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HISTORY CHAPTER – 2 NATIONALISM IN INDIA

CLASS 10

ASSIGNMENT OF CHAPTER – 2 NATIONALISM IN INDIA

Exercises:-

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS – I

  1. ‘Forced recruitment’ means a process by which
    1. Indians were forced by the British rulers to finance the British army
    1. The Indian princes had to supply soldiers to fight for the British
    1. The colonial state forced people in rural areas to join the army
    1. None of the above.
  2. The growth of modern nationalism in India, as in Vietnam, is closely connected to :
    1. sense of oppression under colonialism
    2. An anti-colonial movement
    3. A discovery of unity in their struggle against colonialism
    4. All the above.
  3. Which of the following statements is not true about the Jallianwalla Bagh incident?
    1. General Dyer blocked all exit points, and opened fire on the peaceful crowd, killing hundreds.
    2. Gandhiji went on indefinite fast to stop the repression by the British
    3. As a reaction, crowds took to the streets in many Indian towns, attacking the police and government buildings.
    4. Dyer’s aim was to produce a moral effect of great terror and awe in the minds of the satyagrahis.
  4.  Which of the following was not a part of Gandhiji’s satyagraha?
    1. Emphasis on the power of truth and search for truth
    2. Satyagraha as a pure soul-force
    3. A physical force which sought destruction of the enemy
    4. Not a weapon of the weak but a weapon which forced the adversary to accept the truth without violence.
  5.  The first three successful Satyagraha movements by Gandhiji in India were :
    1. Against the Rowlatt Act, Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India
    2. Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience and Khilafat
    3. Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers
    4. Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation and Quit India movement.
  6. When was the Non-Cooperation programme adopted by the Congress?
    1. At Surat in December 1920
    2. At Nagpur in December 1920
    3. At Calcutta in January 1921
    4. At Bombay in December 1920
  7. The various social groups that joined the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement of 1921, were :
    1. The rich in the cities, the poor in the villages and the workers in plantations
    2. The middle class in cities, the peasants and the tribals in the countryside and plantation workers
    3. The students in cities, the farmers in villages and the workers in the plantations
    4. The Brahmans in cities, the peasants in the villages and workers in plantations
  8. Why did Gandhiji urge the Congress to join the Khilafat Movement?
    1. He wanted to support the Khilafat
    1. He saw this as an opportunity to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement
    1. He knew that without Hindu-Muslim unity no broad-based movement could be launched
    1. Both (b) and (c)
  9.  The Non-Cooperation Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in support of :

(a) Khilafat               (b) Swaraj                (c) Khilafat and Swaraj                 (d) None of the above

10.  People belonging to different communities, regions or language groups developed a sense of collective belonging through –

  • Experiences of united struggles
  • A variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people’s imagination
  • History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols all developed nationalism
  • All the above.

