Nationalism in India quiz

Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa in:

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in:

Who was the leader of the peasant movement in Awadh during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

The Simon Commission was boycotted because:

Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, plantation workers in Assam were:

The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched with the:

The image of Bharat Mata was first created by:

Who organised the Dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930?

The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after the incident at:

The Lahore session of the Congress in December 1929 was presided over by:

Why did the growth of nationalism in the colonies go hand in hand with the anti-colonial movement? (2 marks)

How did the First World War help in the growth of the national movement in India? (2 marks)

Why were Indians outraged by the Rowlatt Act? (2 marks)

Why did Gandhiji decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement? (2 marks)

Explain the role of Alluri Sitarama Raju in the Gudem hills. (2 marks)

What did 'swaraj' mean to the plantation workers of Assam? (2 marks)

Why did the business classes support the Civil Disobedience Movement, and why did they lose enthusiasm after the Round Table Conference? (2 marks)

What were the main features of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact? (2 marks)

Why did Muslims feel alienated from the Congress in the late 1920s? (2 marks)

How did folklore help in creating a sense of national identity? (2 marks)

Gandhiji sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin on 31 January 1930 with eleven demands, and began the Salt March on 12 March 1930. Calculate the number of days between the two dates (1930 was not a leap year). What was the significance of the letter? (3 marks)

The Salt March covered 240 miles in 24 days with 78 volunteers. If each volunteer walked the full distance, calculate the total 'volunteer-miles' covered and the average speed per day. Why did the march attract wide attention? (3 marks)

Study the illustrative data on a town's foreign cloth shops: 120 shops before the boycott and 45 shops at the height of the Non-Cooperation Movement. Calculate the percentage of shops that closed. Give two reasons why the boycott was difficult to sustain. (3 marks)

Arrange the following events in order and calculate the gap in years between the first and last: Poona Pact; Second Round Table Conference; Lahore Congress; Gandhi-Irwin Pact; Simon Commission arrives in India. (3 marks)

The Champaran satyagraha took place in 1917, the Kheda satyagraha in 1917-18, and the Ahmedabad mill workers' satyagraha in 1918. Draw a simple timeline with these events, and calculate how many years after his return from South Africa each began. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. On 13 April 1919, a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. Some came to protest against the government's new repressive measures, while others had come to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. Being from outside the city, many villagers were unaware of the martial law that had been imposed. General Dyer entered the area, blocked the exit points and opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds. (i) Why had people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh? (ii) What was General Dyer's objective? (iii) How did the people of India react to the massacre? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In Awadh, peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji as an indentured labourer. The movement was against talukdars and landlords who demanded high rents and a variety of other cesses. Peasants had to do begar and work at landlords' farms without any payment. In many places, nai-dhobi bandhs were organised. (i) What were the demands of the peasants of Awadh? (ii) What is meant by begar? (iii) How did the peasant movement differ from the Congress vision of non-violent non-cooperation? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. On 31 January 1930, Gandhiji sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands. The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax. Salt was something consumed by the rich and the poor alike, and it was one of the most essential items of food. Irwin was unwilling to negotiate, so Gandhiji started his famous Salt March. (i) Why was salt chosen for the protest? (ii) Where did the Salt March start and end? (iii) How was the Civil Disobedience Movement different from the Non-Cooperation Movement? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Dalits, or 'untouchables', had been ignored by the Congress for long. Dr B.R. Ambedkar organised them into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930 and demanded separate electorates for them. When the British conceded this demand, Gandhiji began a fast unto death. Finally, an agreement was reached in September 1932. (i) Why did Ambedkar demand separate electorates for Dalits? (ii) Why did Gandhiji oppose this demand? (iii) What were the terms of the Poona Pact? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Abanindranath Tagore painted the famous image of Bharat Mata as an ascetic figure, calm, composed, divine and spiritual. In the 1870s, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay had written 'Vande Mataram' as a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement. (i) How was the identity of the nation visualised in this period? (ii) What was the role of the song 'Vande Mataram' in the national movement? (iii) Why did some communities not identify with these images? (5 marks)

Describe the Non-Cooperation Movement: its launch, programme, spread in towns and in the countryside, and reasons for withdrawal. Draw a mind map of the different strands of the movement. (6 marks)

Explain the causes and course of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Describe the Salt March and the response of different sections of society. On an outline map of India, trace the route of the Salt March from Sabarmati to Dandi. (6 marks)

How did the First World War create a new economic and political situation in India? Explain how Gandhiji's early satyagrahas at Champaran, Kheda and Ahmedabad prepared the ground for mass movements. (6 marks)

Explain the limitations of the Civil Disobedience Movement with reference to the participation of Dalits and Muslims. What were the differences between the Congress and the Muslim League in the late 1920s? (6 marks)

Describe the various ways in which nationalist leaders tried to develop a sense of collective belonging among Indians. Draw and describe the tricolour Swaraj flag designed by Gandhiji in 1921. (6 marks)