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Nationalism in India

Question:

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

Answer:

Viceroy Irwin.

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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.

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

Q 5.

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

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.

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

Q 10.

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 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.

(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 13.

Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association ?

Q 14.

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 15.

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 16.

Who was Alluri Sitaram Raju ?

Q 17.

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 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.

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 20.

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

Q 21.

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 22.

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

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.

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

Q 27.

Why was the Khilafat Committee formed ?

Q 28.

Who was the writer of the book Hind Swaraj

Q 29.

Who was Baba Ramchandra ?

Q 30.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn by Gandhiji ?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

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

"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 33.

What was the plight of the plantation workers of Assam?

Q 34.

What were the 3 principles of Satyagraha?

Q 35.

What is meant by the idea of satyagraha?

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

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 42.

List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Choose any three, and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they joined the movement.

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Write a newspaper report on: The Simon Commission.

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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 47.

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

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji.

Q 50.

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