History

Nationalism in India

Question:

"The effects of Non-cooperation on the economic front were more dramtic."Explain.
Or
Explain the effects of Non-Cooperation Movement on the economic front.
[CBSE 2014 (F)] Or
Explain the impact of Non-Cooperation Movement in the economic field.
[CBSE 2012]

Answer:

(i) Fall in imports : Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires. The import of foreign cloth halved between 1921 and 1922, its value dropping from Rs.    102 crore to  Rs. 57 crore.
(ii)   Boycott of Foreign goods : In many places merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade.
(iii) Boost for Indian industry : As the boycott movement spread, and people began discarding imported clothes and wearing only Indian ones, production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.

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Nationalism in India

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

Who was Abdul Ghaffar khan ?

Q 3.

Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Q 4.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn by Gandhiji ?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

Q 5.

Who were the founders of the Swaraj Party?

Q 6.

Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Gandhiji ?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

Compare Non-cooperation movement and the civil disobedience movement.

Q 9.

Write a newspaper report on: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed ?

Q 12.

Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji.

Q 13.

When was the Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement launched?

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Mention the great men whose work spread the passion for freedom.

Q 17.

Who was the writer of the book Hind Swaraj

Q 18.

Who was Baba Ramchandra ?

Q 19.

What were the major demands of the peasants who participated in the Non ­cooperation Khilafat movement ? Mention any two ?

Q 20.

Who was the writer of the book, Hind Swaraj'. What was the theme of the book?
Or
Explain the ideas of Gandhiji as he expressed in the famous book ‘Hind Swaraj’ regarding Non-cooperation.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 21.

Why was the Simon Commission constituted ? Why was the commission rejected by the Indians ?

Q 22.

Who designed the Swaraj flag? What were the features of this flag ? How was it used as a symbol of defiance ?  [CBSE March 2012]

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi call off Rowlatt Satyagraha ?

Q 25.

Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju ?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

Who launched the Khilafat Movement ? Why was the Movement launched ?  [CBSE March 2012]

Q 28.

"The effects of Non-cooperation on the economic front were more dramtic."Explain.
Or
Explain the effects of Non-Cooperation Movement on the economic front.
[CBSE 2014 (F)] Or
Explain the impact of Non-Cooperation Movement in the economic field.
[CBSE 2012]

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

When was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed ? Mention the provisions of the pact.

Q 31.

Why salt was chosen as a weapon by Gandhiji to fight against the Britishers ?
Or
Why did Mahatma Gandhi perceive “salt' as a powerful symbol that unite the nation?  [CBSE March 2011]

Q 32.

Under what circumstances the Civil Disobedience or the Salt Movement was launched? Explain. [CBSE 2013 (O)] Or
Describe the main events leading to Salt March and Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.                   [CBSE March 2011 ]

Q 33.

Explain the course of the Salt March.  CBSE 2014(0)

Q 34.

Name any two methods used by Gandhiji to fight against the Britishers.

Q 35.

How did Mahatma Gandhi react against the Rowlatt Act ?

Q 36.

Which incident marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement ?

Q 37.

(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 38.

What was Satyagraha ? Name any two places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji.
Or
Name the two main ‘Satyagraha' movements organised by Mahatma Gandhi successfully in favour of peasants in 1916 and 1917.
[CBSE 2008 (D), March 2011]

Q 39.

Why Gandhiji supported the Khilafat Movement ? [CBSE March 2011, 2012]

Q 40.

Who formed the Swaraj Party ? Why was the party formed ?

Q 41.

What were circumstances which led to Jallianwala Bagh incident ? Describe in brief the reaction of the people immediately after the incident.  [CBSE 2009 (F)] Or
Explain the impact of Jallianwala Bagh incident on the people. [CBSE 2014 (O)]

Q 42.

Why did the tribal people join the Non ­Cooperation Movement ?

Q 43.

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 44.

Why was the Civil Disobedience Movement relaunched by Gandhiji?

Q 45.

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 46.

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

Q 47.

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 48.

Mention any three efforts made by Gandhiji to get Harijans their rights.  [CBSE March 2011]

Q 49.

How did the British government respond to protests, clashes and attacks by the Indian against the Jallianwala Bagh incident ?

Q 50.

Give a brief account of Lokmanya Tilak.