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Nationalism in India

Practice Set 5 — English Medium

Class 10 History • Advanced Level

Class: 10

Subject: History

Chapter: Nationalism in India

Practice Set: 5

Total Questions: 30

Total Marks: 30

Level: NCERT + Board + Advanced

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. During the Civil Disobedience Movement, which specific grievance driven by economic distress united the rich peasant communities like the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of Uttar Pradesh?

Correct Answer: B
Rich peasants were badly affected by falling agricultural prices and economic depression. They demanded reduction in land revenue because they found it difficult to pay the fixed revenue demands.

Q2. What was the primary motivation behind Indian industrialists forming bodies like the Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress (1920) and FICCI (1927)?

Correct Answer: C
Indian industrialists wanted protection from colonial economic policies and supported measures that would protect Indian business and industry.

Q3. Which region saw significant participation from the industrial working class during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

Correct Answer: A
The textbook specifically notes significant participation of workers in Sholapur, where workers attacked symbols of British authority.

Q4. Despite large-scale participation of women in protest marches, salt manufacturing and boycotts, what was the general stance of Congress regarding their role?

Correct Answer: C
Women participated actively in the movement, but the Congress was generally reluctant to give them positions of authority within the organisation.

Q5. Why did the Indian National Congress ignore the grievances of the 'dalits' or untouchables for a long period?

Correct Answer: A
Congress was cautious about raising issues concerning untouchability because it feared alienating conservative high-caste Hindu groups.

Q6. Who published the four-volume collection of Tamil folk tales titled The Folklore of Southern India?

Correct Answer: C
Natesa Sastri published a massive four-volume collection of Tamil folk tales and regarded folklore as an important form of national literature.

Q7. What design element distinguished the Swaraj flag designed by Mahatma Gandhi in 1921?

Correct Answer: B
The Swaraj flag designed by Gandhi in 1921 had a spinning wheel at the centre, symbolising self-help and the importance of khadi.

Q8. At the All Parties Conference in 1928, negotiations over Hindu-Muslim representation faced strong opposition from which leader?

Correct Answer: C
M.R. Jayakar of the Hindu Mahasabha strongly opposed the compromise efforts at the All Parties Conference in 1928.

Q9. How is Bharat Mata portrayed in Abanindranath Tagore's famous painting?

Correct Answer: B
Abanindranath Tagore portrayed Bharat Mata as an ascetic figure who was calm, composed, divine and spiritual.

Q10. Why did rich peasant communities refuse to participate when Gandhi restarted the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932?

Correct Answer: A
Rich peasants were disappointed because their major demand concerning revenue reduction had not been achieved before the movement was withdrawn in 1931.

Section B: Chronological & Arrangement Questions

Q11. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order:

1. Launch of Civil Disobedience by breaking the salt law at Dandi.

2. Relaunch of Civil Disobedience after Gandhi returned from London.

3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

4. Arrest of Abdul Ghaffar Khan in Peshawar.

Correct Answer: A
Dandi Salt March and salt law violation occurred first, followed by the arrest of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Gandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931, and the relaunch of the movement in 1932.

Q12. Arrange the following in ascending chronological order:

1. Formation of FICCI

2. Designing of Swaraj flag by Gandhi

3. Formation of Depressed Classes Association

4. Publication of The Folklore of Southern India

Correct Answer: A
Natesa Sastri's folklore work came first, followed by the 1921 Swaraj flag, FICCI in 1927 and the Depressed Classes Association in 1930.

Q13. Identify the correct chronological sequence:

1. Poona Pact

2. Breakdown of Hindu-Muslim representation negotiations at the All Parties Conference

3. Clash between Gandhi and Ambedkar at the Second Round Table Conference

4. Jinnah's proposal regarding separate electorates

Correct Answer: A
Jinnah's proposal came before the 1928 All Parties Conference breakdown, followed by the Second Round Table Conference in 1931 and the Poona Pact in September 1932.

Q14. Arrange the following events chronologically:

1. Industrial workers in Sholapur attacked police posts.

2. Arrest of Mahatma Gandhi.

3. Violent clashes in Peshawar following Abdul Ghaffar Khan's arrest.

4. Large-scale arrests by the colonial government.

Correct Answer: A
The Peshawar events followed Ghaffar Khan's arrest, Gandhi was arrested soon after, and Sholapur witnessed violent worker action during the same phase of repression.

Q15. Arrange the following milestones from earliest to latest:

1. Strike by dockworkers

2. Strike by railway workers

3. Workers in Chotanagpur tin mines wore Gandhi caps

4. Formation of Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress

Correct Answer: A
The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress was formed in 1920. Railway workers and Chotanagpur workers participated in 1930, while dockworkers struck in 1932.

