Approach. B) Post-colonial Approach. C) Liberal Approach. D) Globalization Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marxist Approach. 43. 'Swaraj' for the plantation workers in Assam meant A) (a) political freedom. B) (b) more wages. C) C) retaining a link with the village from which they had come. D) (d) none of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) retaining a link with the village from which they had come. 44. What was Gandhi's plan to refuse to obey unjust British laws? A) Mahatma. B) Civil Disobedience. C) Monopoly. D) Disarmament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil Disobedience. 45. MAHATMA GANDHI BACK I INDIA IN YEAR FROM SOUTH AFRICA IN YEAR A) 1916. B) 1912. C) 2021. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1915. 46. Gandhi's satyagrahas in South Africa were against ..... laws. A) Racist. B) National. C) Linguistic. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Racist. 47. When did the May Fourth Movement occur? A) When the working class rose to storm the palace gates in favor of more individual rights. B) When university students held a demonstration in Beijing. C) When the Qing Dynasty fell. D) May 4, 1925. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When university students held a demonstration in Beijing. 48. The movement in towns was such that thousands of students and teachers left government-controlled schools and colleges A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume? A) Equal pay for equal work. B) Forced recruitment in the army. C) Detention of political prisoners without trial. D) Forced manual labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detention of political prisoners without trial. 50. Leader of khilafat movement in india A) Muhammad Ali. B) Shaukat Ali. C) Muhammad Ali jinnah. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 51. When was the communist party formed in China? A) 1941. B) 1921. C) 1914. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1921. 52. Who amongst the following led the Civil Disobedience in Peshawar? A) Lala Lajpat Rai. B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Abdul Gaffar Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abdul Gaffar Khan. 53. THE KHILAFAT COMMITEE WAS FORMED IN? A) MARCH 1919. B) MAY 1919. C) APRIL 1919. D) JUNE 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MARCH 1919. 54. 2) Why was Satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916? 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To oppose the plantation system. 55. THE NON COOPERATION MOVEMENT WAS CALLED OFF IN A) 1922. B) 1919. C) 1921. D) 1924. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1922. 56. What event led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement? A) The launch of the Quit India Movement in 1942. B) The signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931. C) The violent incident at Chauri Chaura in February 1922. D) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The violent incident at Chauri Chaura in February 1922. 57. ..... is a process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army. A) Picketing. B) Begar. C) Forced recruitment. D) Boycott. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forced recruitment. 58. By what name were the dalits referred by Gandhiji? A) Achhuts. B) Untouchables. C) Shudras. D) Harijans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harijans. 59. When did the Jallianwala Bagh incident occur? A) May 9, 1918. B) August 15, 1916. C) April 6, 1920. D) April 13, 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) April 13, 1919. 60. During which of the following movements did the women participate in large numbers for the first time? A) Swadeshi and Boycott Movement. B) Non-Cooperation Movement. 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