Nationalism in India Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

How did Indian members of the Imperial Legislative Council respond to the Rowlatt Act?

Question 2

Quick review: what Indian-made cloth became a symbol of the Non-Cooperation movement?

Question 3

In retaliation for the police firing, what did the angry crowd at Chauri Chaura do?

Question 4

Roughly how many miles did Gandhi march from Sabarmati to Dandi?

Question 5

What relief did the Kheda peasants demand through Gandhi's satyagraha?

Question 6

What did police do to a peaceful procession at Chauri Chaura that provoked violence?

Question 7

Quick review: in which city was the Khilafat Committee formed in March 1919?

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About Nationalism in India

This quiz covers Chapter 2 of CBSE Class 10 History (India and the Contemporary World II), Nationalism in India.

It opens with the economic hardship caused by the First World War, Mahatma Gandhi's return to India and his idea of Satyagraha, and his early movements at Champaran, Kheda, and Ahmedabad.

It then covers the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the Khilafat movement, and the launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement, including how it unfolded in towns and cities.

It moves on to how the movement spread to the countryside, including the peasant struggle in Awadh, the tribal rebellion in the Gudem Hills, and the demand for freedom among plantation workers in Assam.

It covers the Chauri Chaura incident and the withdrawal of Non-Cooperation, the Simon Commission, and the Lahore Congress's declaration of Purna Swaraj, or complete independence.

It then covers the Salt March to Dandi and the Civil Disobedience Movement that followed, along with the Gandhi-Irwin Pact and the Round Table Conference in London.

It closes with how different groups -- businessmen, industrial workers, and the rural poor -- experienced the movement differently, and how symbols like Bharat Mata and the national flag helped build a shared sense of Indian identity.

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