MCQ Questions Chapter 2 Nationalism in India Class 10 Social Science

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Chapter 2 Nationalism in India MCQ Questions

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Question. Which one of the following statements is not the basic concept of ‘Satyagraha’? 
(a) Emphasis on enduring the British dominance
(b) Emphasis on non-violence
(c) Emphasis on the power of truth
(d) Emphasis on the need to restrain oneself

Question. In 1905, who painted the image of Bharat Mata shown as dispensing learning, food and clothing? 
(a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(b) Abnindranath Tagore
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Ravi Verma

Question. Which one of the following is not true regarding the impact of the First World War on India?
(a) Defence expenditure resulted in increased taxes
(b) Income tax was introduced and customs duties increased
(c) The hardships ended with the war as the British introduced the Rowlatt Act
(d) Forced recruitment of soldiers was introduced in the villages

Question. By 1921,________ had designed the Swaraj flag. 
(a) Mahatma Gandhiji
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Abanindranath Tagore
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Question. What was the effect of the Non-cooperation Movement on the plantation workers in Assam? 
(a) They left the plantations and headed home
(b) None of these
(c) They destroyed the plantations
(d) They went on strike

Question. The tribals’ chanting Gandhiji’s name and raising slogans demanding ‘Swatantra Bharat’ as: 
(a) It showed the greatness of Mahatma Gandhi
(b) The various ways in which ‘Swaraj’ was interpreted by different people
(c) They were a unifying force of the Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) They were going beyond their own locality and emotionally identifying with an all-India movement

Question. The main features of the Poona Pact of September 1932 were: 
(a) Reserved seats for Depressed Classes in provincial and central legislative councils
(b) To be voted by special electorates
(c) The Dalits to be called Depressed Classes and not Harijans
(d) Separate electorates for Dalits

Question. What was the main problem with the Simon Commission?
(a) It was formed in Britain
(b) It was an all British commission
(c) All of the above
(d) It was set up in response to the nationalist movement

Question. The refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities, or buy and use things; usually a form of protest refers to:
(a) opposing
(b) struggle
(c) Boycott
(d) withdrawal

Question. Why did production of Indian textiles and handloom go up during the Non- Cooperation Movement? 
(a) All of these
(b) Foreign cloth was burnt in huge bonfires
(c) The import of foreign clothes was halved and the value dropped from Rs 102 crores to Rs 57 crores
(d) People discarded imported clothes and wore only Indian ones

Question. Who led the peasants in Awadh? 
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) None of these
(c) Baba Ramchandra
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Question. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Jallianwala Bagh incident? 
(a) Its aim was to create a feeling of terror
(b) Its aim was to create a ‘moral effect’ in the minds of the satyagrahis
(c) It took place on 13th April, 1918
(d) The martial law had been imposed by Dyer

Question. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume?
(a) Equal pay for equal work
(b) Forced recruitment in the army
(c) Detention of political prisoners without trial
(d) Forced manual labour

Question. Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment is referred to as:
(a) Auzar
(b) Begar
(c) Madadgar
(d) Rozgar

Question. Name two industrial organizations established by Indian merchants and industrialists to protect their business interests. 
(a) The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress (1920) and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
(b) The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress (1920) and Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in 1927
(c) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Union of Commerce and Trade
(d) The Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 1927 and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Question. Which of the following in not true about the Rowlatt Act? 
(a) Led to the launch of a movement under Gandhiji’s leadership.
(b) It passed the Act despite opposition from the Indian members in the Imperial Legislative Council.
(c) Gave the government powers to repress political activity
(d) It allowed the detention of prisoners for five years without trial.

Question. Indians boycotted the Simon Commission because: 
(a) It was an all-British Commission
(b) It was only for privileged class of Indians
(c) It was set up to oppose the Nationalist Movement
(d) It was formed in Britain

Question. Nationalism spreads when people begin to believe that
(a) they are part of different regions
(b) they should aim for luxuries
(c) they fight amongst themselves
(d) they are all part of the same nation

Question. Which was the main cause for boycotting foreign goods during Non- Cooperation Movement? 
(a) A symbol of foreign rule
(b) A symbol of western economic and cultural dominations
(c) A symbol of oppressive rule
(d) A symbol of western political domination

Question. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Khilafat Movement? 
(a) It aimed at bringing the Hindus and Muslims together in the Non- Cooperation Movement
(b) It resulted in the restoration of the power of the Khilafat of Turkey
(c) It aimed at defending the Ottoman Emperor’s temporal powers
(d) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali led the movement in India

Question. ______cloth was often more expensive than mass produced mill cloth. 
(a) Cotton
(b) jute
(c) Khadi
(d) silk

Question. What led to the Civil Disobedience Movement? 
(a) Arrival of the Simon Commission
(b) Violation of salt tax by Gandhi
(c) Fall in demand for agricultural goods
(d) Working at the farm without payments

Question. Who led the peasants’ movement in Oudh during the Non-Cooperation Movement? 
(a) Jawahar lal Nehru
(b) Baba Ramchandra
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Question. The Non-Cooperation Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in support of: 
(a) Khilafat and Swaraj
(b) Swaraj
(c) Khilafat
(d) Chauri Chaura

Question. Who was the first writer to create the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ as an identity of India and how? 
(a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870, by writing the song “Vande Mataram” and later including it in his novel ‘Anand Math’
(b) Rabindranath Tagore through his collection of ballads, nursery rhymes and myth
(c) Mahatma Gandhiji during his salt march and satyagraha.
(d) Abanindranath Tagore by his paintings of a mother figure in 1905

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