NCERT Solutions Class 10th Social Science History Chapter – 3 Nationalism in India
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | 10th |
| Subject | Social Science (History) |
| Chapter | 3rd |
| Chapter Name | Nationalism in India |
| Category | Class 10th Social Science History |
| Medium | English |
| Source | Last Doubt |
NCERT Solutions Class 10th Social Science History Chapter – 3 Nationalism in India
?Chapter – 3?
✍Nationalism in India✍
?Multiple Choice Questions?
| 1. Which of the following agreements gave seats to the depressed classes in Provincial and Central Legislative council? (a) Lucknow Pact (b) Gandhi-irwin Pact (c) Poona Pact (d) None of these ?♂️Ans – (c) Poona Pact |
| 2. Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status for India in October 1929? (a) Lord Mount batter (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Irwin (d) None of these ?♂️Ans – (c) Lord Irwin |
| 3. Which one of the following combination of colours was there in the Swaraj flag designed by Gandhiji in 1921? (a) Red, Green and White (b) Red, Green and Yellow (c) Orange, White and Green (d) Yellow, White and Green ?♂️Ans – (a) Red, Green and White |
| 4. In which of the following region was Dalit participa¬tion limited in the civil disobedience movement? (a) Maharashtra and Nagpur (b) Awadh and Maharashtra (c) Bengal and Punjab (d) Kerala and Karnataka ?♂️Ans – (a) Maharashtra and Nagpur |
| 5. Why were the Dalits ignored by the Congress for a longtime? (a) Fear of offending the sanatanis (b) Fear from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Fear from socialism (d) Fear from industralists ?♂️Ans – (a) Fear of offending the sanatanis |
| 6. Which of the following Acts did not permit plantation workers to leave the tea gardens without permission? (a) Indian Independence Act (b) Inland Emigration Act of 1859 (c) Impaired Legislature Council Act (d) Inland Immigration Act ?♂️Ans – (b) Inland Emigration Act of 1859 |
| 7. In which of the following year Mahatma Gandhi inspired the peasants of Champaran district of Bihar to struggle against the oppressive plantation system ? (a) 1916 (b) 1917 (c) 1918 (d) 1919 ?♂️Ans – (a) 1916 |
| 8. In which one of the following Indian National Congress Session, the idea of Non-Cooperation movement was accepted ? (a) Lahore Session (b) Nagpur Session (c) Calcutta (Kolkata) Session (d) Madras (Chennai) Session ?♂️Ans – (c) Calcutta (Kolkata) Session |
| 9. Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement ? (a) Gandhiji realised that people were losing interest in the movement. (b) Gandhiji felt the movement was turning violent in many places. (c) Some Congress leaders wanted to participate in elections to Provincial Councils. (d) Some Congress leaders wanted more radical mass agitations. ?♂️Ans – (b) Gandhiji felt the movement was turning violent in many places. |
| 10. Which one of the following statements is false about Alluri Sitaram Raju? (a) He claimed he had special powers. (b) He was inspired by the non-cooperation movement. (c) He believed in the principle of non-violence advocated by Gandhiji. (d) He persuaded people to give up drinking. ?♂️Ans – (c) He believed in the principle of non-violence advocated by Gandhiji. |
| 11. Which one of the following statements is not related to the Gandhi-irwin Pact? (a) Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitations against the British. (b) Gandhiji agreed to participate in the Round Table Conference. (c) Gandhiji decided to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement. (d) The British agreed to release the political prisoners. ?♂️Ans – (a) Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitations against the British. |
| 12. Why did Nationalists in India tour villages to gather folk songs and legends ? Choose the most appropriate reason from the following – (a) Nationalists wanted to study their own culture. (b) Nationalists wanted to publish it and earn money. (c) Nationalists did it because it gave a true picture of traditional culture. (d) Nationalists wanted to keep folk culture intact. ?♂️Ans – (c) Nationalists did it because it gave a true picture of traditional culture. |
