MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Nationalism in India with Answers

1. Who was the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj’?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Jawahar Lai Nehru

ANSWER= C. Mahatma Gandhi

 

2. Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city of

A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Lucknow
D. Amritsar

ANSWER= A. Bombay

 

3. The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in

A. January 1921
B. February 1922
C. December 1929
D. April 1919

ANSWER= A. January 1921

 

4. Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhiji?

A. Pressure from the British Government
B. Second Round Table Conference
C. Gandhiji’s arrest
D. Chauri-Chaura incident

ANSWER= D. Chauri-Chaura incident

 

5. Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements?

A. Khilafat Movement
B. Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh
C. Peasants’ Movement of Awadh
D. Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam

ANSWER= C. Peasants’ Movement of Awadh

 

6. Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?

A. Alluri Sitaram Raju
B. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
C. Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali
D. Mahatma Gandhi

ANSWER= B. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

 

7. Under the presidency of Jawahahar Lai Nehru, the Lahore Congress Session of 1929 formalised the demand of

A. abolition of Salt Tax
B. ‘Puma Swaraj’ or complete independence
C. boycott of Simon Commission
D. separate electorate for the ‘dalits’

ANSWER= B. ‘Puma Swaraj’ or complete independence

 

8. The ‘Simon Commission’ was boycotted because

A. there was no British Member in the Commission.
B. it demanded separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims.
C. there was no Indian Member in the Commission.
D. it favoured the Muslims over the Hindus.

ANSWER= C. there was no Indian Member in the Commission.

 

9. A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office is

A. Boycott
B. Begar
C. Picketing
D. Bandh

ANSWER= C. Picketing

 

10. Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress?

A. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Motilal Nehru
B. Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
D. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

ANSWER= D. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

 

11. Who founded the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930?

A. Alluri Sitaram Raju
B. C.R. Das
C. M.R. Jayakar
D. Dr B.R. Ambedkar

ANSWER= D. Dr B.R. Ambedkar

 

12. Which party did not boycott the Council elections held in the year 1921?

A. Swaraj Party
B. Justice Party
C. Muslim League
D. Congress Party

ANSWER= B. Justice Party

 

13. What do you mean by the term ‘Begar’l

A. An Act to prevent plantation workers to leave the tea gardens without permission.
B. The forced recruitment of soldiers in rural areas during World War I.
C. Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.
D. Refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities as a form of protest.

ANSWER= C. Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.

 

14. Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous ‘Salt March’ on 12th March 1930?

A. Dandi
B. Chauri-Chaura
C. Sabarmati
D. Surat

ANSWER= C. Sabarmati

 

15. Which industrialist attacked colonial control over Indian economy and supported the Civil Disobedience Movement?

A. Dinshaw Petit
B. Purshottamdas Thakurdas
C. Dwarkanath Tagore
D. Seth Hukumchand

ANSWER= B. Purshottamdas Thakurdas

 

16. Who visualised and depicted the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ through a painting?

A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Natesa Sastri
D. Abanindranath Tagore

ANSWER= D. Abanindranath Tagore

 

17. Which of the following situations in India were the result of the First World War?

A. There was widespread anger in villages due to forced recruitment.
B. Custom duties were increased.
C. Income taxes were introduced.
D. All of the above-mentioned situations took place as a result of the First World War.

ANSWER= D. All of the above-mentioned situations took place as a result of the First World War.

 

18. As per the census of 1921, millions of people died due to ____.

A. Epidemic and Famines
B. War
C. Riots
D. None of the above

ANSWER= A. Epidemic and Famines

 

19. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in ____.

A. January, 1916
B. January, 1915
C. March, 1921
D. April, 1917

ANSWER= B. January, 1915

 

20. Which of the following statements are true about Satyagraha?

A. Satyagraha is not a physical force.
B. It is the weapon of the weak.
C. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary.
D. Option A and C.

ANSWER= D. Option A and C.

 

21. Which of the following statements are true about the Rowlatt Act?

A. It did not give the government powers to repress political activities.
B. It did not allow detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
C. It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
D. Gandhiji decided to launch nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in 1920.

ANSWER= C. It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

 

22. The infamous Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre took place when there was an annual ___ fair.

A. Teeyan
B. Gurupurab
C. Lohri
D. Baisakhi

ANSWER= D. Baisakhi

 

23. What was one of the main reasons behind Mahatma Gandhi’s decision to take up the Khilafat Issue?

A. To bring more unity among Hindus and Muslims.
B. To bring more unity among Hindus and Christians.
C. To bring more unity among Christians and Muslims.
D. None of the above.

ANSWER= A. To bring more unity among Hindus and Muslims.

 

24. Who was the author of the book Hind Swaraj (1909)?

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subash Chandra Bose
D. Mahatma Gandhi

ANSWER= D. Mahatma Gandhi

 

25. At the Congress session at ____ in December 1920, a compromise was worked out and the Non-Cooperation programme was adopted.

A. Allahabad
B. Bombay
C. Nagpur
D. Calcutta

ANSWER= C. Nagpur

 

26. Which of the following statements about the effect of the Non-cooperation Movement are true?

A. The import of foreign cloth halved between 1921 and 1922.
B. In many places, merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade.
C. Production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.
D. All the above statements are true.

ANSWER= D. All the above statements are true.

 

27. Which of the following statements about the Non-cooperation Movement in Awadh is false?

A. The Non-Cooperation movement here was against talukdars and landlords.
B. In Awadh, the peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra.
C. The tenants had no security of tenure.
D. The peasants did not demand abolition of begar.

ANSWER= D. The peasants did not demand abolition of begar.

 

28. The tribal people revolted against the British due to which of the following reasons?

A. The tribal people were prevented from entering the forests to graze their cattle
B. The tribal people were prevented from collecting fuelwood and fruits.
C. The traditional rights of tribal people were denied.
D. All of the above options are correct.

ANSWER= D. All of the above options are correct.

 

29. The plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission as per ___.

A. Inland Emigration Act of 1859
B. Inland Emigration Act of 1866
C. Inland Emigration Act of 1879
D. Inland Emigration Act of 1869

ANSWER= A. Inland Emigration Act of 1859

 

30. Gandhi decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in ___.

A. January 1922
B. February 1922
C. February 1919
D. January 1919

ANSWER= B. February 1922

 

31. __ and ___ formed the Swaraj Party.

A. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru
B. Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru.
C. Jawaharlal Nehru and C.R.Das
D. Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi

ANSWER= A. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru

 

32. Simon Commission arrived in India in __.

A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1932
D. 1942

ANSWER= A. 1928

 

33. Under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Lahore Congress formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or full independence for India in _____.

A. December 1929
B. January 1929
C. December 1930
D. December 1928

ANSWER= A. December 1929

 

34. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March from his ashram in Sabarmati to Dandi, covering a distance of ___.

A. 260 miles
B. 240 miles
C. 600 miles
D. 500 miles

ANSWER= B. 240 miles

 

35. Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi on ___, 1930.

A. April 6
B. April 16
C. March 6
D. May 6

ANSWER= A. April 6

 

36. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on ___.

A. 5 April 1932
B. 5 March 1931
C. 5 May 1931
D. 5 June 1932

ANSWER= B. 5 March 1931

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