This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gandhiji returned to India in ..... A) 1914. B) 1916. C) 1917. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1915. 2. IN 1916 GANDHIJI TRAVELLED TO? A) CHAMPARAN IN BIHAR. B) KHEDA IN GUJARAT. C) AHMEDABAD. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHAMPARAN IN BIHAR. 3. How many supporters were there in salt march? A) 80. B) 76. C) 77. D) 78. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 78. 4. JUSTICE PARTY WAS FORMED IN A) BOMBAY. B) ODISHA. C) MADRAS. D) KERALA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MADRAS. 5. Where is Chauri-Chaura located? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Haryana. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh. 6. Who presided over the December 1929 Session of the Congress at Lahore and what was its demand? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. The demand was for Poorna Swaraj or full independence. B) Mahatma Gandhi. He asked for peaceful transfer of power by the British. C) Subhas Chandra Bose and "Poorna Swaraj" was its demand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru. The demand was for Poorna Swaraj or full independence. 7. Place where Indian National Congress held its session in December 1920 A) Calcutta. B) Hyderabad. C) Madras. D) Nagpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nagpur. 8. What does the term Khalifa refer? A) Nawab of a Muslim state. B) Spiritual leader of the Muslims. C) Badshah of Mughal period. D) Sultan of a Muslim country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiritual leader of the Muslims. 9. Vandhemataram composed by A) Bakimchandrachodhopaya. B) Rabindarath tagore. C) Abinthranath Tagore. D) Sastri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bakimchandrachodhopaya. 10. Which statement best explains why India was partitioned in 1947? A) One region wanted to remain under British control. B) Communist supporters wanted a separate state. C) The British feared a united India. D) Religious differences led to political division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religious differences led to political division. 11. The Congress was unwilling to support 'no rent' campaigns in most places because ..... A) They did not want to offend the conservative high caste Hindus. B) Were apprehensive of raising issues that might upset the rich peasants and landlords. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were apprehensive of raising issues that might upset the rich peasants and landlords. 12. How did the concept of 'Swaraj' influence Indian nationalism? A) Swaraj emphasized complete independence from all forms of governance. B) The concept of Swaraj was primarily focused on economic policies. C) Swaraj aimed to strengthen colonial rule in India. D) The concept of 'Swaraj' influenced Indian nationalism by promoting self-governance and uniting diverse groups in the struggle for independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The concept of 'Swaraj' influenced Indian nationalism by promoting self-governance and uniting diverse groups in the struggle for independence. 13. Gandhiji came India in 1915 from? A) South America. B) South Africa. C) South Asia. D) South Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Africa. 14. Gandhiji organised Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act in 1919 because A) The Act was unjust, which denied the civil rights to Indians. B) The Act denied educational rights to Indians. C) The Act was passed by the British. D) The Act discriminated against the Muslims. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Act was unjust, which denied the civil rights to Indians. 15. What is picketing? A) It is the act of looting shops during protests. B) Picketing is a form of protest in which people try to block the way to shops or institutions, they are protesting against. C) It is a small group of Policemen which try to control the protesters. D) A protest leader's call to action is called picketing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Picketing is a form of protest in which people try to block the way to shops or institutions, they are protesting against. 16. The Moderate leaders of Congress believed in: A) Mass mobilization. B) Armed struggle. C) Revolutionary violence. D) Petitioning the British government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petitioning the British government. 17. The Congress Calcuta Sesson was on ..... A) SEP 2030. B) SEP 1920. C) SEP 2020. D) SEP 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SEP 1920. 18. Folk hero of Andrapradesh A) Allurisitaram RAJU. B) Rajulu. C) Gopalu. D) Mahaes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allurisitaram RAJU. 19. Which of the following is an aspect(s) of totalitarianism? A) Ethnic Persecution. B) Lies. C) Police Threats. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethnic Persecution. 20. Which event is often considered a turning point in the Indian independence movement due to its widespread impact?a) The Salt March.b) The Quit India Movement.c) The Dandi March.d) The Champaran Satyagraha. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 21. What was not used as a new link which redefined the boundaries of communities and the making of the newnational entity? A) New Symbols. B) New songs and ideas. C) Icons. D) Customs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Customs. 22. What did the Crescent moon on the flag represent? A) Light for the nation. B) Hindus & Muslims. C) Unity of the nation. D) Muslim representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindus & Muslims. 23. 1) Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat? A) To support the plantation workers. B) To protest against high revenue demand. C) To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand. D) To demand loans for the farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protest against high revenue demand. 24. Why is the 1929 session important in the history of India? A) Purna Swaraj. B) Independence day since 1930. C) Nehruji as the President of Congress. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 25. THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM IN INDIA IS LINKED TO A) ANTI-RACIST MOVT. B) SEPARATIST MOVT. C) RELIGIOUS MOVT. D) ANTI-IMERIALIST-MOVT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ANTI-IMERIALIST-MOVT. 26. Arrange the following events of Indian National Movement in chronological order and choose the correct option.(I) Formation of Swaraj Party (II) Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (III) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (IV) Formation of Depressed Class Association A) (II), (III), (I) and (IV). B) (I), (II), (IV) and (III). C) (I), (III), (II) and (IV). D) (IV), (III), (II) and (I). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (I), (II), (IV) and (III). 27. NCM WAS SUSPENDED IN THE YEAR A) 1925. B) 1922. C) 1921. D) 1924. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1922. 28. With which main demand did the Civil Disobedience Movement start? A) Abolition of Untouchability. B) Abolition of Dowry. C) Abolition of Salt Law. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abolition of Salt Law. 29. Who was the leader of guerrilla movement A) Alluri sitarama raju. B) Mahatma gandhi. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluri sitarama raju. 30. Who started Non-cooperation movement? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Dada Bhai Naroji. C) Jawahar Lal Nehru. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 31. Where did Indian National Session took place in September 1920. A) Calcutta. B) Madras. C) Nagpur. D) Lahore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcutta. 32. WHICH CONGRESS SESSION ADOPTED THE NON COOPERATION MOVEMENT? A) LAHORE SESSION. B) KANPUR SESSION. C) NAGPUR SESSION. D) BOMBAY SESSION. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NAGPUR SESSION. 33. UNDER ROWLATT ACT MARTIAL LAW WAS IMPOSED IN A) AWADH. B) BARELLY. C) BOMBAY. D) AMRITSAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AMRITSAR. 34. ..... approach focuses on the 'voices that were unheard' or 'voices from below'? A) Marxist Approach. B) Subaltern Approach. C) Colonial Approach. D) Nationalist Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subaltern Approach. 35. Gandhiji took part in which Round Table Conference? A) 1. B) 1 and 2 both. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 36. Who organised the Depressed classes Association in 1930? A) B.R . Ambedkar. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Subhash Chandra Bose. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B.R . Ambedkar. 37. Who among the was leader from Allahabad ( now prayagraj ) in the revolt against the British in 1857? A) Maulvi liaquat ali. B) Rani laxmi Bai. C) Tatya tope. D) Khan Bahadur Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maulvi liaquat ali. 38. Villages around ..... in Punjab, now in Pakistan were bombed. A) Kalibangan. B) Gujranwala. C) Dholavira. D) Lothal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gujranwala. 39. The NCM started with the ..... A) Middle class participation. B) Peasant rebellion. C) Plantation workers rebellion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle class participation. 40. NON CO OPERATION MOVT BEGAN IN THE YEAR A) 1919. B) 1920. C) 1921. D) 1922. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1921. 41. CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA IS RELATED TO A) INDUSTRIALIST. B) TEXTILE MILL WORKERS. C) RICH PEASANTS. D) INDIGO CULTIVATORS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) INDIGO CULTIVATORS. 42. When was 'FICCI' formed? A) 1925. B) 1924. C) 1920. D) 1927. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1927. 43. What year did the Partition of India take place? A) 1939. B) 1950. C) 1947. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1947. 44. What did the term 'begar' mean? A) Payment of wages. B) Labour without payment. C) High rents demanded by landlords. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Labour without payment. 45. Assertion:In Awadh, the peasants were led by Alluri Sitaram Raju. Reason:The movement here was against Oudh Kisan Sabha. A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. B) If both assertion and reason are true but 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If both assertion and reason are false. 46. What was the outcome of the Quit India Movement? A) Complete suppression of the movement by the British government. B) Peaceful resolution of the conflict between India and Britain. C) Intensified pressure on the British government for India's independence. D) Increased support for British rule in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intensified pressure on the British government for India's independence. 47. The Arms Act of 1878 prohibited Indians from: A) Carrying British goods. B) Owning weapons. C) Practicing traditional professions. D) Publishing newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owning weapons. 48. Which political party ruled in Britain when Simon commission was set up A) AITC. B) BRITAIN CONGRESS. C) Labour party. D) Conservative party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative party. 49. Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, A) Plantation workers were given less wages. B) Plantation workers were not allowed to wear their traditional dress or clothes. C) Plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission. D) Plantation workers were forced to farm indigo alone for commercial purposes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission. 50. Which Year did the Jalianwallah Bagh Massacre happen A) 1990. B) 1890. C) 1919. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1919. 51. Who formed Swaraj Party and when? A) C.R. Das and Jawaharlal Nehru. B) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru. C) M.K. Gandhi and C. R. Das. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru. 52. Awadh rebellion was against ..... A) English. B) Congress. C) Talukdars and landlords. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talukdars and landlords. 53. Why did Gandhiji urge the Congress to join the Khilafat Movement? A) He wanted to support the Khilafat. B) He saw this as an opportunity to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement. C) He knew that without Hindu-Muslim unity no broad-based movement could be launched. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c). 54. On 6th Jan 1921, the police fired at the peasants in the United Provinces at ..... A) Champaran. B) Chauri chaura. C) Rae Bareli. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rae Bareli. 55. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was formed to represent: A) British officials. B) A specific region. C) The interests of all Indians. D) The zamindars only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The interests of all Indians. 56. How did the Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements influence future Indian independence movements? A) They established non-violent resistance and mass mobilization, influencing future movements for independence. B) They promoted violent uprisings against British rule. C) They had no impact on future movements for independence. D) They focused solely on economic reforms without political change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They established non-violent resistance and mass mobilization, influencing future movements for independence. 57. Q5 What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gundam Hills in Andhra Pradesh? A) Satyagraha Movement. B) Militant Guerrilla Movement. C) Non-Violent Movement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Militant Guerrilla Movement. 58. For industrialists, the fight for Swaraj was a fight against? A) Government. B) Famine. C) Congress. D) High revenues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High revenues. 59. Businessman wanted swaraj because- A) They wanted less forgein competition. B) They wanted less profit. C) They wanted less import duty. D) They wanted freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They wanted less forgein competition. 60. Woman/women who led the Quit India Movement. A) Matangini Harza. B) Kanaklata Barua. C) Rama Devi. D) All of the above. 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