Nationalism in India important questions class 10th

Nationalism in India important questions class 10th

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Nationalism in India class 10 extra important questions 

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1.Identify the appropriate reason from the following options, for the non-participation of industrial workers in the Civil Disobedience Movement.[CBSE 2020]

(a)Industrialists were close to the Congress 

(b) British offered them good salaries 

(c)They were reluctant to boycott foreign goods 

(d)Growth of socialism.

Ans.(a)Industrialists were close to the congress.

 Explanation: The industrial working classes did not participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers, except in the Nagpur region. As the industrialists became closer to the Congress, workers stayed aloof because they had different and conflicting interests. 

2.Which of the following organisation/s was/were formed by industrialists in colonial India?[NCERT] 

(a)Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress in 1920  

(b)Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in 1927. 

(c)Both (a) and (b)  

(d)None of the above 

Ans. (c)Both (a) and (b) 

 Explanations: Indian merchants and industrialists like Purshotamdas Thakurdas and G.D. Birla formed the FICCI in 1927 and IICC in 1920 to organise their business interests.

 Related Theory: 

 The industrialists like Purshotamdas Thakurdas and G.D. Birla attacked colonial rule over the Indian economy and supported thecivil disobedience Movement when it was first launched by giving financial assistance and refused to buy or sell imported goods.

3.In which of the following session of Congress, the non-cooperation programmed was adopted? 

(a)Calcutta Session

 (b)Nagpur Session  

(c)Madras Session 

(d)None of the above 

Ans.(b) Nagpur Session

 Explanation:

 (i) At the Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) session of the Congress in September 1920, Gandhiji convinced other leaders of the need to start a non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat as well as for swaraj. 

(ii) Madras (now known as Chennai) session of the Congress was held in 1927. 

(iii) Nagpur session of the Congress was held in December 1920. 

4.Why did the Simon Commission come to India? Identify the correct reason from the following options: 

(a)To control the campaign against the British in cities 

(b)To look into the functioning of the British 

(c)To initiate salt law in India 

(d)To suggest changes in the functioning of the constitutional system in India.[CBSE 2020] 

Ans.(d) To suggest changes in the functioning of constitutional system in India.

5.Which of the following event happened on 31 January 1930? 

(a)Gandhiji wrote a letter to Lord Irwin. 

(b)Lahore Session of Congress was concluded.

(c)The Salt March was launched by Gandhiji.

 (d)All of the above.[NCERT] 

Ans: (a)Gandhi ji wrote a letter to Lord Irwin

 Explanation:In his letter to Lord Irwin, Gandhiji included 11 demands and one of them was to abolish the salt tax.  

 

Related Theory

Lord Irwin did not negotiate with Gandhiji and so Gandhiji launched the Salt March on  11 March 1930 along with his 78 volunteers from Sabarmati Ashram , covering 240 miles in 24 days Gandhiji reached Dandi on 6 April 1930 where he violated the salt law, manufacturing salt by boiling seawater. This marked the beginning of the civil disobedience Movement.

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6.Who among the following wrote ‘Vande Mataram’?(a)Rabindranath Tagore 

(b)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 

(c)Abanindranath Tagore 

(d)Dwarkanath Tagore [CBSE 2020] 

Ans.(b)Bankim  Chandra chattopadhyay

 Explanation: In the 1870s, he wrote ‘Vande Mataram’ as a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel ‘Anandamath’ and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal. 

Related Theory Abanindranath Tagore painted a portrait of Bharat  Mata, while abindranath Tagore was a great Bengali poet who wrote ‘Geetanjali’ . Dwarkanath Tagore was an industrialist. 

7.Who of the following leaders headed the Oudh Kisan Sabha? 

(a)Gandhiji and Baba Ramchandra

(b)Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru 

(c)Jawaharlal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra 

(d)Jawaharlal Nehru, Baba Ramchandra and a few others.

Ans.(d)Jawaharlal Nehru, Baba Ramchandra and a few others. 

Explanation:In October 1920 during the peasant movement in Awadh, Oudh (now known as Awadh) Kisan Sabha was set up and within a month, it had over 300 branches in the villages around the region. 

 8.In which congress session the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ was formalized in1929? 

(a)Calcutta

 (b)Bombay

 (c)Lahore 

(d)Nagpur 

Ans.(c) Lahore 

Explanation: In December 1929, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or full independence for India at Lahore. It was declared that 26 January 1930, would be celebrated as the Independence Day when people were to take a pledge to struggle for complete independence.