| 13. Who among the following wrote ‘Vande Mataram’? (a) Abanindranath Tagore (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (d) Natesa Shastri ?♂️Ans – (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| 14. Which of the following statements is not true about the Simon Commission? (a) It was appointed by Sir John Simon. (b) It did not have any Indian member. (c) It was opposed by all parties in India. (d) It was set up to look into the Constitutional system in India. ?♂️Ans – (a) It was appointed by Sir John Simon. |
| 15. The Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place in the city of (a) Amritsar (b) Agra (c) Meerut (d) Lahore ?♂️Ans – (a) Amritsar |
| 16. Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji ? (a) His arrest (b) The Chauri-Chaura incident (c) Pressure from the British Government (d) Round Table Conference ?♂️Ans – (b) The Chauri-Chaura incident |
| 17. The resolution of Puma Swaraj was adopted at which session? (a) Karachi Congress (b) Haripur Congress (c) Lahore Congress (d) Lucknow Congress ?♂️Ans – (c) Lahore Congress |
| 18. The Simon Commission was boycotted because (a) there was no Indian in the commission (b) it supported the Muslim League (c) Congress felt that the people deserved Swaraj (d) there were differences among the members. ?♂️Ans – (a) there was no Indian in the commission |
| 19. When did Jallianwalla Bagh incident take place ? (a) 13th April 1919 (b) 14th April 1920 (c) 13th March 1919 (d) 15th March 1920 ?♂️Ans – (a) 13th April 1919 |
| 20. Justice Party of Madras was a party of (a) non-muslims (b) non-brahmins (c) non-tamils (d) judges ?♂️Ans – (b) non-brahmins |
| 21. Who led a peasant movement during the Non-Cooperation Movement ? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Gandhiji (c) Baba Ramchandra (d) Sardar Patel ?♂️Ans – (c) Baba Ramchandra |
| 22. Baba Ramchandra led a Peasant Movement in Avadh against the (a) British government (b) the ruler of Avadh (c) the Talukdars (d) the moneylenders ?♂️Ans – (c) the Talukdars |
| 23. By whom was the Swaraj Party formed? (a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das (b) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel (c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad (d) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad ?♂️Ans – (a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das |
| 24. With which main demand did the Civil Disobedience Movement start ? (a) Abolition of Untouchability (b) Abolition of Dowry (c) Abolition of Salt Law (d) None of the above ?♂️Ans – (c) Abolition of Salt Law |
| 25. At which of the following places did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water to defy the salt law ? (a) Sabarmati (b) Wardha (c) Dandi (d) Ahmedabad ?♂️Ans – (c) Dandi |
| 26. Who among the following led the Civil Disobedience Movement in Peshawar ? (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (d) Jawaharlal Nehru ?♂️Ans – (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| 27. By what name were the dalits referred by Gandhiji ? (a) Untouchables (b) Shudras (c) Harijans (d) Achhuts ?♂️Ans – (c) Harijans |
| 28. When was the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries set up ? (a) 1926 (b) 1927 (c) 1928 (d) 1929 ?♂️Ans – (c) 1928 |
| 29. Why was Alluri Sitaram Raju well known ? (a) He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh (b) He led a peasant movement in Avadh (c) He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli (d) He set up an organisation for the uplifment of the dalits. ?♂️Ans – (a) He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh |
| 30. Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930? (a) Sitaram Raju (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Sardar Patel ?♂️Ans – (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| 32. Which of the following was the most important feature of Satyagraha Movement advocated by Gandhiji ? (a) Abolition of untouchability (b) Social equality (c) Truth and non-violence (d) Basic education ?♂️Ans – (c) Truth and non-violence |
| 33. Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat ? (a) To support the plantation workers. (b) To protest against high revenue demand. (c) To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand. (d) To demand loans for the farmers. ?♂️Ans – (b) To protest against high revenue demand. |
| 34. Gandhiji organised Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act in 1919 because (a) the Act was unjust, which denied the civil rights to Indians. (b) the Act was passed by the British. (c) the Act discriminated against the Muslims. (d) the Act denied educational rights to Indians. ?♂️Ans – (a) the Act was unjust, which denied the civil rights to Indians. |
