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Nationalism in India

Question:

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.

Answer:

(i) The Simon Commission had to face demonstration all over India, and no party was in favour of the Commission. So in an effort to win the political parties the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, announced in October 1929, a  vague offer of “dominion status' for India in an unspecified future and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution.
(ii) The announcement fell short of the expectations of the Congress. At its Lahore Session, presided over by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in December, 1929, the Congress passed a resolution boycotting the Round Table Conference. It declared ‘Purna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) as its goal, and took steps to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience. The Puma Swaraj Day was celebrated all over India on 26th January, 1930.

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Nationalism in India

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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 8.

(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 9.

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 10.

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 11.

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 12.

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

Q 13.

What was the course of Dandi March ?

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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 16.

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

Q 17.

Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju ?

Q 18.

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

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.

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 21.

Describe various problems in unifying people in India by the end of the 19th century.                   [CBSE 2009 (O)]
Or
What were the limits of the Civil Disobedience Movement?  [CBSE March 2012]
Or
What are the limitations of Civil Disobedience Movement ? Explain.
Or
Explain any four limitations of Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 22.

Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association ?

Q 23.

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 24.

Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji.

Q 25.

Who was Baba Ramchandra ?

Q 26.

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 27.

Who were the founders of the Swaraj Party?

Q 28.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed ?

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

Why the industrial working class did not participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers ? Mention any two demands of the workers who participated in the movement.  [CBSE 2014(F)]
Or
“The Congress was reluctant to include the demands of industrial workers in its programme of struggle.” Analyse the reasons. [CBSE 2015 (D)]

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

Explain the role of Ambedkar in uplifting the dalits or the depressed classes.  [CBSE March 2011]

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

Write a newspaper report on: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Q 35.

When was the Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement launched?

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

Who led the business community during |   the Civil Disobedience Movement ? How  did the community provide a big boost to  the movement ? [CBSE 2010 (D), 2014(D)]
Or
Explain with examples the role of industrialist in the freedom struggle of India.
Or
Explain the attitude of the Indian merchants and the industrialist towards the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement.’  [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

Write a newspaper report on: The Simon Commission.

Q 40.

Why did political leaders differ sharply over the Question of separate electorates?

Q 41.

When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India ?

Q 42.

Name the Act which gave enormous powers to the government to repress political activities.

Q 43.

Why was the Khilafat Committee formed ?

Q 44.

Who was the writer of the book Hind Swaraj

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

"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 47.

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

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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 50.

Explain the effects of “worldwide economic depression' on India, towards late 1920s.               [CBSE2013 (O)]