Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat?
  • To support the plantation workers
  • To protest against high revenue demand
  • To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand
  • To demand loans for the farmers
Why was Satyagraha organised in Champaran in 1916?
  • To oppose the British laws
  • To oppose the plantation system
  • To oppose high land revenue
  • To protest against the oppression of the mill workers
Why was the Simon Commission sent to India?
  • To look into the Indian constitutional matter and suggest reform
  • To choose members of Indian Council
  • To settle disputes between the government and the Congress leaders
  • To set up a government organisation
Why was Alluri Sitarama Raju well known?
  • He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh.
  • He led a peasant movement in Avadh.
  • He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli.
  • He set up an organisation for the uplifment of the dalits.
Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwalla Bagh? Mark the most important factor.
  • To punish the Indians
  • To take revenge for breaking martial laws
  • To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians
  • To disperse the crowd
What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in Andhra Pradesh?
  • Satyagraha Movement
  • Militant Guerrilla Movement
  • Non-Violent Movement
  • None of the above
Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement?
  • Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali
  • Gandhiji and Sardar Patel
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad
  • Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru
Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement? [Delhi 2011]
  • Gandhiji realised that people were losing interest in the movement.
  • Gandhiji felt that the movement was turning violent in many places.
  • Some Congress leaders wanted to participate in elections to Provincial Councils.
  • Some Congress leaders wanted more radical mass agitations.
Who were the ‘Sanatanis'?
  • Saints
  • Dalits
  • Labours
  • High-caste Hindus
The main problem with the Simon Commission was that:
  • It was an all British commission.
  • It was formed in Britain.
  • It was set up in response to the nationalist movement.
  • It supported the Muslim League.
‘Hind Swaraj ’ was written by:
  • Abul Kalam Azad
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Sardar Patel

  • Subhas Chandra Bose

Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?
  • It introduced the Salt Law.
  • It increased taxes on land.
  • It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.
  • It put a ban on the Congress party.
Due to the effect of the Non-Cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam, they:
  • left the plantations and headed home.
  • went on strike.
  • destroyed the plantations.
  • None of these
The resolution of Puma Swaraj was adopted at which session?
  • Karachi Congress
  • Haripur Congress
  • Lahore Congress
  • Lucknow Congress
Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status for India in October 1929? [All India 2012]
  • Lord Mount batten
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Irwin
  • None of these
Which of the following was Mahatma Gandhi's novel method of fighting against the British?
  • He used violent method of stone pelting.
  • He used arson to bum down government offices.
  • He fought with the principle of 'an eye for i an eye'.
  • He practised open defiance of law, ; peaceful demonstration, satyagraha and non-violence.
What does satyagraha mean? Choose one from j the following options.
  • 'Satyagraha' means use of physical force to inflict pain while fighting.
  • 'Satyagraha' does not inflict pain, it is a : non-violent method of fighting against oppression.
  • 'Satyagraha' means passive resistance and is a weapon of the weak.
  • 'Satyagraha' was a racist method of mass agitation.
What was the purpose of imposing the j Rowlatt Act?
  • The Rowlatt Act forbade the Indians to : qualify for administrative services.
  • The Rowlatt Act had denied Indians the right to political participation.
  • The Rowlatt Act imposed additional taxes on Indians who were already groaning under the burden of taxes.
  • The Rowlatt Act authorised the government to imprison any person i without trial and conviction in a court of j law
Where did the brutal 'Jallianwala Massacre' j take place?
  • Amritsar
  • Meerut
  • Lahore
  • Lucknow
Why did General Dyer order to open fire on a i peaceful demonstration at Jallianwala Bagh? Choose from the given options.
  • He wanted to show his power.
  • Firing was ordered because it was an unruly crowd.
  • Because his object, as he declared later, was to 'produce a moral effect' to create fear in the minds of 'satyagrahis'.
  • He ordered to fire because he noticed a j sudden unrest in the crowd.
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