MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT MCQ in English Class 12 History Book-Themes in Indian History-III Chapter-11 Chapter wise MCQ

 

For how many years did Gandhiji spend abroad?

(a) 10 years

(b) 15 years

(c) 20 years

(d) 25 years

Which technique was first used by Gandhiji in South Africa?

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Non-cooperation Movement

(c) Satyagraha

(d) Quit India Movement

Who advised Gandhiji to travel for a year after coming to India?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Which class did Gandhiji criticise at the inauguration ceremony of Banaras Hindu University?

(a) Class of farmers

(b) Class of the poor

(c) Indian elite

(d) British officer class

To whose plight did Gandhiji mainly draw attention at the inauguration of Banaras Hindu University?

(a) Lawyer

(b) Doctor

(c) Farmers and workers

(d) Rich class

What was the main objective of the Champaran Movement (1917)?

(a) Preventing the farmers from taking away their land

(b) Giving farmers freedom to grow crops of their choice

(c) Better conditions for workers in textile mills

(d) Waiving the rent of farmers

What was the main objective of the Kheda Movement in 1918?

(a) To get the state to waive the farmers' taxes

(b) Better conditions for workers in textile mills

(c) Taking back farmers' land

(d) Introduction of new methods of farming

For which class did Gandhiji demand better conditions in Ahmedabad?

(a) Landlord

(b) Doctor

(c) Workers in textile mills

(d) Farmer

What role did Gandhiji play for the Indian community in South Africa?

(a) Lawyer

(b) Teacher

(c) Leader

(d) Freedom fighter

Gandhiji said that through what medium the liberation of India is possible?

(a) Lawyer

(a) Doctor

(c) Landlord

(d) Farmer

On the basis of the recommendations of which committee was the Rowlatt Act implemented?

(a) Sir John Rowlatt

(b) Sir Sidney Rowlatt

(c) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Dufferin

In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?

(a) 1917

(b) 1919

(c) 1921

(d) 1922

What was requested from the Indians in the Non-cooperation Movement?

(a) To take up arms against the British

(b) Boycotting schools, colleges and courts

(c) Joining the British Army

(d) To negotiate with the British Government

How many strikes took place during the non-cooperation movement?

(a) 296

(b) 396

(c) 496

(d) 596

In which year Chauri Chaura incident happened?

(a) 1920

(b) 1921

(c) 1922

(d) 1923

What happened in the Chauri Chaura incident?

(a) The farmers burnt down the railway station

(b) The police station was set on fire

(c) A Government official was taken hostage

(d) The British army was attacked

After which movement was Mahatma Gandhi given the title of "Mahatma"?

(a) Champaran Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Non-cooperation Movement

(d) Khilafat Movement

In which language did Mahatma Gandhi propagate the movement?

(a) English

(b) Hindi

(c) Mother tongue

(d) Sanskrit

Which social evil did Mahatma Gandhi emphasize on eliminating?

(a) Child marriage

(b) Untouchability

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of these

When was Mahatma Gandhi released from jail?

(a) 1922

(b) 1924

(c) 1925

(d) 1926

Which class did Mahatma Gandhi include in the Non-cooperation Movement?

(a) Rich businessman

(b) Intellectuals

(c) Common farmers and labourers

(d) Educated class only

Why did the non cooperation movement end?

(a) Arrest of Gandhiji

(b) The repressive policy of the British

(c) Chauri Chaura incident

(d) Success in the movement

What was he said to show respect to Gandhiji?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Gandhi Baba

(c) Gandhi Maharaj

(d. All of the above

What did Mahatma Gandhi focus on promoting?

(a) Foreign clothes

(b) Khadi

(c) Modern education

(d) Industrial development

What did Gandhiji do to convince the princely states?

(a) Publicity in the English language

(b) Formation of Prajamandal

(c) Foreign travel

(d) Appeal to the Court

When was the Simon Commission formed?

(a) 1926

(b) 1927

(c) 1928

(d) 1929

Who was the chairman of Simon Commission?

(a) Lord Simon

(b) John Simon

(c) Lord Irwin

(d) Stafford Cripps

Which class had greater participation in the Salt Satyagraha?

(a) Women

(b) Farmer

(c) Trader

(d) All of the above

How many people were arrested by the British during the Salt Satyagraha?

(a) 10,000

(b) 20,000

(c) 60,000

(d) 1,00,000

Why did the second round table conference fail?

(a) The dogmatism of the British Government

(b) Differences between the Congress and other parties

(c) Gandhiji's tough stance

(d) Opposition to the Indian Princely States

Which Viceroy expressed opposition to Gandhiji during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

(a) Lord Irwin

(b) Lord Willingdon

(c) Lord Linlithgow

(d) Lord Wavell

In which year Cripps Mission came to India?

(a) 1939

(b) 1940

(c) 1942

(d) 1945

Who led the Cripps Mission?

(a) Stafford Cripps

(b) Winston Churchill

(c) Lord Irwin

(d) Lord Willingdon

On what was the Government of India Act of 1935 based?

(a) Complete independence for Indians

(b) Limited representative rule

(c) Military reforms

(d) Partition of India

Who was the most active socialist leader during the Quit India Movement?

(a) Jayaprakash Narayan

(b) Ram Manohar Lohia

(c) Achyut Patwardhan

(d) Both Lohia and Narayan

In which places independent governments were established during the Quit India Movement?

(a) Satara and Medinipur

(b) Mumbai and Delhi

(c) Lucknow and Patna

(d) Nagpur and Varanasi

When did the Muslim League observe Direct Action Day to demand Pakistan?

(a) 15 August 1946

(b) 16 August 1946

(c) 17 August 1946

(d) 18 August 1946

Who led the Muslim League when the Congress leaders were in jail?

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(c) Sardar Patel

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

When did the Cabinet Mission come to India?

(a) 1945

(b) 1946

(c) 1947

(d) 1948

Where was Gandhiji on 15 August 1947?

(a) Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Calcutta

(d) Ahmedabad

What did Gandhiji do on 15 August 1947?

(a) hoisted the flag

(b) Participated in Independence Day celebrations

(c) kept a 24 hour fast

(d) Met the British Viceroy

When was Gandhiji assassinated?

(a) 15 August 1947

(b) 30 January 1948

(c) 1 February 1948

(d) 26 January 1948

What did Nathuram Godse consider to be the reason for Gandhiji's assassination?

(a) Gandhiji's inclination towards Muslims

(b) Gandhi's support for the British

(c) Opposition to the partition of India

(d) Support of Subhash Chandra Bose

What did Lord Mountbatten declare along with the independence of India?

(a) Integration of India

(b) Partition of India

(c) Expansion of British rule in India

(d) New Constituent Assembly for India

Under what title was the collection of Gandhiji's letters published by Nehru?

(a) India of My Dreams

(b) Bunch of Old Letters

(c) The Story of My Experiments with Truth

(d) Freedom at Midnight

Which newspaper did Gandhiji use to publish his letters and ideas?

(a) Young India

(b) Harijan

(c) Hind Swaraj

(d) Indian Opinion

On what basis are autobiographies written?

(a) Historical documents

(b) Memory and personal experience

(c) Research text

(d) Correspondence

What is the name of Gandhiji's autobiography?

(a) Hind Swaraj

(b) My Experiments with Truth

(c) India of My Dreams

(d) The Discovery of India

Which source related to Gandhiji gives a detailed account of his activities and thoughts?

(a) Autobiography

(b) Newspaper

(c) Government records

(d) Speech and Writing