This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who raised the slogan Swatantra Bharat and when? A) Tribal groups in Non Cooperation Movement. B) Plantation workers in Non Cooperation Movement. C) Plantation workers in Civil Disobedience Movement. D) Plantation workers in Satyagraha Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantation workers in Non Cooperation Movement. 2. The total value of all goods and services produced in a country during one year is called A) National income. B) Economic development. C) Development. D) Per capita income. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National income. 3. What was the response of the government to the Civil Disobedience Movement? A) They declared the Congress illegal. B) They agreed to all the demands of the Congress. C) They released all the political prisoners. D) They launched a new cycle of repression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They launched a new cycle of repression. 4. The Peasant movement of Awadh demanded? A) Abolition of begar. B) Reduction of Revenue. C) Social boycott of oppressive landlords. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. When was the Non-Cooperation programme adopted by the Congress? A) At Surat in December 1920. B) At Nagpur in December 1920. C) At Calcutta in January 1921. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At Nagpur in December 1920. 6. How long period Gandhi Ji spent in South Africa A) 15 years. B) 20 years. C) 10 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 years. 7. The name and date of the massacre that took place in Amritsar when the fire was opened on the crowd was A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 10 April 1919. B) Baisakhi Fair Massacre, 13 April 1919. C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 13 April 1919. D) Baisakhi Fair Massacre, 10 April 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 13 April 1919. 8. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to create feeling of terror and awe in the minds of Satyagrahis. 9. In which sector the maximum number of people are involved in India A) Tertiary sector. B) Primary sector. C) Organised sector. D) Secondary sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary sector. 10. THE ROWLATT ACT GAVE THE GOVERNMENT POWER TO? A) DECLARE WAR. B) REPRESS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. C) LEAD FROM THE FRONT. D) SUSTAIN POLITICAL PRESSURE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPRESS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. 11. THE IMPORT OF FOREIGN CLOTH VALUE DROPPED FROM? A) 102 CRORE TO 58 CRORE. B) 102 CRORE TO 57 CRORE. C) 102 CRORE TO 59 CRORE. D) 102 CRORE TO 60 CRORE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 102 CRORE TO 57 CRORE. 12. In which year railway workers and dockworkers strikes A) 1930 and 1932. B) 1928 and 1929. C) 1935 and 1936. D) 1922 and 1925. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1930 and 1932. 13. What year did India gain its' independence? A) 1980. B) 1947. C) 1930. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1947. 14. What was NOT a reason most colonies were given their independence after WWII? A) It was hypocritical for Britain and France to have empires after liberating the Nazi Empire. B) Many colonists fought alongside their European rulers during the war. C) Most European countries were in serious debt after the war was over. D) European countries were looking to take over new territories after the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) European countries were looking to take over new territories after the war. 15. Non cooperation movement was to unfold in stages A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which act was passed by the British government in 1919 that led to widespread protests in India? A) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. B) The Government of India Act. C) The Indian Independence Act. D) The Rowlatt Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Rowlatt Act. 17. The spinning wheel on the tricolour made by Mahatma Gandhi represented? A) Truth. B) Perseverence. C) Hardwork. D) Self help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self help. 18. Who adopted the aim of Purna Swaraj in 1929? A) Bal Gangadhar Tikal. B) Bhagat Singh. C) Indian National Congress. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. This was the original goal of the British when they came to India in the 1600s. A) To trade goods like spices, sugar, vanilla. B) To find a short passageway to China and trade slaves. C) To attain elephants for Great Britain's circuses. D) For building materials from the vast rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To trade goods like spices, sugar, vanilla. 20. Who was the leader of the tribal people in the Gudem Rebellion A) Baba Ramchandra. B) Alluri Sitaram Raju. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alluri Sitaram Raju. 21. ..... believed that folklore was national literature; it was 'the most trustworthy manifestation of people's real thoughts and characteristics' A) Natesa Shastri. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Gandhiji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natesa Shastri. 22. Which event led to the partition of India in 1947? A) Indian Reformation Act of 1945. B) Indian Independence Act of 1947. C) Indian Partition Act of 1946. D) Indian Division Decree of 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Independence Act of 1947. 23. Which among the following movements received International Attention A) Non-cooperation movement. B) Swadeshi movement. C) Quit India movement. D) Civil disobedience movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil disobedience movement. 24. Who created the image of Bharat Mata? A) Abanindranath Tagore. B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. C) Rabindranath Tagore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. 25. In 1917, Gandhi went to ..... to inspire peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system. A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu. B) Kheda, Gujarat. C) Champaran, Bihar. D) Surat, Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Champaran, Bihar. 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. A) Purna Swaraj. B) Hind Swaraj. C) The story of my experiments with truth. D) Truth in God. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hind Swaraj. 27. Begar means labor that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Why could the people not escape during the firing? A) People were frightened to go out of the garden because of the army. B) As they were surrounded by the people. C) All exit gates were sealed except for the main narrow entrance. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All exit gates were sealed except for the main narrow entrance. 29. Civil Disobedience Movement was launched to ..... A) Protest the arrival of the Simon Commission. B) Protest the arrival of Torry Government. C) Protest the arrival of Viceroy Irwin. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protest the arrival of the Simon Commission. 30. Which of the following methods did Mahatma Gandhi adopt after returning to India in 1915? A) Petitioning the British Parliament. B) Violent agitation. C) Satyagraha (non-violent protest). D) Constitutional methods only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satyagraha (non-violent protest). 31. Who published a four volume collection of Tamil folk tales, 'The Folklore of Southern India'. A) Periyar Ramaswamy Aiyenger. B) Natesa Sastri. C) Abanindranath Tagore. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natesa Sastri. 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. A) It was a response to economic policies. B) It was linked to the struggle against colonial oppression. C) It was inspired by European nationalism. D) It was a reaction to cultural changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was linked to the struggle against colonial oppression. 33. Gandhi ji agreed to participate in a Round Table conference in London in A) Gandhi Irwin pact. B) Poona pact. C) Lahore pact. D) Gandhi Simon pact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gandhi Irwin pact. 34. Who announced a vague offer of'Dominion Status' for India in 1929? A) Lord William Bentick. B) Lord Mountbalten. C) Viceroy Irwin. D) Lord Curzon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viceroy Irwin. 35. How many demands were stated in the letter sent by Gandhi to Irwin A) 11. B) 16. C) 19. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11. 36. Vande Mataram was included in the novel ..... A) Anandamath. B) Swadeshi. C) Swaraj. D) Purna Swaraj. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anandamath. 37. Who led the 'Oudh Kisan Sabha' initially A) Rich peasants. B) Pt.J.L Nehru. C) Baba Ramachandra and Pt.J.L Nehru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baba Ramachandra and Pt.J.L Nehru. 38. What was Mahatma Gandhi's role in the Indian independence movement? A) Mahatma Gandhi was a monarch who ruled over India during the independence movement. B) Mahatma Gandhi supported British colonial rule in India. C) Mahatma Gandhi led nonviolent civil disobedience campaigns against British colonial rule. D) Mahatma Gandhi was a military leader in the Indian independence movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi led nonviolent civil disobedience campaigns against British colonial rule. 39. Why did the people go to Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on 13th April 1919? A) To protest. B) To attend baisa ki fair. C) To play. D) To meet friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To attend baisa ki fair. 40. One of the following is the book written by Mahathma Gandhi. A) Folktales of South India. B) Anandhmatt. C) Hind Swaraj. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hind Swaraj. 41. In 1918 Gandhi organised a satyagraha to fight for the rights of the ..... mill workers A) Steel. B) Cotton. C) Flour. D) Jute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cotton. 42. In which year Mahatma Gandhi returned to India? A) 1918. B) 1915. C) 1917. D) 1916. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1915. 43. Assertion-Rowlatt act increase the power of the police.Reson-the British wanted to control the nationalist activity A) A. B) B. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 44. Where is Jallianwalla Bagh located ..... A) Amritsar. B) Ahmedabad. C) Ajmer. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amritsar. 45. GANDHIJI RETURNED FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO INDIA IN A) 1914. B) 1912. C) 1910. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1915. 46. The historic Lucknow Pact was signed in the year: A) 1916. B) 1914. C) 1915. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1916. 47. The Depressed Classes Association was formed by A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. C) Gandhiji. D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 48. STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE. BETWEEN 1918 AND 1921 ABOUT FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE DIED DUE TO FAMINES A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 49. Deposits in bank accounts withdrawn on demand are called- A) Demand Deposits. B) Fixed Deposits. C) Recurring Deposits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demand Deposits. 50. Name the Satyagrahas organised by Gandhi Ji after coming to India A) Champaran, Kheda, Ludhiana. B) Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad. C) Kheda, Udaipur, Jodhpur. D) Champaran, Ludhiana, Amritsar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad. 51. Non cooperation movement began in which year A) 1921. B) 1918. C) 1924. D) 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1921. 52. The act that gave enormous powers to the British government to repress political activities was A) Rowlatt act. B) Arms Act. C) Seditious Meeting s Act. D) Vernacular press act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowlatt act. 53. Ensuring every person benefited by the process of development is called A) Environmental development. B) Inclusive development. C) Economic development. D) National income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusive development. 54. What was not used as a new link which redefined the boundaries of communities and the making of the new national entity? A) New symbols. B) New songs and ideas. C) Icons. D) Customs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Customs. 55. Which incident forced Gandhiji to call off the non-cooperation movement? A) Rowlatt act. B) Chauri chaura incident. C) Jalianwala bagh. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chauri chaura incident. 56. What kind of movement was launched by tribal peasants in Andra Pradesh? A) Satyagraha Movement. B) Militant Guerilla Movement. C) Non-violent Movement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Militant Guerilla Movement. 57. The First World War took place between A) 1818-20. B) 1912-15. C) 1914-18. D) 1914-16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1914-18. 58. During the war years (1913-18) defense expenditure was extracted through: A) Landlords. B) War loans and new, increased taxes. C) Loans from the monarchy. D) Pre-existing taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) War loans and new, increased taxes. 59. Meaning of Harijen A) God owner. B) God son. C) Children's of God. D) God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's of God. 60. Which famous writer from Bengal led the movement for folklore as part of Nationalism? A) Abanindranath Tagore. B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya. C) Rabindranath Tagore. D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. 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