This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did Gandhiji called Satyaghra active soul force A) It involved intense activity. B) It involved only truth. C) It involved all sections. D) It involved appealing for justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It involved intense activity. 2. What is the full form of FICCI? A) Federation of the International Chamber of Commerce and Industries. B) Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Individuals. C) Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries. 3. The hardship of the people was over when the war was over A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What was the primary objective of the Quit India Movement launched in 1942? A) To establish a new political party. B) To promote economic reforms. C) To support the British war effort. D) To demand immediate independence from British rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To demand immediate independence from British rule. 5. The English East India Company was formed by a group of merchants known as the ..... in 1600 AD. A) English Trader. B) Cox & King. C) Duke Trading Community. D) Merchant Adventures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merchant Adventures. 6. Rowlatt Satyagraha was launched by A) B.R Ambedkar. B) Jhansi Ki Rani. C) General Dyer. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi. 7. Which movement encouraged the boycott of British goods and promotion of Indian enterprise? A) Swadeshi movement. B) Civil Disobedience movement. C) Quit India movement. D) Non-Cooperation movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swadeshi movement. 8. Q3 By what name were the Dalits referred by Gandhiji? A) Achhuts. B) Untouchables. C) Harijans. D) Shudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harijans. 9. Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association was founded in which year: A) 1927. B) 1920. C) 1924. D) 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1920. 10. Gandhiji is the author of which of the following books? A) Anand Math. B) The Discovery of India. C) Freedom Struggle. D) Hind Swaraj. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hind Swaraj. 11. Who was the leader of the peasants in the Gudem Hills? A) Alluri Sitaram Raju. B) Baba Ramchandra. C) Venkata Raju. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluri Sitaram Raju. 12. When did the Frankfurt parliament held? A) 1999. B) 2000. C) 1848. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1848. 13. Dalit participation was limited in the ..... region. A) Maharashtra & Nagpur. B) Maharashtra &Konkan. C) Maharashtra &Kathiawad. D) Maharashtra & Chotanagpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maharashtra & Nagpur. 14. Which freedom fighter is known for his role in the Kakori Conspiracy of 1925? A) Chandrashekhar Azad. B) Bhagat Singh. C) Subhas Chandra Bose. D) Ram Prasad Bismil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ram Prasad Bismil. 15. What was the significance of the Lahore Congress in December 1929? A) It marked the beginning of the Quit India Movement. B) It formalized the demand for 'Purna Swaraj'. C) It was the first Congress session after independence. D) It established the Indian National Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It formalized the demand for 'Purna Swaraj'. 16. Which association is considered a precursor to the Indian National Congress? A) All India Muslim League. B) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha. C) The British India Association. D) Hindu Mahasabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha. 17. At which of the following places did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water to defy the salt law? A) Sabarmati. B) Wardha. C) Dandi. D) Ahmedabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dandi. 18. Why was Simon Commission sent to India in 1928? A) To look into the functioning of the Indian constitutional system and suggest reforms. B) To try Indian revolutionary leaders. C) To frame a new Constitution for India. D) To persuade Gandhiji to attend the Round Table Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To frame a new Constitution for India. 19. Which class/classes/institution/institutions was/were not participated in Civil Disobedience movement? A) Muslim League. B) Industrial workers. C) Depressed class. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 20. THE NON COOPERATION KHILAFAT MOVEMENT BEGIN IN? A) JANUARY 1921. B) MARCH 1921. C) FEBRUARY 1921. D) APRIL 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) JANUARY 1921. 21. What did the peasant movement NOT demand? A) Reduction of revenue. B) Self governance. C) Abolition of begar. D) Boycott of landlords. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self governance. 22. ..... WAS KNOWN AS LION OF PUNJAB . A) LALA LAJPAT RAI. B) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU. C) MAHATMA GANDHI. D) BAL GANGADHAR TILAK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LALA LAJPAT RAI. 23. Rowlatt act has been hurriedly passed by A) Imperial legislative council. B) EEIC. C) INC. D) Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperial legislative council. 24. Why did General Dyre shot at the peaceful mob in Jallianwala Bagh? A) To kill the satyagrahis. B) To create fear in the minds of satyagrahis. C) To fullfill the order given by the govt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create fear in the minds of satyagrahis. 25. Who was the governor general of India in 1917 A) Lord Mountbatten. B) Lord Chelmsford. C) Lord byron. D) Lord irwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Chelmsford. 26. On 31st January Mahatma Gandhi sent a ..... to ..... A) Letter, Sir John Simon. B) Letter, Irwin. C) Invitation, Ambedkar. D) Invitation, Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letter, Irwin. 27. Who hosted Lahore Congress session in 1929? A) Subas Chandra Boss. B) Moti Lal Nehru. C) Jawahar Lal Nehru. D) Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jawahar Lal Nehru. 28. What was the main goal of the Non-Cooperation Movement launched in 1921? A) To gain full independence from British rule. B) To establish a new political party. C) To promote economic cooperation with Britain. D) To support the British government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To gain full independence from British rule. 29. The belief that people should be loyal to those with which they share a common history, customs, origins, and sometimes language and religion. A) Boycott. B) Muslim League. C) Segregated. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nationalism. 