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A historical depiction of India's independence movement, featuring iconic leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and scenes of peaceful protests, with a backdrop of the Indian flag.

Test Your Knowledge of India's Independence Movement

Welcome to the Social Science quiz focused on the rich history of India's struggle for independence. This interactive quiz provides an engaging way to deepen your understanding of key events, movements, and figures that shaped the nation.

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Q1 :- Who was the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj’?

Rabindranath Tagore

B.R. Ambedkar

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawahar Lai Nehru

Q4 :-Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhiji?

Pressure from the British Government

Second Round Table Conference

Gandhiji’s arrest

Chauri-Chaura incident

Q5 :-Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?

Khilafat Movement

Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh

Peasants’ Movement of Awadh

Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam

Q6 :-Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?

Alluri Sitaram Raju

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali

Mahatma Gandhi

Q7 :-Under the presidency of Jawahahar Lai Nehru, the Lahore Congress Session of 1929 formalised the demand of

Abolition of Salt Tax

�Puma Swaraj’ or complete independence

Boycott of Simon Commission

Separate electorate for the ‘dalits’

Q8 :-The ‘Simon Commission’ was boycotted because

There was no British Member in the Commission.

It demanded separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims.

There was no Indian Member in the Commission.

It favoured the Muslims over the Hindus.

Q9 :-A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office is

Boycott

Begar

Picketing

Bandh

Q10:-Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress?

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Motilal Nehru

Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

Q11 :-Who founded the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930?

Alluri Sitaram Raju

C.R. Das

M.R. Jayakar

Dr B.R. Ambedkar

Q12 :-Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous ‘Salt March’ on 12th March 1930?

Dandi

Chauri-Chaura

Sabarmati

Surat

Q13 :-Which industrialist attacked colonial control over Indian economy and supported the Civil Disobedience Movement?

Dinshaw Petit

Purshottamdas Thakurdas

Dwarkanath Tagore

Seth Hukumchand

Q14 :-Who visualised and depicted the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ through a painting?

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Rabindranath Tagore

Natesa Sastri

Abanindranath Tagore

Q15 :-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.

Q16 :- 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.

Q17 :-What was the purpose of imposing the 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 without trial and conviction in a court of law

Q19 :-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 sudden unrest in the crowd

Q20 :- In which of the following Indian National Congress sessions was the demand of‘Purna Swaraj’ formalised in December 1929?

Madras Session

Lahore Session

Calcutta Session

Nagpur Session

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