History

Nationalism in India

Question:

Mention three main proposals with reference to the Non-Cooperation Movement as suggested by Mahatma Gandhi.  [CBSE 2008 (D)]
Or
Gandhiji proposed that the Non ­Cooperation should unfold in stages. Explain.               [CBSE 2013]

Answer:

The Non-Cooperation had two aspects, i.e., one relating to the struggle and the other relating to the norms of conduct and constructive work. Gandhiji proposed that the movement should unfold in the following stages :
(i) Surrender of titles, honours and honorary posts,
(ii) Boycott of Legislative Councils,
(iii) Boycott of law courts by the lawyers,
(iv) Boycott of Government schools and colleges, and withdrawal of children from these schools and colleges.
(v) Boycott of British goods,  To get a popular support for the movement, Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali toured extensively throughout India.

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Nationalism in India

Q 1.

Why was the Swaraj Party formed? By whom was the party formed ?

Q 2.

Who created the image of Bharat Mata ?
Or
Who was the author of the novel Anandamath ?

Q 3.

Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement.

Q 4.

Who announced a vague offer of ‘Dominion Status' for India in 1929 ?

Q 5.

What were the effects on the economic front due to the non-corporation movement?

Q 6.

What is meant by the idea of Satyagraha ?
Or
Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji.               [CBSE 2014 (D)]

Q 7.

What was the course of Dandi March ?

Q 8.

Why the rich peasants became enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience movement?

Q 9.

What was the impact of the First World War on India ?[CBSE 2015]
Or
Explain new economic and political situations created in India during the First World War.                 [CBSE 2008 (O)]
Or
What was the impact of the First World War on the economic conditions in India ?  [CBSE March 2011, 2013 (D)]

Q 10.

Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association ?

Q 11.

Explain:
(a) Why is the growth of nationalism in the colonies linked to an anti-colonial movement ?
(b) How did the First World War help in  the growth of the National Movement in India?       [CBSE2014]
Or
Explain any four facts to show how did the First World War help in the growth of the National Movement in India.  [CBSE March 2011]
(a) Why were Indians outraged by the Rowlatt Act ?
(b) Why did Gandhiji decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Q 12.

Why the tribal peasants participated in the Non-cooperation Khilafat movement ?

Q 13.

(i) Why the Congress ignored the dalit's or oppressed for a long time ?
(ii) Name the national leader who declared that swaraj would not come for a hundred years if untou- chability was not eliminated.

Q 14.

What was the reaction of the people against the Rowlatt Act ? [CBSE 2013 (D)]
Or
Explain the reactions of Indian people against the Rowlatt Act passed through the Imperial Legislative Council in 1919.  [CBSE March 2012 (O)]

Q 15.

What were the factors responsible for the gradual slow down of the Non ­Cooperation movement ?  [CBSE 2008 (D), 2013 (D)]
Or
Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slow down in the cities ? Give reasons.  [CBSE March 2011, 2014, 21015 (D)]

Q 16.

Imagine you are a woman participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Explain what the experience meant to your life.
Or
Women played a very important role in the Civil Disobedience Movement.' Explain.

Q 17.

Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju ?

Q 18.

Name the Commission which was formed to look into the functioning of the constitu ­tional system in India. Who was the President of the Commission.

Q 19.

Under what circumstances, the Puma Swaraj was demanded by the Congress ?
Or
Mention the main contents of resolution passed in the Lahore Session of Indian National Congress in December 1929 held under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru.  [CBSE2014]
Or
Explain the reason for the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 to be called the historical session.

Q 20.

Why Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clashed with  Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round  Table Conference ?

Q 21.

Plantation workers too had their own understanding of Gandhiji's notion of Swaraj."Explain.

Q 22.

Carefully study the given paragraph from your textbook and answer the questions that follows :
As the news of the Jallianwala Bagh spread, crowds took to the streets in many North Indian towns. There were strikes and clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings. The government responded with brutal repression, seeking to humiliate and terrorise people: Satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground, crawl on the streets, and do salaam (salute) to all sahibs ; people were flogged and villages (around Gujranwala in Punjab, now in Pakistan) were bombed. Seeing violence spread, Mahatma Gandhi called off the movement.
(i) Which Movement was called off by Gandhiji ?
(ii) Why was the Movement launched ?

Q 23.

When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India ?

Q 24.

What was the main motive of the Salt March? [CBSE2015]

Q 25.

Name any two organisations which were formed by the business class to organise their business interests.

Q 26.

Why was the Civil Disobedience Movement called off by Gandhiji ? [CBSE March 2012 (O)]

Q 27.

Who was the writer of the book Hind Swaraj

Q 28.

Who were the founders of the Swaraj Party?

Q 29.

What did the image of Bharat Mata painted by Abanindranath Tagore portray?         [CBSE 2014]

Q 30.

What was the plight of the plantation workers of Assam?

Q 31.

Name the General who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh incident.

Q 32.

Who was Baba Ramchandra ?

Q 33.

Name the Pact which gave the Depressed Classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils.

Q 34.

How was the Non-Cooperation Movement converted into a national movement by Gandhiji ?

Q 35.

Describe briefly any three economic effects of the Non-Cooperation Movement.  [CBSE 2009 (O)]

Q 36.

Give a brief account of Gandhiji's early life.

Q 37.

Compare Non-cooperation movement and the civil disobedience movement.

Q 38.

What is meant by the idea of satyagraha?

Q 39.

What was Rowlatt Act ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 40.

Why was the Khilafat Committee formed ?

Q 41.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn by Gandhiji ? Give reason.

Q 42.

When and under whose leadership was Civil Disobedience movement launched ?

Q 43.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed ?

Q 44.

Name any two industrialists who actively participated in the Civil Disobedience movement.

Q 45.

Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Gandhiji ?

Q 46.

Why did the poor peasants join the Civil Disobedience Movement ? Why did the relationship between the poor peasants and the Congress remain uncertain ?  [CBSE 2014(D)]

Q 47.

Why did the business class participate in  the Civil Disobedience Movement ?  [CBSE 2014(D)]

Q 48.

Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism.    [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 49.

What were the 3 principles of Satyagraha?

Q 50.

Write a newspaper report on: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.