30. The Kalifa Commite was formed in Bombay in ..... A) MARCH 1919. B) FEB 1919. C) MARCH 1918. D) JAN 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MARCH 1919. 31. Who led the protest against Simon Commission A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. B) Mahatma Gandhi ji. C) Lala Lajpat Rai. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lala Lajpat Rai. 32. How did cultural nationalism manifest in India during the freedom struggle? A) Promotion of Western art forms. B) Focus on industrialization and urbanization. C) Emphasis on British literature and culture. D) Cultural nationalism manifested through the revival of Indian art, literature, the Swadeshi movement, and the promotion of indigenous culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultural nationalism manifested through the revival of Indian art, literature, the Swadeshi movement, and the promotion of indigenous culture. 33. The idea of Satyagraha emphasised the power of truth and violence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. In which city Mahatma Gandhi launched Satyagraha in 1918? A) Lahore. B) Amritsar. C) Kheda. D) Ahmedabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ahmedabad. 35. When did Gandhiji design the Swaraj flag A) 1922. B) 1932. C) 1905. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1921. 36. British initially support Congress-considering it a safety valve. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place in ..... A) 12th April 1919. B) 12th April 1918. C) 13th April 1918. D) 13th April 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13th April 1919. 38. During the Swadeshi movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag was designed, which three colours were used? A) Red, green and yellow. B) Red, green, saffron. C) Saffron, white, green. D) Green, red, white. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red, green and yellow. 39. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in which year? A) 1913. B) 1920. C) 1910. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1915. 40. Who painted the famous image of Bharat Mata in 1905? A) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. B) Ravi Varma. C) Abanindranath Tagore. D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abanindranath Tagore. 41. What followed nationalism in Europe A) Creation of nation states. B) Creation of constitutions. C) Creation of monarchs. D) Creation of laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation of nation states. 42. The Indians opposed the Rowlatt Act as A) It introduced the Salt Law. B) It increased taxes on land. C) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial. D) It put a ban on the Congress party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial. 43. Which was Gandhiji's first Satyagrah Movement? A) Against Indigo Plantation. B) Against racial Regime. C) Against Cotton mill owners. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against racial Regime. 44. Who designed the current national flag of India? A) Sachindra prasad bose. B) Pingali venkaiya. C) Sukumar mitra. D) Sarojini naidu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pingali venkaiya. 45. Who said this statement, '' a flag is not only a symbol of our independence but also the freedoms of all people '' A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Mahatama Gandhi. C) Sardar vallabh bhai patel. D) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru. 46. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded om A) 4 April, 1871. B) 2 April, 1870. C) 2 June, 1890. D) 2 June, 1870. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 April, 1870. 47. Government of India Act was passed in A) 1938. B) 1919. C) 1925. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1919. 48. The Congress ignored the Dalits, for the fear of offending the ..... A) Untouchables. B) Harijans. C) Sanatanis. D) Reserved candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanatanis. 49. What is a sepoy? A) An Indian soldier. B) The era of British rule. C) An Independence movement. D) A British tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Indian soldier. 50. Kisan Sabha was headed by A) Gandhiji. B) Jawahar lal Nehru. C) Tilak. D) C, .R Das. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jawahar lal Nehru. 51. ROWLATT ACT WAS PASSED N THE YEAR A) 1922. B) 1919. C) 1921. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1919. 52. Which of the following combination of colours were there in the Swaraj flag designed by Gandhiji in 1921 A) Red green and white. B) Red green yellow. C) Orange white and green. D) Yellow white and green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red green and white. 53. What was the response of the people to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact? A) They continued the Civil Disobedience Movement. B) They celebrated the pact as a victory. C) They withdrew from the movement. D) They boycotted the Round Table Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They continued the Civil Disobedience Movement. 54. How many lotuses does the tricolor flag designed during the Swedeshi movement in Bengal have? A) 7. B) 11. C) 10. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 55. What were the main factors that led to the rise of nationalism in India? A) Religious tolerance, scientific discoveries, social equality. B) Peaceful coexistence, agricultural reforms, diplomatic negotiations. C) Industrial revolution, cultural exchange, technological advancements. D) British colonial rule, socio-religious movements, economic exploitation, impact of World War I, leadership roles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) British colonial rule, socio-religious movements, economic exploitation, impact of World War I, leadership roles. 56. DUE TO A VIOLENT INCIDENT IN ..... GANDHIJI CALLED OFF NON COOPERATION MOVEMENT . A) DANDI. B) SABARMATI. C) CHAURI CHAURA. D) ALLAHABAD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHAURI CHAURA. 57. Indigo Planters satyagraha took place in ..... A) Chauri chaura. B) Kheda. C) Champaran. D) Ahmedabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Champaran. 58. The peasant movement developed under leadership ..... ? A) Alluri Sitaram Raju. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Baba Ramchandra. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baba Ramchandra. 59. The Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place in the city of A) Meerut. B) Lahore. C) Agra. D) Amritsar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amritsar. 60. For poorer peasantry, the fight for swaraj was a struggle against high revenues. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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