Nationalism in India Class 10 MCQs

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Class 10 Social Science MCQs Chapter 3 Nationalism in India

MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Nationalism in India with Answers was Prepared Based on Latest Exam Pattern. Nationalism in India developed in the colonial context. Read and revise Nationalism in India Class 10. This Nationalism in India Class 10 MCQ will be very helpful in exams.

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Which industrialist attacked colonial control over Indian economy and supported the Civil Disobedience Movement?

Dinshaw Petit

Purshottamdas Thakurdas

Dwarkanath Tagore

Seth Hukumchand

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Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous ‘Salt March’ on 12th March 1930?

Dandi

Chauri-Chaura

Sabarmati

Surat

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What do you mean by the term ‘Begar’?

An Act to prevent plantation workers to leave the tea gardens without permission.

The forced recruitment of soldiers in rural areas during World War I.

Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.

Refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities as a form of protest.

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Which party did not boycott the Council elections held in the year 1921?

Swaraj Party

Justice Party

Muslim League

Congress Party

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Who founded the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930?

Alluri Sitaram Raju

C.R. Das

M.R. Jayakar

Dr B.R. Ambedkar

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Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress?

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Motilal Nehru

Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

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A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office is

Boycott

Begar

Picketing

Bandh

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The ‘Simon Commission’ was boycotted because ?

There was no British Member in the Commission.

It demanded separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims.

There was no Indian Member in the Commission.

It favoured the Muslims over the Hindus.

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Under the presidency of Jawahahar Lai Nehru, the Lahore Congress Session of 1929 formalised the demand of ?

Abolition of Salt Tax

‘Purna Swaraj’ or complete independence

Boycott of Simon Commission

Separate electorate for the ‘dalits’

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Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?

Alluri Sitaram Raju

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali

Mahatma Gandhi

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Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?

Khilafat Movement

Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh

Peasants’ Movement of Awadh

Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam

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Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhiji?

Pressure from the British Government

Second Round Table Conference

Gandhiji’s arrest

Chauri-Chaura incident

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The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in ?

January 1921

February 1922

December 1929

April 1919

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Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city ?

Bombay

Calcutta

Lucknow

Amritsar

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Why did General Dyer order to open fire on a peaceful demonstration at Jallianwala Bagh? Choose from the given options?

He wanted to show his power.

Firing was ordered because it was an unruly crowd.

Because his object, as he declared later, was to ‘produce a moral effect’ to create fear in the minds of ‘satyagrahis’.

He ordered to fire because he noticed a j sudden unrest in the crowd.

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Where did the brutal ‘Jallianwala Massacre’ take place?

Amritsar

Meerut

Lahore

Lucknow

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What was the purpose of imposing the Rowlatt Act?

The Rowlatt Act forbade the Indians to : qualify for administrative services.

The Rowlatt Act had denied Indians the right to political participation.

The Rowlatt Act imposed additional taxes on Indians who were already groaning under the burden of taxes.

The Rowlatt Act authorised the government to imprison any person i without trial and conviction in a court of law

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What does satyagraha mean? Choose one from j the following options.

‘Satyagraha’ means use of physical force to inflict pain while fighting.

‘Satyagraha’ does not inflict pain, it is a : non-violent method of fighting against oppression.

Satyagraha’ means passive resistance and is a weapon of the weak.

‘Satyagraha’ was a racist method of mass agitation.

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Which of the following was Mahatma Gandhi’s novel method of fighting against the British?

He used violent method of stone pelting.

He used arson to bum down government offices.

He fought with the principle of ‘an eye for i an eye’

He practised open defiance of law, peaceful demonstration, satyagraha and non-violence

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Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status for India in October 1929?

Lord Mount batten

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Irwin

None of these

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The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted at which session?

Karachi Congress

Haripur Congress

Lahore Congress

Lucknow Congress

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Due to the effect of the Non-Cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam, they:

Left the plantations and headed home.

Went on strike.

Destroyed the plantations

None of these

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Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?

It introduced the Salt Law.

It increased taxes on land.

It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.

It put a ban on the Congress party.

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"Hind Swaraj" was written by:

Abul Kalam Azad

Mahatma Gandhi

Sardar Patel

Subhas Chandra Bose

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The main problem with the Simon Commission was that ?

It was an all British commission.

It was formed in Britain.

It was set up in response to the nationalist movement.

It supported the Muslim League.

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Who were the ‘Sanatanis’?

Saints

Dalits

Labours

High-caste Hindus

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Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Gandhiji realised that people were losing interest in the movement.

Gandhiji felt that the movement was turning violent in many places.

Some Congress leaders wanted to participate in elections to Provincial Councils.

Some Congress leaders wanted more radical mass agitations.

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Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement?

Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali

Gandhiji and Sardar Patel

Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad

Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru

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What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in Andhra Pradesh?

Satyagraha Movement

Militant Guerrilla Movement

Non-Violent Movement

None of the above

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Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwalla Bagh? Mark the most important factor.

To punish the Indians

To take revenge for breaking martial laws

To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians

To disperse the crowd

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Why was Alluri Sitarama Raju well known?

He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh

He led a peasant movement in Avadh.

He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli.

He set up an organisation for the uplifment of the dalits.

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Why was the Simon Commission sent to India?

To look into the Indian constitutional matter and suggest reform

To choose members of Indian Council

To settle disputes between the government and the Congress leaders

To set up a government organisation

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Why was Satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916?

To oppose the British laws

To oppose the plantation system

To oppose high land revenue

To protest against the oppression of the mill workers

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Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?

To support the plantation workers

To protest against high revenue demand

To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand

To demand loans for the farmers

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