Nationalism in India Padhleakshay
Nationalism in India Padhleakshay
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Q1. When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
A. 1920
B. 1915
C. 1921
D. 1914
Q2. What did the idea of Satyagraha emphasise ?
A. the power of truth and the need to search for truth, and physical force was not necessary
to fight the oppressor
B. need to search for truth, and use physical force
C. fight with arguments and violence
D. agitation and violence
Q3. Which areas did Gandhi organise the satyagraha?
A.Champaran in Bihar and Ahmedabad
B. Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat, Ahmedabad
C. Kheda district of Gujarat, Ahmedabad
D. Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat
Q4. What was the Rowlatt Act of 1919?
A. detention after trial for 3 years
B. no hearing of cases
C. detention of prisoners for 3 years without trial
D. allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years
Q5. When did the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident take place?
A. 13 April, 1919
B. !0 April 1920
C. 10 April. 1919
D. 13 April 1920
Q6. Which British officer open- fired at the Jallianwala Bagh congregation ?
A. Sir John Simon
B. General Dyer
C. Montgomery
D. Mountbatten
Q7. When and where was the Khilafat Committee formed?
A. February 1920 Bombay
B. March 1918, Gujarat
C.January 1919, Bombay
D. March 1919 Bombay
Q9. Which two muslim brothers supported the movement along with Gandhi?
A. Arbaaz Ali and Shujaat Ali
B. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
C. Arbaaz Ali and Shaukat Ali
D. Shujaat Ali and Muhammad Ali
Q10. When did the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement begin?
A. 1920
B. 1919
C. 1921
D. 1922
Q11. What were the effects of the Non Cooperation movement On the economic front?
A. Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in
huge bonfires, started wearing Indian clothes.
B. Economy fell
C. people did not take united action
D. Financing foriegn goods continued
4. Along with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru who is another nationalist
leader in this picture?
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b) Abdul Gaffar Khan
c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d) Syed Ahmed Khan
5. How is Bharat Mata portrayed in the above picture?
a) Ascetic
b) divine
c) Spiritual
d) all of the above
1. (c)
2. (a)
3. (c)
The Dandi march. During the salt march Mahatma Gandhi was
accompanied by 78 volunteers. On the way they were joined by
thousands.
4. (b)
Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad at
Sevagram Ashram, Wardha, 1935.
5. (d)
Bharat Mata, Abanindranath Tagore, 1905. Notice that the mother
figure here is shown as dispensing learning, food and clothing.
The mala in one hand emphasises her ascetic quality.
Abanindranath Tagore, like Ravi Varma before him, tried to
develop a style of painting that could be seen as truly Indian.
6. (c)
Bharat Mata. This figure of Bharat Mata is a contrast to the one
painted by Abanindranath Tagore. Here she is shown with a
trishul, standing beside a lion and an elephant - both symbols of
power & authority.
7. (b)
Jawaharlal Nehru, a popular print. Nehru is here shown holding
the image of Bharat Mata and the map of India close to his
heart. In a lot of popular prints, nationalist leaders are shown
offering their heads to Bharat Mata. The idea of sacrifice for the
mother was powerful within popular imagination.