This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the significance of the Indian National Congress in the freedom struggle? A) It was primarily a regional party in India. B) The Indian National Congress was significant for uniting diverse groups, leading major movements, and advocating for self-governance in the freedom struggle. C) It opposed the idea of self-governance. D) It focused solely on economic reforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indian National Congress was significant for uniting diverse groups, leading major movements, and advocating for self-governance in the freedom struggle. 2. WHO CREATED THE BHARAT MATA? A) BANKIN CHANDRA. B) RABINTRANATH TAGORE. C) ABINDRANATH TAGORE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BANKIN CHANDRA. 3. Who coined the term 'Satyagraha'? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Winston Churchill. C) Nelson Mandela. D) Martin Luther King Jr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LEADER IS A RADICAL LEADER WITHIN THE CONGRESS A) J NEHRU. B) MOTILAL NEHRU. C) C.R DAS. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J NEHRU. 5. Which of the following were the demands of non cooperation movement? 1.Solving khilafat problem2.Resentment to jallianwala massacre3.Attainment of swaraj A) 1, 2. B) 1, 3. C) Only 3. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 6. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACE DID GANDHIJIORGANISE SATYAGRAHA FIRST TIME A) DANDI. B) AHMEDABAD. C) KHEDA. D) CHAMPARAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CHAMPARAN. 7. Importance of Calcutta session, 1920 A) Convinced other leaders to start NCM. B) Decided to support Khilafat Movement. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 8. Who was written of the novel Anandamath? A) Abanindranath Tagore. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Natesa Sastri. D) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. 9. Why was the Kuomintang unable to maintain control following the establishment of the Republic of China? A) Weak central government. B) Poor military strength. C) Not enough money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak central government. 10. The British Government passed the Inland Emigration Act in ..... A) 1920. B) 1859. C) 1921. D) 1861. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1859. 11. What role did the Quit India Movement play in India's independence? A) It led to the immediate withdrawal of British forces from India. B) The Quit India Movement galvanized the Indian population against British rule and accelerated the push for independence. C) The movement was primarily focused on economic reforms. D) It had no significant impact on the independence movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Quit India Movement galvanized the Indian population against British rule and accelerated the push for independence. 12. Identify the appropriate reason for the formation of the Swaraj party from the options given below. A) Wanted members of Congress to oppose Simon Commission. B) Wanted members of Congress to ask Dominion State for India. C) Wanted members of Congress to ask for Poorna Swaraj for Indians. D) Wanted members of Congress to return to Council Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wanted members of Congress to return to Council Politics. 13. The object that was seen as a symbol of western economic and cultural domination was A) Foreign cloth. B) Foreign shoes. C) Foreign food. D) Foreign spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreign cloth. 14. One of the major drawbacks of Rowlatt act was that A) It was limited to towns and cities. B) It was not broad based. C) It could not involve all sections. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. A) India Divided. B) Hind Swaraj. C) Anandamath. D) Kesri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anandamath. 16. Investigation of historical methodology refers to ..... A) Imperialism. B) Nationalism. C) Colonialism. D) Historiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historiography. 17. When did incident of chauri-chaura took place? A) 1919. B) 1922. C) 1921. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1922. 18. Who was the president of Muslim League? A) Muhammad Iqbal. B) Hakin Ajmal Khan. C) Hasrat Mohani. D) Shaukat Ali. E) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muhammad Iqbal. 19. What did Mahatma Gandhi in his book, Hind Swaraj, declare? A) British ruled India because the latter was militarily weak. B) British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them. C) British ruled India because they got international support. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them. 20. Who is the symbol of civil disobedience in India? A) Ghandi. B) Kemal. C) Zedong. D) Sheik. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ghandi. 21. Which Indian leader gave the famous 'Tryst with Destiny' speech? A) Subhas Chandra Bose. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Indira Gandhi. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jawaharlal Nehru. 22. Who among the following discovered the Cape Route from Europe to India? A) Christopher Colobus. B) Vasco-da-Gama. C) Ferdinand Magellan. D) Amerigo Vespucci. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vasco-da-Gama. 23. Which Satyagraha start with a hartal on 6th April 1919? A) Rowlatt Satyagraha. B) Salt Satyagraha. C) Ahmedabad Satyagraha. D) Champaran Satyagraha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowlatt Satyagraha. 24. It is not Human development indicator A) Life expectancy. B) Education achievements. C) Standard of life. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poverty. 25. Why did Gandhi organise satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat A) To support the mill workers. B) Against the oppressive plantation system. C) To support the peasants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To support the peasants. 26. When did the Simon Commission arrive in India and how was it received by the Indians? A) 1927, it was welcomed. B) 1929, there was a mixed response. C) 1930, people were forced to accept it. D) 1928, by the slogan 'Simon go Back'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1928, by the slogan 'Simon go Back'. 27. Who was the prominent female leader associated with the Indian independence movement and known for her role in the Quit India Movement?a) Sarojini Naidu.b) Annie Besant.c) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay.d) Indira Gandhi. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 28. The slogan "Jai Hind" was given by A) Lal Bahadur Shastri. B) Jawahar Lal Nehru. C) Subhas Chandra Bose. D) Ras Behari Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subhas Chandra Bose. 29. Due to which incident Gandhiji called off Non-Cooperation movement? A) Jallianwalla Baugh incident. B) Chauri Chaura incident. C) Kheda Satyagraha. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chauri Chaura incident. 30. Which one of the following large countries has not adopted federalism A) China. B) Brazil. C) India. