Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’ was edited by
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
(c) Chitta Ranjan Das
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer
Answer: (b) Balgangadhar Tilak
Question 2.
Lala Lajpat Rai was a nationalist from
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana
Answer
Answer: (c) Punjab
Question 3.
Which of the following movement is associated with Chitta Ranjan Das?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) The Salt March
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Non-Cooperation Movement
Question 4.
The founder of Khudai Khidmatgars was
(a) Mohammad Ali
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Badshah Khan
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Badshah Khan
Question 5.
Who established Natal Congress?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Balgangadhar Tilak
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer
Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 6.
Bengal was divided by the British in the year
(a) 1900
(b) 1910
(c) 1905
(d) 1920
Answer
Answer: (c) 1905
Question 7.
Hindustan Socialist Republic Association was related with the nationalist
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Bhagat Singh
Question 8.
The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in
(a) 1840
(b) 1857
(c) 1878
(d) 1890
Answer
Answer: (c) 1878
Question 9.
Ilbert Bill was introduced in
(a) 1860
(b) 1878
(c) 1883
(d) 1890
Answer
Answer: (c) 1883
Question 10.
Naoroji was ……………….. settled in London.
(a) a businessman and publicist
(b) an artist
(c) an educationist
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (a) a businessman and publicist
Question 11.
Second World War ended in
(a) 1910
(b) 1920
(c) 1945
(d) 1947
Answer
Answer: (c) 1945
Question 12.
The fight for Purna Swaraj was fought under the presidentship of
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer
Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 13.
Who was the first Indian Governor-General of free India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer
Answer: (c) C. Rajagopalachari
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Knighthood | (a) The religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras |
| (ii) Picket | (b) The capacity to act independently without interference from outside |
| (iii) Mahants | (c) The protest of the people outside a building to prevent others /owners from entering it |
| (iv) Publicist | (d) An honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal achievement |
| (v) Provincial autonomy | (e) A person who publishes an idea by circulating information, writing reports and speaking at meetings |
| (vi) Sovereign | (f) A capacity of the province to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within the federation |
Answer
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Knighthood | (d) An honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal achievement |
| (ii) Picket | (c) The protest of the people outside a building to prevent others /owners from entering it |
| (iii) Mahants | (a) The religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras |
| (iv) Publicist | (e) A person who publishes an idea by circulating information, writing reports and speaking at meetings |
| (v) Provincial autonomy | (f) A capacity of the province to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within the federation |
| (vi) Sovereign | (b) The capacity to act independently without interference from outside |
State whether true or false:
1. People were satisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s.
Answer
Answer: False
2. The Arms Act was passed in 1875.
Answer
Answer: False
3. A.O. Hume was a Chinese educationist.
Answer
Answer: False
4. Muslim League demanded “Independent States” for Muslims in 1940.
Answer
Answer: True
5. The Congress in the first twenty years of its formation was “moderate”.
Answer
Answer: True
6. In 1930, Gandhiji led a march to break the salt law.
Answer
Answer: True
7. The leaders of Khilafat agitation were Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
Answer
Answer: True
Fill in the blanks:
1. The Arms Act ……………… Indians from having arms.
Answer
Answer: disallowed
2. Gandhiji and his followers marched from ……………… to Dandi.
Answer
Answer: Sabarmati
3. 16 August 1946 was announced as ……………… by the Muslim League.
Answer
Answer: “Direct Action Day”
4. ……………… is popularly known as Rajaji.
Answer
Answer: C. Rajagopalachari