Exercise: Nationalism in India
Multiple Choice Questions
Fill in the Blanks
- According to census ________ 12-13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
- Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide movement in 1919 against the proposed________.
- In March 1919 ________ was formed in Bombay.
- The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in ________.
- The revolutionaries formed ________ in 1928.
- On ________ Gandhiji sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin.
- Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt March with his ________ trusted volunteers.
- On ________ Gandhiji signed a pact with Irwin.
Answers
(1). 1921, (2). The Rowlatt Act, (3). Khilafat Committee, (4). January 1921, (5). The Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA), (6). 31 January, 1930, (7). 78, (8). 5 March, 1931
True/ False
- Between 1913-1918, prices had fallen to half. (T/ F)
- Gandhiji travelled Champaran region of Bihar in 1917. (T/ F)
- The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April, 1919. (T/ F)
- Between 1921-22, import of foreign clothes doubled. (T/ F)
- In 1928, Gandhiji led the peasant movement in Bardoli, a taluka of Gujarat. (T/ F)
- The Congress adopted a resolution of ‘Purna Swaraj’ in the Lahore Session of December 1929.. (T/ F)
- There was a large scale participation of students in the Civil Disobedience Movement. (T/ F)
- In January 1923 Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movement launched. (T/ F)
Answers
(1). False, (2). True, (3). True, (4). False, (5). False, (6). True, (7). False, (8). False
One-Word Answer
- When was the Rowlatt Act enforced?
- On which day the Full Independence Day was celebrated in the national movement?
- Who was the president of ‘Simon Commission’ ?
- Which revolutionary shot killed the former governor of Punjab ?
- In which session of the Indian National Congress, the non-cooperation movement was approved.
- Find the reason due to which Gandhiji had to began Satyagraha in 1919.
- In which movement did women at first time, participated on a large scale?
- Who wrote a novel ‘Anandmath?
Answers
(1). In March 1919, (2). 26 January, 1930, (3). Sir John Simon, (4). Udham Singh, (5). Nagpur Session, (6). The Rowlatt Act, (7). Civil Disobedience Movement, (8). Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Match the column
| Section A | Section B |
|---|---|
| 1). Second Round Table Conference | a). Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| 2). Hind Swaraj | b). Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| 3). The Rowlatt Act | c). 1932 |
| 4). Peasant Movement in Bardoli, Gujarat | d). Mahatma Gandhi |
| 5). ‘Vande Mataram’ | e). 1919 |
Answers
(1). > (c), (2). > (d), (3). > (e), (4). > (a), (5). > (b)

