Extra 40 MCQs with answers from the chapter "Nationalism in India" for Class 10 CBSE History:

1-10: Causes and Early Nationalist Movements

What was the main reason behind the rise of nationalism in India?

 

a) British colonial rule

 

b) Industrialization

 

c) Economic prosperity

 

d) World War I

 

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Answer: (a) British colonial rule

 

When was the First World War fought?

 

a) 1914-1918

 

b) 1920-1925

 

c) 1939-1945

 

d) 1910-1914

 

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Answer: (a) 1914-1918

 

How did World War I contribute to nationalism in India?

 

a) Indians supported the British

 

b) Heavy taxes and forced recruitment led to anger

 

c) It brought prosperity to Indians

 

d) British granted independence after the war

 

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Answer: (b) Heavy taxes and forced recruitment led to anger

 

Which Act gave the British government power to repress political activities in India?

 

a) Government of India Act

 

b)

Rowlatt

Act

 

c) Pitt’s India Act

 

d) Regulating Act

 

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Answer: (b)

Rowlatt

Act

 

What was the impact of the

Rowlatt

Act (1919)?

 

a) People gained new rights

 

b) British government could imprison Indians without trial

 

c) The economy improved

 

d) Indians were given voting rights

 

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Answer: (b) British government could imprison Indians without trial

 

Who led the Satyagraha Movement against the

Rowlatt

Act?

 

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

b) Mahatma Gandhi

 

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

 

d) Bhagat Singh

 

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Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi

 

When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

 

a) 13 April 1919

 

b) 15 August 1919

 

c) 26 January 1920

 

d) 23 March 1919

 

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Answer: (a) 13 April 1919

 

Who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

 

a) Lord Canning

 

b) General Dyer

 

c) Lord Curzon

 

d) Lord Mountbatten

 

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Answer: (b) General Dyer

 

Why did Mahatma Gandhi start the Non-Cooperation Movement?

 

a) To demand industrialization

 

b) To protest against the British rule and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 

c) To support the British

 

d) To increase agricultural production

 

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Answer: (b) To protest against the British rule and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 

What was the objective of the Khilafat Movement?

 

a) To oppose the British rule

 

b) To restore the Ottoman Caliphate

 

c) To promote Hindu-Muslim unity

 

d) Both (b) and (c)

 

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Answer: (d) Both (b) and (c)

11-20: Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements

In which year was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

 

a) 1917

 

b) 1919

 

c) 1920

 

d) 1922

 

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Answer: (c) 1920

 

Which event led to the sudden withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

 

a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 

b) Chauri

Chaura

incident

 

c)

Rowlatt

Act protests

 

d) Quit India Movement

 

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Answer: (b) Chauri

Chaura

incident

 

What was the Chauri

Chaura

incident?

 

a) A peaceful march in Delhi

 

b) A violent clash between police and protestors

 

c) A rebellion by British soldiers

 

d) A famine in India

 

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Answer: (b) A violent clash between police and protestors

 

When did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?

 

a) 1929

 

b) 1930

 

c) 1935

 

d) 1942

 

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Answer: (b) 1930

 

The Civil Disobedience Movement started with:

 

a) The Quit India Movement

 

b) The Dandi March

 

c) The Khilafat Movement

 

d) The Poona Pact

 

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Answer: (b) The Dandi March

 

What was the main purpose of the Dandi March?

 

a) To protest against British rule

 

b) To break the salt law

 

c) To demand voting rights

 

d) To demand land reforms

 

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Answer: (b) To break the salt law

 

Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Tamil Nadu?

 

a) Subhas Chandra Bose

 

b) C. Rajagopalachari

 

c) Bhagat Singh

 

d) Sardar Patel

 

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Answer: (b) C. Rajagopalachari

 

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:

 

a) 1928

 

b) 1931

 

c) 1935

 

d) 1940

 

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Answer: (b) 1931

Which session of the Indian National Congress declared

Purna

Swaraj (Complete Independence)?