Related Theory In his famous book Hind Swaraj, published in 1909 , Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refuse to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse with in a year and ‘Swaraj’ would come.At the calcutta session of the congress in September 1920, Gandhiji convinced other leaders to start a non-cooperation movement for Swaraj and in support of Khilafat at Movement at Madras Session in 1927,resolution for Purna Swaraj was proposed.

 9.Certain events are given below. Choose the appropriate chronological order: 

1.Coming of Simon Commission to India 

2.Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Sesson of INC 

3.Government of India Act, 19194.Champaran 

SatyagrahaChoose the correct sequence: 

(a)3-2-4-1 

(b)1-2-4-3

 (c)2-3-1-4 

(d)4-3-1-2[CBSE 2020] 

Ans.(d)4-3-1-2 

Related Theory

Champaran Satyagraha-1916 

Government of Inda Act-1919 

Simon commission arrival in India-1928  

Demand of Poorna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC-1929  

10.What were the main demands of the peasant movement led by Baba Ramchandra in Awadh? 

(a)Reduction of revenue 

(b)Abolition of begar  

(c)Social boycott of oppressive landlords  

(d)All of the above 

Ans.(d) All of the above 

11.Read the source given and answer the following: 

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. The tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production, Mahatma Gandhi declared, revealed the most oppressive face of British rule.To protest against the salt tax, Gandhi ji undertook: 

(a)Non-cooperation Movement 

(b)Civil disobedience 

(c)Dandi March 

(d)Protests against Simon Commission

 Ans.(c)Dandi March

Explanation: To express his displeasure against the salt tax, Mahatma Gandhi started his famous salt march accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers. The march was over 240 miles, from Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi. On 6 April he reached Dandi, and ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling sea water. This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement. 

Related Theory

Civil disobedience Movement followed Dandi March. It openly encouraged people to break colonial laws. Thousands in different parts of the country broke the salt law, manufactured salt and demonstrated infront of government salt factories. As the movement spread, foreign cloth was boycotted, and liquorshops were picketed.

12.Which of the following incident happened on 6 January 1921? 

(a)Gandhiji wrote a letter to Lord Irwin. 

(b)Lahore Session of Congress was concluded.

(c)The Salt March was launched by Gandhiji. 

(d) The police fired at peasants 

Ans.(d) The police fired at peasants 

Explanation:The police in United Provinces fired at peasants near Rae Bareli.

13.Which one of the following statements is not related to Gandi-Irwin Pact?(a)Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitation against the British(b)Gandhiji agreed to participate in a Round table conference(c) Gandhiji decided to call-off the Civil Disobedience movement(d)The British agreed to release the political prisoners   

Ans.(a)Gandhiji agreed not to launch any fur-her mass agitation against the British. 

Explanation: mahatma Gandhi called off the Civil disobedience movement and entered into a pact with Irwin on 5 March 1931. Under the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Gandhiji consented to participate in the second Round Table Conference in London and the government agreed to release the political prisoners. Gandhiji returned from the conference disappointed and re-launched the movement but in its second phase it lost its momentum and came to end by 1934.

14.Which of the following community chanted Gandhi ji’s name and raised slogan demanding ‘Swatantra Bharat’ during the Non-Cooperation Movement? 

(a)The tribals 

(b)The Dalits 

(c)The women

 (d)Plantation workers 

Ans.(a) The tribals 

15.Which of the following options is incorrect related to Dandi March organised by Mahatma Gandhi?

(a)Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram 

(b)Dandi March is also known as salt march 

(c)Dandi March was started on 11 March 1930 

(d)Mahatma Gandhi accompanied 72 of his trusted members. 

Ans.(d) Mahatma Gandhi accompanied 72 of his trusted members. 

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi demanded abolition of the salt tax and served an ultimatum. When unheard, on 11th March, Mahatma Gandhi started his famous salt march accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers. The march was over 240 miles, from Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi. 

16.Identify the appropriate reason for the formation of the Swaraj party from the options given below: 

(a)Wanted members of Congress to return to Council Politics 

(b)Wanted members of Congress to ask for Poorna Swaraj for Indians 

(c)Wanted members of Congress to ask Dominion State for India 

(d)Wanted members of Congress to oppose Simon Commission [CBSE Marking Scheme 2019]

Ans.(a)Wanted members of Congress to return to Council Politics.

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