History

Nationalism in India

Question:

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

Answer:

(i) Boycott of foreign goods : People decided to boycott foreign goods and wear Swadeshi clothes, and use Swadeshi goods.
(ii) Impact on imports : As people began discarding imported clothes, the import of foreign clothes halved between 1921 and 1922. Its value dropped from Rs 102 crore to Rs 57 crore.
(iii) Impact on Indian industry: As people decided to boycott foreign clothes, production of Indian textile mills and handloom went up.

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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 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 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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 9.

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 10.

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 11.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn by Gandhiji ?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

Q 12.

Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association ?

Q 13.

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 14.

What was the course of Dandi March ?

Q 15.

(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 16.

"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 17.

What was the plight of the plantation workers of Assam?

Q 18.

Write a newspaper report on: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji.

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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 25.

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

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi call off Rowlatt Satyagraha ?

Q 29.

When was the Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement launched?

Q 30.

Who were the founders of the Swaraj Party?

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

What were the 3 principles of Satyagraha?

Q 34.

Mention the limitation of Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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 37.

What is the importance of the Lahore Congress session of 1929 ?

Q 38.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed ?

Q 39.

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

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.

Give a brief account of Gandhiji's early life.

Q 42.

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

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.

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

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India ?

Q 49.

What was Rowlatt Act ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 50.

Who was Baba Ramchandra ?