Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who raised the slogan Swatantra Bharat and when?
2. The total value of all goods and services produced in a country during one year is called
3. What was the response of the government to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
4. The Peasant movement of Awadh demanded?
5. When was the Non-Cooperation programme adopted by the Congress?
6. How long period Gandhi Ji spent in South Africa
7. The name and date of the massacre that took place in Amritsar when the fire was opened on the crowd was
8. Why did General Dyer open fire at Jallianwala Bagh on 13th April 1919?
9. In which sector the maximum number of people are involved in India
10. THE ROWLATT ACT GAVE THE GOVERNMENT POWER TO?
11. THE IMPORT OF FOREIGN CLOTH VALUE DROPPED FROM?
12. In which year railway workers and dockworkers strikes
13. What year did India gain its' independence?
14. What was NOT a reason most colonies were given their independence after WWII?
15. Non cooperation movement was to unfold in stages
16. Which act was passed by the British government in 1919 that led to widespread protests in India?
17. The spinning wheel on the tricolour made by Mahatma Gandhi represented?
18. Who adopted the aim of Purna Swaraj in 1929?
19. This was the original goal of the British when they came to India in the 1600s.
20. Who was the leader of the tribal people in the Gudem Rebellion
21. ..... believed that folklore was national literature; it was 'the most trustworthy manifestation of people's real thoughts and characteristics'
22. Which event led to the partition of India in 1947?
23. Which among the following movements received International Attention
24. Who created the image of Bharat Mata?
25. In 1917, Gandhi went to ..... to inspire peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.
26. In his famous book Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refused to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse within a year, and swaraj would come. Name the book from which the above extract was taken.
27. Begar means labor that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.
28. Why could the people not escape during the firing?
29. Civil Disobedience Movement was launched to .....
30. Which of the following methods did Mahatma Gandhi adopt after returning to India in 1915?
31. Who published a four volume collection of Tamil folk tales, 'The Folklore of Southern India'.
32. Aarav and Avani are studying the history of India and discussing the primary connection between modern nationalism and the anti-colonial movement in India.
33. Gandhi ji agreed to participate in a Round Table conference in London in
34. Who announced a vague offer of'Dominion Status' for India in 1929?
35. How many demands were stated in the letter sent by Gandhi to Irwin
36. Vande Mataram was included in the novel .....
37. Who led the 'Oudh Kisan Sabha' initially
38. What was Mahatma Gandhi's role in the Indian independence movement?
39. Why did the people go to Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on 13th April 1919?
40. One of the following is the book written by Mahathma Gandhi.
41. In 1918 Gandhi organised a satyagraha to fight for the rights of the ..... mill workers
42. In which year Mahatma Gandhi returned to India?
43. Assertion-Rowlatt act increase the power of the police.Reson-the British wanted to control the nationalist activity
44. Where is Jallianwalla Bagh located .....
45. GANDHIJI RETURNED FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO INDIA IN
46. The historic Lucknow Pact was signed in the year:
47. The Depressed Classes Association was formed by
48. STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE. BETWEEN 1918 AND 1921 ABOUT FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE DIED DUE TO FAMINES
49. Deposits in bank accounts withdrawn on demand are called-
50. Name the Satyagrahas organised by Gandhi Ji after coming to India
51. Non cooperation movement began in which year
52. The act that gave enormous powers to the British government to repress political activities was
53. Ensuring every person benefited by the process of development is called
54. What was not used as a new link which redefined the boundaries of communities and the making of the new national entity?
55. Which incident forced Gandhiji to call off the non-cooperation movement?
56. What kind of movement was launched by tribal peasants in Andra Pradesh?
57. The First World War took place between
58. During the war years (1913-18) defense expenditure was extracted through:
59. Meaning of Harijen
60. Which famous writer from Bengal led the movement for folklore as part of Nationalism?