| 35. Why was Satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916 ? (a) To oppose the British laws. (b) To oppose the plantation system. (c) To oppose high land revenue. (d) To protest against the oppression of the mill workers. ?♂️Ans – (b) To oppose the plantation system. |
| 36. Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act ? (a) It introduced the Salt Law. (b) It increased taxes on land. (c) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial. (d) It put a ban on the Congress party. ?♂️Ans – (c) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial. |
| 37. Why did Gandhiji organise a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918 ? (a) To protest against the poor working conditions in the factory. (b) To demand for higher wages for workers. (c) To protest against high revenue demand. (d) None of the above. ?♂️Ans – (b) To demand for higher wages for workers. |
| 38. Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement ? (a) Shaukat Ali and Muhammad AM (b) Gandhiji and Sardar Patel (c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad (d) Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru ?♂️Ans – (a) Shaukat Ali and Muhammad AM |
| 39. What is meant by begar ? (a) Unemployment (b) Forced labour without payment (c) Beggary (d) Working for nominal payment ?♂️Ans – (b) Forced labour without payment |
| 40. ‘Hind Swaraj’ was written by (a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Sardar Patel (d) Subhas Chandra Bose ?♂️Ans – (b) Mahatma Gandhi |
| 41. What does the term Khalifa refer ? (a) Sultan of a Muslim country (b) Spiritual leader of the Muslims (c) Nawab of a Muslim state (d) Badshah of Mughal period ?♂️Ans – (b) Spiritual leader of the Muslims |
| 42. Mark the correct response Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 the peasants were not permitted to (a) leave their village (b) settle in the city (c) leave their plantation without permission (d) allow the women to leave farmlands without permission ?♂️Ans – (c) leave their plantation without permission |
| 43. Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement ? (a) The leaders failed to organise the movement well (b) People lacked courage (c) The movement turned violent (d) The movement was not widespread enough to continue ?♂️Ans – (c) The movement turned violent |
| 44. Why was the Simon Commission sent to India ? (a) To look into the Indian constitutional matter and suggest reform (b) To choose members of Indian Council (c) To settle disputes between the government and the Congress leaders (d) To set up a government organisation ?♂️Ans – (a) To look into the Indian constitutional matter and suggest reform |
| 45. Why was the Round Table Conference held in England ? (a) To discuss the provisions of future Indian Constitution. (b) To discuss the steps to be taken to check Indian National Movement. (c) To give concessions to Indians (d) To make plans for improvement of agriculture in India. ?♂️Ans – (a) To discuss the provisions of future Indian Constitution. |
| 46. By whom was the first image of Bharatmata painted ? (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Abanindranath Tagore (c) Ravi Verma . (d) Nandalal Bose ?♂️Ans – (b) Abanindranath Tagore |
| 47. During which of the following movements did the women participate in large numbers for the first time ? (a) Swadeshi and Boycott Movement (b) Non-Cooperation Movement (c) Civil Disobedience Movement (d) Quit India Movement ?♂️Ans – (c) Civil Disobedience Movement |
| 48. What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in Andhra Pradesh ? (a) Satyagraha Movement (b) Militant Guerrilla Movement (c) Non-Violent Movement (d) None of the above. ?♂️Ans – (b) Militant Guerrilla Movement |
| 49. Which of the following is the most important factor for the growth of nationalism in India ? (a) British administrative reforms. (b) Introduction of railways. (c) Social reforms. (d) Colonial exploitation under the British rule. ?♂️Ans – (d) Colonial exploitation under the British rule. |
| 50. Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwalla Bagh? Mark the most important factor (a) To punish the Indians. (b) To take revenge for breaking martial laws. (c) To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians. (d) To disperse the crowd. ?♂️Ans – (c) To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians. |