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 31. What was the slogan associated with the Quit India Movement? A) Stand Tall. B) Keep Fighting. C) Never Give Up. D) Do or Die. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do or Die. 32. Gujaranwala now its in A) Punjab. B) Baluchistan. C) Pakistan. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pakistan. 33. Who was the leader of muslim congress league A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. B) Sir Muhammad Iqbal. C) Jawahar lal nehru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Muhammad Iqbal. 34. Which class was mainly involved initially in Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement? A) Elite class. B) Lower class. C) Middle class. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Middle class. 35. Who called the untouchables harijans A) Gandhi ji. B) Nehru ji. C) Dr. Rajendra prasad. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gandhi ji. 36. In his famous book ..... , Gandhijii declared that the British lasted in India only with the cooperation of indians. A) Mein Kampf. B) Hind swaraj. C) My experiments with truth. D) Azad Hindustan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hind swaraj. 37. The resolution of Puma Swaraj was adopted at which session? A) Haripur Congress. B) Nagpur Congress. C) Karachi Congress. D) Lahore Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lahore Congress. 38. What was the Rowlatt Act also known as A) Marshall law. B) Inland emigration law. C) Begar act. D) Black law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black law. 39. What were the steps involved in Civil Disobedience movement? A) Boycott of Civil services, police, legislative councils, schools etc. B) Surrender of titles. C) Boycott of foreign goods. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. What was the significance of the Non-cooperation Movement? A) It was a violent movement that caused widespread destruction. B) It marked the first nationwide mass protest against British rule and aimed to unite Indians in nonviolent resistance. C) It led to increased British support for Indian independence. D) It resulted in the immediate withdrawal of British forces from India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It marked the first nationwide mass protest against British rule and aimed to unite Indians in nonviolent resistance. 41. What occured in March of 1918? A) Shanghai Massacre. B) Mr. G was born. C) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. D) Maggie broke her foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. 42. The Indian National Congress split into Moderates and Radicals in: A) 1885. B) 1905. C) 1916. D) 1907. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1907. 43. Which significant event took place in 1947 that marked the end of British rule in India?a) The Indian Independence Act.b) The Dandi March.c) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.d) The Quit India Movement. A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 44. In which province was the election NOT boycotted during the non cooperation movement? A) Madras. B) Kheda. C) Bihar. D) Amritsar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madras. 45. In the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh, for instance, a militant guerrilla movement spread in the early ..... A) 1919. B) 1920. C) 1921. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1920. 46. Which of the following statements is true about the Rowlatt Act? A) It did not give the government powers to repress political activities. B) It did not allow the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. C) It allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. D) Gandhiji decided to launch nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. 47. What was one of the economic demands of the early Congress? A) Increasing military expenditure. B) Raising land revenue. C) Reducing the salt tax. D) Supporting British industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reducing the salt tax. 48. In the countryside, the Jats of ..... were active in the movement. A) Punjab. B) Haryana. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh. 49. Which one of the following is not true regarding the jallianwala Bagh incident? A) Its aim was to create a feeling of terror. B) The martial law had been imposed by Dyer. C) It took place on 13th April 1918. D) Its aim was to create a moral effect in the mind of Satyagrahis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It took place on 13th April 1918. 50. Who were the key leaders of the Indian National Congress during the early phase of the nationalist movement? A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Annie Besant. B) Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Subhas Chandra Bose. C) Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. D) Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, C. Rajagopalachari, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. 51. When did the jallianwala bagh masacre took place A) May 20, 1919. B) August 17, 1930. C) February 14, 1920. D) April 13, 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) April 13, 1919. 52. Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in A) 1919. B) 1931. C) 1926. D) 1938. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1931. 53. Awadh peasants were fighting against A) Talukdar. B) Land lords. C) British. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 54. When did Gandhi sent a letter to irwin A) 31 jan 1930. B) 30 jan 1931. C) 23 april 1930. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 31 jan 1930. 55. 7) What was one of the main reasons behind Mahatma Gandhi's decision to take up the Khilafat Issue?a) To bring more unity among Hindus and Muslims.b) To bring more unity among Hindus and Christians.c) To bring more unity among Christians and Muslims.d) None of the above. A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 56. How many followers did Mahatma Gandhi have When he started Dandi March? A) 79. B) 240. C) 78. D) 75. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 78. 57. Name the leader of Awadh Peasants? A) Baba Ramdev. B) Baba Ranchandra. C) Baba Ramchandra. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baba Ramchandra. 58. Who painted the picture of Bharat Mata? A) Abanindranath Tagore. B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. C) Rabindranath Tagore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abanindranath Tagore. 59. How did the British government respond to the Civil Disobedience Movement? A) The British government responded with repression and violence. B) The British government supported the movement with reforms. C) The British government ignored the movement entirely. D) The British government negotiated peacefully with the leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The British government responded with repression and violence. 60. When did the partition of Bengal took place? A) 20 July, 1905. B) 20 July, 1907. C) 29 November, 1906. D) 17 June, 1906. 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