Below are important dates mentioned in the history Chapter 2, “Nationalism in India,” for class 10.
- 1859: Inland Emigration Act restricted plantation workers.
- 1905: Abanindranath Tagore painted Bharat Mata.
- 1909: Mahatma Gandhi’s “Hind Swaraj” was published.
- 1913: Prices rose, causing hardship; workers marched in South Africa.
- 1915: Mahatma Gandhi returned to India.
- 1917: Mahatma Gandhi led satyagrahas in Champaran and Kheda.
- 1918: Mahatma Gandhi organized Ahmedabad satyagraha.
- 1918-1919: Crop failure and influenza epidemic.
- 1919: Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Khilafat Committee formed.
- 1920: Non-Cooperation Movement launched.
- 1921: Census reported 12-13 million deaths from famine and influenza.
- 1929: Lahore Congress demanded Purna Swaraj.
- 1930: Civil Disobedience Movement began with the Dandi March.
- 1942: Quit India Movement launched.
I hope you have gone through all the important dates mentioned above. Now, let’s solve the MCQ questions below. After the MCQ, you can solve and match the following questions with fill-in-the-blanks type questions.
Nationalism in India Multiple choice questions for Class 10 History Chapter 2
Question 1. What led to a huge increase in defense expenditure in India?
a) The Second World War
b) The Great Depression
c) The First World War
d) The Cold War
Answer:
c) The First World War
Question 2. Who returned to India in January 1915 and led the Satyagraha movements?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer:
c) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 3. Which act allowed the government to detain political prisoners without trial for two years?
a) The Rowlatt Act
b) The Government of India Act
c) The Simon Commission Act
d) The Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer:
a) The Rowlatt Act
Question 4. Where did the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Amritsar
d) Kolkata
Answer:
c) Amritsar
Question 5. Who led the Khilafat movement along with Mahatma Gandhi?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer:
c) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
Question 6. What was the main objective of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
a) To gain economic independence
b) To oppose British policies within councils
c) To achieve Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence)
d) To fight against social injustices
Answer:
c) To achieve Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence)
Question 7. What caused the Non-Cooperation Movement to slow down in cities?
a) Lack of participation
b) Repression by British authorities
c) Alternative Indian institutions were slow to come up
d) Internal conflicts within Congress
Answer:
c) Alternative Indian institutions were slow to come up
Question 8. Which district in Gujarat witnessed a Satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Bardoli
c) Kheda
d) Surat
Answer:
c) Kheda
Question 9. Who led the peasant movement in Bardoli in 1928?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer:
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 10. Which movement marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Salt March
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Khilafat Movement
Answer:
b) Salt March
Question 11. What was the symbol used by Mahatma Gandhi to unite the nation during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Khadi
b) Salt
c) Spinning Wheel
d) Tricolor Flag
Answer:
b) Salt
Question 12. What was the main demand of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
a) Complete Independence
b) Release of political prisoners
c) Abolition of Salt Tax
d) Equal representation in government
Answer:
b) Release of political prisoners
Question 13. What did the Poona Pact of 1932 secure for the Depressed Classes?
a) Separate electorates
b) Reserved seats in legislative councils
c) Complete Independence
d) Abolition of untouchability
Answer:
b) Reserved seats in legislative councils
Question 14. Who organized the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Patel
Answer:
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Question 15. Which leader was associated with the Swaraj Party within Congress?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) C.R. Das
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer:
b) C.R. Das
Question 16. What did the term ‘Swaraj’ mean to rich peasant communities?
a) Lowering of revenue demand
b) Abolition of landlordism
c) Redistribution of land
d) Complete independence
Answer:
a) Lowering of revenue demand
Question 17. Who led the guerrilla movement in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Alluri Sitaram Raju
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Sardar Patel
Answer:
a) Alluri Sitaram Raju
Question 18. What was the main grievance of plantation workers in Assam?
a) High taxes
b) Poor working conditions
c) Restricted movement under the Inland Emigration Act
d) Lack of representation in government
Answer:
c) Restricted movement under the Inland Emigration Act
Question 19. When was the Lahore Congress session where the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ was formalized?
a) 1927
b) 1928
c) 1929
d) 1930
Answer:
c) 1929
Question 20. What event marked the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) Chauri Chaura incident
c) Salt March
d) Quit India Movement
Answer:
b) Chauri Chaura incident
Question 21. What was the objective of the Khilafat Movement?
a) Achieving Indian independence
b) Protecting the Ottoman Caliphate
c) Abolishing the salt tax
d) Boycotting British goods
Answer:
b) Protecting the Ottoman Caliphate
Question 22. Who led the peasants in Awadh against the oppressive talukdars and landlords?
a) Alluri Sitaram Raju
b) Baba Ramchandra
c) Sardar Patel
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
b) Baba Ramchandra
Question 23. What did the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 prevent plantation workers from doing?
a) Organizing strikes
b) Leaving the tea gardens without permission
c) Forming unions
d) Voting in elections
Answer:
b) Leaving the tea gardens without permission
Question 24. What was the significance of the Dandi March?
a) It marked the beginning of the Quit India Movement
b) It was a protest against the Simon Commission
c) It initiated the Civil Disobedience Movement
d) It led to the formation of the Swaraj Party
Answer:
c) It initiated the Civil Disobedience Movement
Question 25. Which leader demanded separate electorates for dalits at the second Round Table Conference?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer:
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Question 26. What was the result of the Poona Pact of 1932?
