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Nationalism in India

Question:

How did Mahatma Gandhi react against the Rowlatt Act ?

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch a non – violent Civil Disobedience Movement against the unjust law.

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Nationalism in India

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

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 3.

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

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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 8.

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

Q 9.

(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 10.

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

"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 13.

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

Q 14.

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 15.

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 16.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn by Gandhiji ?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

Q 17.

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 18.

What was the plight of the plantation workers of Assam?

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

Explain the contribution of the various social groups in the Civil Disobedience Movement.   [CBSE 2014]
Or
Various classes and groups of Indians participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement for different reasons. Choose any four classes and explain their reason to participate in the movement.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 21.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi call off Rowlatt Satyagraha ?

Q 22.

What was the course of Dandi March ?

Q 23.

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 24.

Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association ?

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

What were the 3 principles of Satyagraha?

Q 28.

Write a newspaper report on: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju ?

Q 32.

Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Gandhiji ?

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

When was the Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement launched?

Q 36.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed ?

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji.

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India ?

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

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 45.

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 46.

Write a newspaper report on :
(a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) The Simon Commission

Q 47.

Give a brief account of Gandhiji's early life.

Q 48.

How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India.

Q 49.

Write a newspaper report on: The Simon Commission.

Q 50.

Mention the limitation of Rowlatt Satyagraha.