Class 10 - History

Nationalism In India Online MCQs Test

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1. What event took place on 13 April that marked a turning point during the Rowlatt satyagraha?

(A) Formation of Khilafat Committee
(B) Calcutta session of the Congress
(C) Jallianwalla Bagh incident
(D) Hartal (strike)

2. How did the British administration respond to the protests that erupted in various north Indian towns after the Jallianwalla Bagh incident?

(A) Offering concessions to the protesters
(B) Seeking diplomatic solutions
(C) Brutal repression and humiliation
(D) Ignoring the protests

3. What did satyagrahis have to do as a form of humiliation during the government's response to the protests?

(A) Engage in violent protests
(B) Salute all sahibs (British officials)
(C) Rub their noses on the ground
(D) Flog themselves in public

4. Why did Mahatma Gandhi call off the Rowlatt satyagraha movement?

(A) Lack of public support
(B) British concessions
(C) Violence spreading in response
(D) International pressure

5. What did General Dyer aim to achieve by firing upon the crowd at Jallianwalla Bagh?

(A) Encourage non-violent protests
(B) Create a moral effect and fear
(C) Negotiate with the protesters
(D) Establish peace and harmony

6. What was Mahatma Gandhi's response to the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwalla Bagh incident in terms of his strategy for resistance?

(A) Violent uprising
(B) Passive resistance
(C) Economic boycott
(D) Non-violent civil disobedience (satyagraha)

7. What is the significance of the Khilafat issue in Mahatma Gandhi's strategy for a unified national movement?

(A) Economic reforms
(B) Hindu-Muslim unity
(C) Political alliances
(D) Religious freedom

8. Who were the prominent Muslim leaders discussed in the passage who collaborated with Mahatma Gandhi on the Khilafat issue?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel
(B) Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
(C) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Zakir Hussain

9. What event signaled the end of the Rowlatt satyagraha and the beginning of a more broad-based non-cooperation movement?

(A) Jallianwalla Bagh incident
(B) Calcutta session of the Congress
(C) Formation of Khilafat Committee
(D) Mahatma Gandhi's arrest

10. According to Mahatma Gandhi, what is the essence of non-violence (satyagraha) as a force?

(A) Destruction of the adversary
(B) Ill-will towards the opponent
(C) Physical force and aggression
(D) Pure soul-force informed with knowledge and love