a) Separate electorates for dalits
b) Reserved seats in legislative councils for dalits
c) Complete independence for India
d) Abolition of the salt tax
Answer:
b) Reserved seats in legislative councils for dalits
Question 27. Who formed the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA) in 1928?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das, and Ajoy Ghosh
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:
b) Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das, and Ajoy Ghosh
Question 28. Which act created a statutory commission to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India?
a) Government of India Act
b) Simon Commission Act
c) Rowlatt Act
d) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Answer:
b) Simon Commission Act
Question 29. Who organized the peasants of Bardoli in 1928 against the enhancement of land revenue?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer:
c) Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 30. What was the main goal of the Swaraj Party formed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru?
a) To achieve complete independence
b) To oppose British policies within legislative councils
c) To organize strikes and protests
d) To support the Khilafat movement
Answer:
b) To oppose British policies within legislative councils
Question 31. Which movement was called off by Mahatma Gandhi after the Chauri Chaura incident?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Khilafat Movement
Answer:
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
Question 32. What did the Simon Commission lack that led to widespread protests in India?
a) Representation of Indian members
b) Support from the British government
c) Clear objectives
d) Financial backing
Answer:
a) Representation of Indian members
Question 33. Which social group led the Non-Cooperation Movement in towns and cities?
a) Peasants
b) Tribals
c) Middle-class citizens
d) Industrial workers
Answer:
c) Middle-class citizens
Question 34. What was the main demand of the peasant movement led by Baba Ramchandra in Awadh?
a) Complete independence
b) Lowering of land revenue
c) Abolition of landlordism
d) Redistribution of land
Answer:
b) Lowering of land revenue
Question 35. What was the main consequence of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
a) Withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Increased participation in the freedom struggle
c) Formation of the Swaraj Party
d) Agreement between Congress and the British
Answer:
b) Increased participation in the freedom struggle
Question 36. Who was the leader of the Congress session at Lahore in 1929?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 37. What was the response of the British government to the Salt March?
a) They reduced the salt tax
b) They arrested Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders
c) They granted India independence
d) They formed the Simon Commission
Answer:
b) They arrested Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders
Question 38. What did the Quit India Movement call for?
a) Immediate withdrawal of the British from India
b) Reduction of taxes
c) Support for the Khilafat movement
d) Formation of the Swaraj Party
Answer:
a) Immediate withdrawal of the British from India
Question 39. Which leader’s arrest led to widespread demonstrations in Peshawar in April 1930?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d) Sardar Patel
Answer:
c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Question 40. What was the main demand of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Complete independence
b) Reduction of land revenue
c) Abolition of the salt tax
d) Redistribution of land
Answer:
a) Complete independence
Match the columns for Class 10 History Chapter 2
Question 1
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. Mahatma Gandhi returns to India | A. 1919 |
| 2. The Rowlatt Act | B. 1921 |
| 3. Champaran Satyagraha | C. 1915 |
| 4. Kheda Satyagraha | D. 1917 |
| 5. Ahmedabad Satyagraha | E. 1918 |
Answer:
| Column A | Correct Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Mahatma Gandhi returns to India | C. 1915 |
| 2. The Rowlatt Act | A. 1919 |
| 3. Champaran Satyagraha | D. 1917 |
| 4. Kheda Satyagraha | D. 1917 |
| 5. Ahmedabad Satyagraha | E. 1918 |
Question 2
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. The First World War ends | A. 1915 |
| 2. The census of | B. 1918 |
| 3. The Non-Cooperation Movement | C. 1920 |
| 4. Influenza epidemic in India | D. 1921 |
| 5. The Civil Disobedience Movement | E. 1930 |
Answer:
| Column A | Correct Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The First World War ends | B. 1918 |
| 2. The census of | D. 1921 |
| 3. The Non-Cooperation Movement | C. 1920 |
| 4. Influenza epidemic in India | B. 1918 |
| 5. The Civil Disobedience Movement | E. 1930 |
Fill in the Blanks for Class 10 History Chapter 2 – Nationalism in India
1. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year ___.
Answer:
1919
2. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in ___.
Answer:
January 1915
3. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year ___.
Answer:
1920
4. The infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on ___.
Answer:
13 April 1919
5. The Khilafat Movement was led by the Ali brothers, ___ and ___.
Answer:
Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali
6. The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year ___.
Answer:
1942
7. The Champaran Satyagraha was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in ___ to support the peasants.
Answer:
1917
8. The Civil Disobedience Movement began with the Dandi March on ___.
Answer:
12 March 1930
9. The First World War created a new ___ and ___ situation in India.
Answer:
economic, political
10. The census of ___ reported that 12 to 13 million people perished due to famines and the influenza epidemic.
Answer:
1921
11. The idea of Satyagraha emphasized the power of ___ and the need to search for ___.
Answer:
truth, truth
12. Mahatma Gandhi organized a Satyagraha in Kheda district of Gujarat in ___.
Answer:
1917
13. The Simon Commission was greeted with the slogan “___.”
Answer:
Go back Simon
14. The Swaraj Party was formed within the Congress by ___ and ___.
Answer:
C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru
15. The Lahore Congress formalized the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ in the year ___.
Answer:
1929
Other Chapters MCQ for Class 10 History
- Chapter 1 – Print Culture and the Modern World MCQ
- Chapter 3 – The Making of a Global World MCQ
- Chapter 4 – The Age of Industrialisation MCQ
- Chapter 5 – The Rise of Nationalism in Europe MCQ