 

a) 1927 Madras Session

 

b) 1929 Lahore Session

 

c) 1931 Karachi Session

 

d) 1935 Lucknow Session

 

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Answer: (b) 1929 Lahore Session

 

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

 

a) Mahatma Gandhi

 

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

 

c) W.C. Banerjee

 

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

 

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Answer: (c) W.C. Banerjee

31-40: Later Nationalist Movements and Indian Independence

Who composed the patriotic song

"

Vande

 

Mataram

"

?

 

a) Rabindranath Tagore

 

b)

Bankim

Chandra Chattopadhyay

 

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

 

d) Sarojini Naidu

 

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Answer: (b)

Bankim

Chandra Chattopadhyay

 

21. When was the Quit India Movement launched?

a) 1920
b) 1929
c) 1942
d) 1947
➤ Answer: (c) 1942

 

22. Who gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the Quit India Movement?

a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Patel
➤ Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi

 

23. Who led the tribal movement against the British in Andhra Pradesh?

a) Alluri Sitarama Raju
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Chandra Shekhar Azad
d) Rajguru
➤ Answer: (a) Alluri Sitarama Raju

 

24. Which agreement was signed between B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932?

a) Lucknow Pact
b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
c) Poona Pact
d) Lahore Pact
➤ Answer: (c) Poona Pact

 

25. Who wrote the book "Hind Swaraj"?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
➤ Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi

 

26. When was the Indian National Congress founded?

a) 1885
b) 1905
c) 1920
d) 1942
➤ Answer: (a) 1885

 

27. What was the famous slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose?

a) "Do or Die"
b) "Swaraj is my birthright"
c) "Jai Hind"
d) "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom"
➤ Answer: (d) "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom"

 

28. Who established the Indian National Army (INA)?

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
➤ Answer: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose

 

29. Where was the First Round Table Conference (1930) held?

a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) London
d) Paris
➤ Answer: (c) London

 

30. Who designed the Indian national flag adopted on 22 July 1947?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Pingali Venkayya
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Sardar Patel
➤ Answer: (b) Pingali Venkayya

 

The Simon Commission was sent to India in which year?

 

a) 1919

 

b) 1927

 

c) 1928

 

d) 1930

 

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Answer: (b) 1927

 

Why was the Simon Commission opposed by Indians?

 

a) It supported Indian independence

 

b) It had only British members, no Indians

 

c) It introduced land reforms

 

d) It imposed new taxes

 

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Answer: (b) It had only British members, no Indians

 

The demand for

separate electorates for Dalits

was first raised by:

 

a) Mahatma Gandhi

 

b) B.R. Ambedkar

 

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

 

d) Sardar Patel

 

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Answer: (b) B.R. Ambedkar

 

The

Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931)

led to which of the following?

 

a) Immediate independence for India

 

b) Suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement

 

c) Partition of India

 

d) British withdrawal from India

 

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Answer: (b) Suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement

 

Who gave the slogan

"Swaraj is my

birthright

, and I shall have it"

?

 

a) Mahatma Gandhi

 

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

 

d) Lala Lajpat Rai

 

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Answer: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of India’s independence?

 

a) Lord Mountbatten

 

b) Lord Linlithgow

 

c) Lord Curzon

 

d) Lord Wavell

 

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Answer: (a) Lord Mountbatten

 

The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in which country?

 

a) India

 

b) Burma

 

c) Japan

 

d) Singapore

 

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Answer: (d) Singapore

 

Which session of the Indian National Congress declared "

Purna

Swaraj" (Complete Independence) as its goal?

1927 Madras Session

 

b) 1929 Lahore Session

 

c) 1931 Karachi Session

 

d) 1942 Bombay Session

 

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Answer: (b) 1929 Lahore Session

 

 

Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of India's independence in 1947?

a) Lord Linlithgow
b) Lord Wavell
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Curzon
➤ Answer: (c) Lord Mountbatten