Nationalism in India I

Important Dates

100

When did Gandhiji write the book "Hind Swaraj"?

1909

200

When was the Congress session held in Lahore? (month, year)

December 1929

300

When was Non-cooperation Movement withdrawn and why?

The Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 turned into a violent dash and 22 policemen were killed. Due to this Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-cooperation Movement

350

In which year and place did Mahatma Gandhi organize Satyagraha for the first time in India?

In 1917, in Champaran, Bihar.

400

Inland Emigration act of _____? (year)

1859

NCM

100

Why did Gandhiji start the Non-Cooperation Movement?

To revolt against the Rowlatt Act

200

Where did the Non-Cooperation Movement end?

Chauri-Chaura

300

What was the Rowlatt Act?

Rowlatt Act gave the government enormous powers to suppress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years

350

Why did the Non-Cooperation movement slow down gradually in cities? Explain any two reasons.

The Non-cooperation Movement gradually slowed down in cities for a variety of reasons:

1. Khadi cloth was more expensive than mill cloth and poor people could not afford to buy it. As a result, they could not boycott mill cloth for too long.
2. Alternative Indian institutions were not there which could be used in place of the British ones. 
3. Students and teachers began trickling back to government schools and lawyers joined back work in government courts.

400

Describe the movement led by peasants of Awadh in the days of Non-Cooperation.

1. The peasants’ movement Baba Ramchandra was against talukdars and landlords who demanded extremely high rents and a variety of other cesses from the peasants.
2. Peasants were forced to work in landlords’ farms without any payment (begar). Peasants had no security of tenure, thus being regularly evicted so that they could acquire no right over the leased land.
3. The demands of the peasants were: reduction of revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords.

CDM

100

What marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

The Dandi March

200

Who did Gandhiji write a letter to with a list of demands?

Viceroy Irwin 

300

True or False?

B.R. Ambedkar was sent to jail during the Civil Disobedience movement.

False

350

What was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

According to this pact, Irwin agreed to release those who had been imprisoned during the movement and to allow Indians to make salt for domestic use. Gandhi agreed to call off the Civil Disobedience movement and attend the second Round Table Conference in London

400

Explain any 3 limits of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Limitations of the Civil Disobedience Movement

1. Dalit's participation in the Civil Disobedience movement was very limited.
2. The participation of Muslim political groups was lukewarm, as there was an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion.
3. The role of Sanatanis and Hindu Mahasabha was very dominant.
4. In 1930 Dr. B R Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the second-round table conference by demanding a separate electorate for Dalits.
5. Different sections of people in the Civil Disobedience movement had their own aspirations, hence the struggle was not united and there was discontent among the participants.

General 1

100

Which Act did not permit plantation workers to leave the tea garden without permission?

Inland Emigration Act of 1859

200

Who created the first image of Bharat Mata?

Abanindranath Tagore

300

When was the FICCI formed?

       (or)

When was the Indian Industrial and Commerce Congress formed?

FICCI - 1927

Indian Industrial and Commerce Congress - 1920

350

Explain any 3 major problems during World War I in India.

1 - War loans and increased taxes (income tax)

2 - Forced recruitment from villages 

3 - Crop Failure and Influenza Epidemic

400

In which session of the Indian National Congress was the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ formalized?

Lahore Session, December 1929.

General 2

100

The new Tory government set up a commission under _______?  

Sir John Simon 

200

Why was the Khilafat movement started?

Khilafat movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi and the Ali Brothers, Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali in response to the harsh treatment given to the Caliph of Ottoman empire and the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire by the British.

300

In which novel was the hymn ‘Vande Mataram’ included and who was the novel written by?

Novel—Aandamath
Author — Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay/Chattarjee

350

What combination of colors was there in the ‘Swaraj flag’ designed by Gandhiji in 1921? 

Red, Green, and White

400

Who was in jail along with Abdul Ghaffar Khan when Gandhiji returned from London?

Jawaharlal Nehru