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS – II

  1. Why was the tribals’ chanting of Gandhiji’s name and raising slogans demanding “Swatantra Bharat” important ?
    1. It showed the greatness of Mahatma Gandhi
    1. They were going beyond their own locality and emotionally identifying with an all-India movement
    1. They were a unifying force of the Non-Cooperation Movement
    1. The various ways in which ‘Swaraj’ was interpreted by different people
  2. The leader of the peasants in the Gudem Hills of Andhra was :
    1. Baba Ramchandra
    2. Venkata Raju
    3. Alluri Sitaram Raju
    4. None of the above
  3.  Baba Ramchandra was :
    1. A sanyasi, who was earlier an indentured labourer
    2. Leader of the peasants revolt in Awadh
    3. Founder of the Kishan Sabha of Awadh in October 1920 along with J.L. Nehru
    4. All the above
  4. Who started the Swaraj Party and why ?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose to oppose Gandhiji’s policies
    2. The young leaders in Congress who were against mass struggles
    3. Nehru and Bose who wanted full independence
    4. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru. Because they wanted to enter the Provincial Councils and oppose British policies
  5. The two events which shaped Indian politics in the 1920s were :
    1. The setting up of the Simon Commission by the Tory Government in Britain which had not a single Indian member
    2. The worldwide economic depression which led to a fall in agricultural prices
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. The division within the Congress
  6. Why did production of Indian textiles and handloom go up during the Non- Cooperation Movement?
    1. Foreign cloth was burnt in huge bonfires
    2. People discarded imported clothes and wore only Indian ones
    3. The import of foreign clothes was halved between 1921-22 and the value dropped from Rs 102 crores to Rs 57 crores
    4. All the above.
  7. Which of the following statements are not associated with the Non- Cooperation Movement in the towns?
    1. Only the Brahmans and the rich took part in the movement
    2. The council elections were boycotted even by the Justice Party of Madras
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. Thousands of students left government-controlled schools; headmasters and teachers resigned; lawyers gave up their practice.
  8. Who presided over the December 1929 Session of the Congress at Lahore and what was its demand?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru. The demand was for Poorna Swaraj or full independence
    2. Subhas Chandra Bose and “Poorna Swaraj” was its demand
    3. Mahatma Gandhi. He asked for peaceful transfer of power by the British
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru, the demand was for more representation of Indians in the Councils
  9. Which of the following statements is/ are true about the Dandi March of Mahatma Gandhi?
    1. It started on 11 March, 1930 and ended on 6 April, 1930
    2. Mahatma Gandhi marched over 240 miles with 78 of his trusted followers covering 10 miles a day
    3. On 6th April, Gandhiji ceremonially violated the Salt Law, manufacturing salt by boiling seawater.
    4. All the above
  10. The two reasons why Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference of December 1931, were :
    1. The arrest of Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Violence of the Indian people against symbols of the British Raj like railways, police posts
    3. The signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931
    4. Both (b) and (c)
  11. Name two industrial organisations established by Indian merchants and industrialists to protect their business interests.
    1. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
    2. The Indian Industrial and Commerical Congress (1922)
    3. The Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 1927
    4. Both (b) and (c)
  12. The business groups and industrialists lost enthusiasm for the Civil Disobedience Movement because :
    1. They lost faith in Gandhiji’s methods
    2. They were frightened by the British repression
    3. The spread of violent activities worried them about prolonged disruption of business and the failure of the Round Table Conference made them afraid
    4. All the above
  13. One important feature of Civil Disobedience Movement was :
    1. Gandhiji’s belief that women should not join it and remain at home.
    2. The complete change in the status of women in society.
    3. The large-scale participation of women in the movement, in protest marches, manufacturing salt,
    4. picketing, boycotting foreign cloth and even going to jail
    5. The large-scale participation of the Dalits or Harijans
  14. Who was the President of the Muslim League in 1930?
    1. Mr M.A. Jinnah
    2. Maulana Azad
    3. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    4. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
  15. Muslim leaders and intellectuals were concerned about the status of Muslims as a minority within India, because :
    1. There was distrust and suspicion between the two communities
    2. They feared that their culture and identity would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority
    3. Their leaders differed with the policies of the Congress
    4. The Congress was not ready to grant them a separate electorate.
  16.  People belonging to different communities, regions or language groups developed a sense of collective belonging through
    1. Experiences of united struggles
    2. A variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people’s imagination
    3. History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols all developed nationalism
    4. All the above.

B. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS(2 marks)

  1. When did the non-cooperation movement begin?
  2. Who is the author of the famous book ?
  3. What was the reason of calling non-cooperation movement.
  4. How many miles were covered in Gandhiji’s salt march?
  5. The resolution of the purna swaraj was adopted at which congress session ?
  6. Who announced a vague offer of ‘dominion status for’ for india in 1929?
  7. Who organised the dalits into depressed class association in 1930?
  8. Who was the president of muslim league in 1930?
  9. Name the author of the famous novel ‘anandamath’?.
  10. Who among the muslim leaders was wiling to give up the demand for separate electorates?
  11. Why did nationalists in india tour villages to gather folk songs and legends?
  12. What did british do to repress the rowlatt satyagrahis?
  13. Trace the reason because of which Gandhiji started satyagraha in 1919.
  14. Why was the Simon commission boycotted in Indian?
  15. Who was the writer of ‘vande matram’?
  16. Why was the inland migration act of 1859, troublesome for plantation workers?
  17.  

C. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS(3 marks)

