This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > The Making Of The National Movement 1870S–1947 > Class 8 History Chapter 11 The Making Of The National Movement 1870S–1947 – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 11 The Making Of The National Movement 1870S–1947 Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is known as the first civil disobedience act of Indians? A) Champaran movement. B) Kheda movement. C) Ahmedabad strikes. D) Setting the police station on fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Champaran movement. 2. Which act was criticized as "devilish" and tyrannical by Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and other leaders? A) Rowlatt Act. B) Government of India Act. C) Arms Act. D) Vernacular Press Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowlatt Act. 3. Who is 'they' in these lines?- "They argued that people must rely on their own strength, not on the "good" intentions of the government; people must fight for swaraj." A) Indian National Congress. B) Radical leaders. C) Moderate leaders. D) Mahatma Gandhi and his followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radical leaders. 4. What economic impact did the First World War have on India? A) Decreased agricultural production. B) Increased industrial growth. C) Expansion of trade with other countries. D) Rise in prices and shortage of goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rise in prices and shortage of goods. 5. Moderates and radicals got separated in this session of 1907. A) Lucknow. B) Surat. C) Lahore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surat. 6. Amar Shonar Bangla was written by? A) Gandhi ji. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Rabindranath Tagore. D) Lala lajpat rai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rabindranath Tagore. 7. The political associations formed during the 1870s and 1880s believed that people should be- A) Dependent. B) Sovereign. C) Conquered. D) Rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sovereign. 8. Who formed the Indian National Academy? A) Subhash Chandra Bode. B) Mohan singh. C) Rash Behari Bose. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subhash Chandra Bode. 9. Gandhiji called of Non-Cooperation movement because of violence in ..... A) Chauri Chaura. B) Ahmedabad. C) Kanpur. D) Bithur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chauri Chaura. 10. How many delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December 1885 to form the Indian National Congress? A) 65. B) 78. C) 83. D) 72. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 72. 11. Gandhiji arrived in India from ..... in 1915. A) China. B) South Africa. C) USA. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Africa. 12. ..... was passed in 1919. A) Rowlatt Act. B) Vernacular Press Act. C) Arms Act. D) Simon Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowlatt Act. 13. When was the All India Muslim League formed by a group of Muslim landlords and nawabs at Dacca? A) 1906. B) 1908. C) 1910. D) 1904. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1906. 14. Which of the movement is associated with Chittaranjan Das? A) Quit India Movement. B) The Salt March. C) Non-Cooperation Movement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Cooperation Movement. 15. In 1883 what was introduced? A) Vernacular Press Act. B) Indian Arms Act. C) Formation of Muslim League. D) Illbert Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illbert Bill. 16. When did Mahatma Gandhi call of the Non-Cooperation Movement and why? A) August 1925 due to health issues. B) June 1920 due to lack of support. C) May 1919 due to British pressure. D) February 1922 due to the violent incident at Chauri Chaura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) February 1922 due to the violent incident at Chauri Chaura. 17. Which of the following movement is associated with Chitta Ranjan Das? A) Quit India Movement. B) The Salt March. C) Non-Cooperation Movement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Cooperation Movement. 18. Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law? A) To challenge the British monopoly on salt production. B) To support the local salt producers. C) To promote healthy eating habits. D) To protest against the high salt prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To challenge the British monopoly on salt production. 19. What does Swaraj mean? A) Self rule. B) Others ruling our nation. C) Kings as supreme leader. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self rule. 20. What does HSRA stand for? A) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. B) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sabha. C) The Hindustan Republican Association. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. 21. State weather TRUE or FALSEIn 1930, Gandhiji led a march to break the salt law. A) True. B) False. C) Can't say. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Which of the following "radical" leaders was from Punjab? A) Aurobindo Ghose. B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. C) Lala Lajpat Rai. D) Bepin Chandra Pal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lala Lajpat Rai. 23. The full form of HSRA is A) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. B) Hindustan Social Republic Association. C) Hindi Socialist Republcion Association. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. 24. What did the Muslim League resolution of 1940 ask for? A) Integration with British Parliament. B) Formation of a Hindu Rashtra. C) Autonomy for Muslim-majority areas. D) Complete independence for India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomy for Muslim-majority areas. 25. Capacity of the provinces to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within the federation. A) Illegal eviction. B) Knighthood. C) Mahants. D) Provincial Autonomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provincial Autonomy. 26. Name the first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National Congress in 1925. A) Kasturba Gandhi. B) Sarojini Naidu. C) Aruna Asaf Ali. D) Sucheta Kriplani. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarojini Naidu. 27. Congress supported British in 1st World War as they were critical of ..... A) British. B) Hitler. C) Nicholas. D) Lenin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hitler. 28. Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for? A) The Indian masses. B) The religious leaders. C) The wealthy elite. D) The British government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Indian masses. 29. Badshah khan was the pashtun leader of North West frontier province. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. What was the Rowlatt Act? A) A law passed by the British in 1919 in India giving police more powers and taking away freedom of expression. B) A religious reform movement in India in the 19th century, banning caste discrimination. C) A treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1947, to prevent future wars. D) A law passed by the British in 1925 in India granting independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A law passed by the British in 1919 in India giving police more powers and taking away freedom of expression. 