10th Standard CBSE - Social Science - Nationalism in India

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Question - 1

Which of the following is not true regarding the impact of the First World War?

  • A Defence expenditure resulted in increased taxes.
  • B Forced recruitment of soldiers was introduced in the villages.
  • C Income tax was introduced and custom duties increased.
  • D The hardship ended with the war as the British introduced the Rowlatt Act.

Question - 2

The Peasants of Kheda district could not pay the revenue because they were affected by?

  • A The crop
  • B Extreme poverty
  • C A plague epidemic
  • D All of these

Question - 3

What was Rowlatt Act?

  • A It was an act which controlled the movement of plantation workers
  • B It was an act through which the government get enormous power to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two yeas.
  • C The act through which wages of workers were reduced.
  • D None of the above.

Question - 4

Which of the following took command when martial law was imposed in Amritsar in 1919?

  • A General Dyer
  • B Lord dalhousie
  • C William Bentinck
  • D Sir Joha Simon

Question - 5

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Jallianwala Bagh incident?

  • A It took place on 10th April 1919
  • B Satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground and crawl on the streets.
  • C Its aim was to create a 'internal effect' on the minds of the Satyagrahis.
  • D Its aim was to create a feeling of terror and awe.

Question - 6

In which movement did Gandhi see the opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement?

  • A The oppressive plantation system in Champaran movement.
  • B A Satyagraha movement to support the peasants of Kheda district of Gujarat.
  • C A nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act of 1919.
  • D A Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat as well as Swaraj.

Question - 7

Who was the author of the book 'Hindu Swaraj'?

  • A Mahatma Gandhi
  • B Jawahar Lal Nehru
  • C Subas Chandra Bose
  • D Rabindranath Tagore.

Question - 8

Gandhiji in his work 'Hind Swaraj' said that.

  • A The British must Quit India
  • B Indians must not cooperate with the British
  • C The Government must concede the right to make salt.
  • D Indians must be involved in the government of India.

Question - 9

The concept of Non-Cooperation was turned into a movement through the 

  • A the surrender of titles of government.
  • B Boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils.
  • C Boycott of foreign goods and schools
  • D All of these

Question - 10

Which of the following leaders has headed Awadh Kissan Sabha?

  • A Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B Mahatma Gandhi
  • C Subhas Chandra Bose
  • D Motilal Nehru