  1. What is meant by the idea of Satyagraha?
  2. Why were Indians outraged by the Rowlatt Act?
  3. Give one example to prove that Non-Cooperation Movement was more successful on the economic front.
  4. Explain the effect ‘boycott’ movement on foreign textile trade.
  5. Which party did not support the boycott of council elections during the movement and why.
  6. Why did Gandhiji call off the Non-Cooperation Movement?
  7. What was the cause of disagreement between the Congress-led Non-Cooperation Movement and the peasants’ and workers’ movements?
  8.  What was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859?
  9.  Explain the two important factors that shaped Indian politics towards 1920’s.
  10. Explain the difference in the objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  11. Why did Gandhiji choose ‘Salt’ as the symbol of his Civil Disobedience Movement?
  12. How did the British Government react to the “Salt March” of Gandhiji?
  13. Why did the industrialists and industrial workers lose interest in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
  14. How and when nationalism captures the hearts and minds of the people ?
  15. Give one example to prove that Non-Cooperation Movement was more successful on the economic front.
  16. Which party did not support the boycott of council elections during the movement and why?
  17. Analyse the circumstances which led Gandhiji to choose abolition of the salt tax as the most important demand of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  18.  Describe any three features of Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930.
  19.  “Some icons and symbols were used for unifying the people and inspiring within them the feeling of nationalism.” Give two evidences in support of the statement.
  20. Describe briefly the ‘Salt March’ undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi.
  21. How did the people support the civil disobedience movement as it spread in different parts of the country? Explain with examples.
  22. How did the colonial government react as the civil disobedience movement spread in the country? Explain any three points.
  23. Describe briefly any three economic effects of Non-Cooperaton Movement.
  24. Mention any three efforts made by Gandhiji to get Harijans their rights.
  25.  “They behaved as brave men, calm and unruffled in the face of danger. I do not know how
  26. Mention the main contents of Indian national congress in December 1929 held under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru.
  27. Explain the new economic and political situations created during the First World War in India.
  28. Mention three main proposals with reference to Non-Cooperation Movement, as suggested by Mahatma Gandhi.
  29. Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide satyagraha against the proposed.
  30. Who had designed the ‘swaraj flag’ by 1921? Explain the main feature of the ‘swaraj flag’?
  31. ‘the disobedience movement was different from the non-coopertation movement’ support the settlement with examples.
  32. What type of flag was designed during the ‘swadeshi movement’ in Bengal? Explain its main features.
  33. How was history re-interpreted in creating a feeling of nationalism? Explain with example
  34. How had the first world war created a new economics situation in india? Explain  with three examples.
  35. Why did non cooperation movement gradually slow down in cities? Explain two reasons.
  36. Analyse the role of merchants and the industrialists in the civil disobedience movement.
  37. Explain the reasons for the Lahore session of the congrees in 1929 to be called the historical session.
  38. What type of flag was designed during the ‘swaraj movement’in Bengal? Explain its main features.
  39. Explain the issue behind the khilafat movement.
  40. Describe the incident of jallianwala bagh which took place during the British rule.
  41. Why did mahatma Gandhi decide to withdrawal of the non-cooperation movement? Explain.
  42. How was the rowlatt act opposed by the people in India ? Explain with example.
  43. ‘’some of the Muslims political  organizations in india, were luke warm in their response  to the ‘civil disobedience movement’.’’ Examine the statement.
  44. Why did mahatma Gandhi relaunch the civil disobedience movement with great apprehension? Explain.
  45. Which incident marked the beginning of civil disobedience movement? Why did the peasant join the civil disobedience movement?

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 marks)

  1. What the main issue behind the Khilafat Movement? Why did Gandhiji support this.
  2. Why did Gandhi choose “Non-Cooperation” as a method of fighting the colonial rule? Explain his method.
  3. Explain the term “Swaraj” and its changed meaning in this period.
  4. Why did different social groups join the Non-Cooperation Movement?
  5.  Why were the hill people of Andhra aggrieved by the colonial rule?
  6. What is the importance of Non-Cooperation Movement in India’s struggle for independence?
  7. How did the different social groups that participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement look at it? What was their attitude towards its aim?
  8. Compare the image of Bharat Mata with the image of Germania. Do you find any similarities? Why do you think these images of Bharat Mata will not appeal to all castes and communities?
  9. Explain the shared beliefs and common bonds that give rise to a sense of common belonging.
  10. Do you agree with Iqbal’s idea of communalism in the extract given below? Can you define communalism in a different way?
  11. Explain four point on Gandhi ji towards satyagraha.
  12. Who launched the khilafat movement? Why was the movement launched?
  13. How did the civil disobedience movement came into force in various parts of the country? Explain with examples.
  14. Explain the role of women in the civil disobedience movement.
  15. When did the women of India see service to the nation as a sacred duty?
  16. Explain the major factor which promoted the sense of nationalism in the Indians?
  17. How had peasants and triabls participated in the ‘non-cooperation movement in different parts of india? Explain
  18. Why did political leaders differ sharply over the question of separate electorate for muslims and dalits.
  19. Why did muslim community not join the struggle during the civil disobedience movement ? give reasons.
  20. Explain the reaction of the business class towards the civil disobedience movement.
  21. Why did various classes and groups of Indians participate in the civil disobedience movement?
  22. What were the limitations of the civil disobedience movement? Elaborate.
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