31. Badruddin Tyabji's wrote the book poverty and Un-British Rule in India A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Which year is the mark of beginning of Champaran Movement by Mahatama Gandhi? A) 1917. B) 1911. C) 1756. D) 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1917. 33. Define sovereign A) To act independently without any interference. B) Capacity to act independently without outside interference. C) Both A and B. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 34. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was an exponent of notion wahadat-i-deen A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. When and by whom was Natal Congress formed A) In 1895 by Shubhas Chandra Bose. B) In 1895 by Mahatma Gandhi. C) In 1985 by Bhagat singh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In 1895 by Mahatma Gandhi. 36. Dandi March was led by ..... in 1930. A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Sarojini Naidu. C) Indira Gandhi. D) S C Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 37. Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous 'Salt March' on 12th March 1930? A) Dandi. B) Chauri-Chaura. C) Sabarmati. D) Surat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sabarmati. 38. Which of the following acts was passed by the British rule in 1878 to silence those who were critical of the government? A) Vernacular Press Act. B) Arms Act. C) Rowlatt Act. D) Ilbert Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vernacular Press Act. 39. Congress fought for Purna Swaraj under the leadership of ..... in 1930. A) Subhash Chandra Bose. B) Lala Lajpat Rai. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru. 40. Who was leader of the khilafat agitation? A) Badruddin Tyabji. B) Pherozshah Mehta. C) Shaukat Ali. D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shaukat Ali. 41. Who was publicist and businessman who was settled in London? A) A.O Hume. B) Dadabhai Naoroji. C) W.C Bonnerji. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dadabhai Naoroji. 42. In 1905, Bengal was partitioned by whom? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Viceroy Curzon. C) Lala Lajpat Rai. D) Bhagat Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viceroy Curzon. 43. When did the Muslim League announce Direct Action Day? What happened after its announcement? A) August 16, 1946; Communal riots broke out in Calcutta. B) July 16, 1946; The Muslim League disbanded. C) September 16, 1946; Peaceful protests were held nationwide. D) August 16, 1945; The British government granted independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) August 16, 1946; Communal riots broke out in Calcutta. 44. Where did people staged forest satyagrahas? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Gujarat. C) Punjab. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh. 45. ..... returned his knighthood after learning about Jallianwala mascare. A) Lala Lajpat Rai. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Ravindranath Tagore. D) R C Mukherjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravindranath Tagore. 46. What was the Arms Act for and when was it passed? A) The Arms Act was passed to regulate agriculture in India. It was passed in 1859. B) The Arms Act was passed to ban the use of arms and ammunition in India. It was passed in 1869. C) The Arms Act was passed to promote the use of arms and ammunition in India. It was passed in 1759. D) The Arms Act was passed to regulate arms and ammunition in India. It was passed in 1878. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Arms Act was passed to regulate arms and ammunition in India. It was passed in 1878. 47. In ..... Gandhiji called for a Satyagraha movement, which meant ..... A) 1919; Fighting in a peaceful manner, a passive political resistance. B) 1920; Burning/Boycotting British goods. C) 1919; Not taking orders from the British. D) 1920; demolishing the caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1919; Fighting in a peaceful manner, a passive political resistance. 48. What massacre did the Rowlatt Satyagraha cause? Who was the one that inflicted it? When did it happen? A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre, General Dyer, April 13, 1919. B) Kolkata massacre, General Patton, April 13, 1920. C) Delhi massacre, General Pershing, April 13, 1918. D) Amritsar massacre, General Haig, April 13, 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre, General Dyer, April 13, 1919. 49. Defence Expenditure of British government increased in 1919 after the ..... A) Himalayan earthquake. B) Bengal Famine. C) 1st World War. D) Japan War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st World War. 50. What was the Champaran movement all about? A) About mill workers plight. B) About high school fees. C) About indigo farmers plight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About indigo farmers plight. 51. Which movement turned out to be the first all-India struggle against the British government (although it was largely restricted to cities)? A) Civil Disobedience Movement. B) Rowlatt Satyagraha. C) Salt March. D) Non-Cooperation Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rowlatt Satyagraha. 52. Who was a radical nationalist? A) Bhagath Singh. B) Mohan Sing. C) Subhas Chandra Bose. D) Ras Bihari Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subhas Chandra Bose. 53. What was demand of the INC during the second World War? A) Complete independence for India. B) Colonial rule to continue. C) Partial independence for India. D) Increased taxation on Indian citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete independence for India. 54. Ilbert Bill was introduced in A) 1860. B) 1878. C) 1883. D) 1890. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1883. 55. Name free India's first Indian Governor-General. A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) C. Rajagopalachari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. Rajagopalachari. 56. Who wrote the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' which criticized the economic impact of British rule? A) Dadabhai Naoroji. B) A.O. Hume. C) Romesh Chandra Dutt. D) Pherozeshah Mehta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji. 57. In which country was the Ottoman Empire? A) Iraq. B) Muscat. C) Turkey. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turkey. 58. When and where was the INC formed? How many delegates arrived? A) December 1885 in Bombay with 100 delegates. B) March 1886 in Madras with 72 delegates. C) January 1886 in Delhi with 50 delegates. D) December 1885 in Bombay with 72 delegates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) December 1885 in Bombay with 72 delegates. 59. Which of the following incident was the driver of subsequent withdrawal of Non-Cooperation Movement? A) Creation of Bengal Presidency. B) Partition of Bengal. C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. D) Chauri-Chaura incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chauri-Chaura incident. 60. Which of the following methods was not adopted by the "Moderates" ? A) Developing public awareness. B) Passing resolutions. C) Using "revolutionary violence". D) Publishing newspapers and writing articles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using "revolutionary violence". ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 History Chapter 11 The Making Of The National Movement 1870S–1947 Quiz 1Class 8 History Chapter 11 The Making Of The National Movement 1870S–1947 Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books