Section C: Matching Questions

Q16. Match the social groups with their aspirations:

Column IColumn II
1. Rich Peasantsa. Wanted unpaid rent remitted
2. Poorer Peasantryb. Reduction of high land-revenue demands
3. Business Classesc. Remained largely aloof
4. Industrial Working Classd. Protection against foreign imports
Correct Answer: A
Rich peasants demanded revenue reduction, poorer peasants wanted rent relief, business classes sought protection from imports, and workers were generally less involved.

Q17. Match the personalities with their roles:

PersonalityRole / Contribution
1. Abdul Ghaffar Khana. Opposed compromise at All Parties Conference
2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkarb. Disciple of Gandhi whose arrest led to Peshawar protests
3. M.R. Jayakarc. Formed Depressed Classes Association
4. Muhammad Ali Jinnahd. Proposed compromise regarding reserved seats
Correct Answer: A
Ghaffar Khan was associated with the Peshawar movement, Ambedkar with the Depressed Classes Association, Jayakar opposed compromise, and Jinnah proposed a compromise over electorates.

Q18. Match the cultural elements with their creators or context:

Cultural ElementCreator / Context
1. Bharat Mata as an ascetica. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
2. Vande Mataramb. Swadeshi Movement in Bengal
3. Flag with eight lotusesc. Abanindranath Tagore
4. Flag with central spinning wheeld. Mahatma Gandhi (1921)
Correct Answer: A
Bharat Mata was painted by Abanindranath Tagore, Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the eight-lotus flag was linked to the Swadeshi period, and Gandhi's 1921 flag carried the spinning wheel.

Q19. Match the dates with the historical events:

DateEvent
1. April 1930a. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
2. March 1931b. Abdul Ghaffar Khan arrested
3. December 1931c. Poona Pact
4. September 1932d. Second Round Table Conference period
Correct Answer: A
April 1930 saw the Peshawar events and arrest of Ghaffar Khan; the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in March 1931; Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in 1931; and the Poona Pact was signed in September 1932.

Q20. Match the organisations with key figures:

OrganisationKey Figure / Figures
1. FICCIa. Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G.D. Birla
2. Depressed Classes Associationb. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Muslim Leaguec. Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sir Muhammad Iqbal
4. Hindu Mahasabhad. M.R. Jayakar
Correct Answer: A
FICCI was associated with Indian industrialists including Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G.D. Birla; Ambedkar formed the Depressed Classes Association; Jinnah and Iqbal were important Muslim League figures; and Jayakar was associated with the Hindu Mahasabha.

Section D: Assertion & Reason

Directions:
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Q21. Assertion: Congress was reluctant to support 'no rent' campaigns organized by poorer peasants.

Reason: Congress was apprehensive of upsetting rich peasants and landlords who were important supporters.

Correct Answer: A
Congress was cautious because stronger action against landlords and revenue demands could create divisions among groups participating in the national movement.

Q22. Assertion: Large sections of Muslims remained alienated from Congress during the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Reason: From the mid-1920s, Congress became more visibly associated with Hindu religious nationalist groups such as the Hindu Mahasabha.

Correct Answer: A
The growing visibility of Hindu religious nationalist groups and disagreements over political representation contributed to Muslim political alienation from Congress.

Q23. Assertion: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ultimately accepted Gandhi's position and signed the Poona Pact in September 1932.

Reason: Gandhi began a fast unto death because he believed separate electorates for dalits would accelerate their integration into mainstream society.

Correct Answer: C
The Assertion is true. However, Gandhi opposed separate electorates because he believed they would slow or weaken the integration of dalits within Hindu society, not accelerate it.

Q24. Assertion: After the breakdown of the Round Table Conference, Gandhi immediately and successfully concluded the Civil Disobedience Movement with complete Swaraj.

Reason: Upon returning to India, Gandhi found that the colonial government had begun a new cycle of repression, including arrests of Congress leaders.

Correct Answer: D
The Assertion is false. The movement was not immediately concluded with complete Swaraj. The Reason is true because the colonial government responded with renewed repression and arrests.

Q25. Assertion: Nationalist leaders focused heavily on reinterpretation of history to create a sense of national pride.

Reason: British writers had portrayed Indians as advanced, self-governing and highly capable without Western intervention.

Correct Answer: C
Nationalists did reinterpret Indian history to develop pride and confidence. The Reason is false because colonial writers generally portrayed Indians as backward and incapable of self-government.

Section E: Passage-Based Questions

Read the passage carefully:

"As the industrialist came closer to the Congress, workers stayed aloof. But in spite of that, some workers did participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement, selectively adopting some of the ideas of the Gandhian programme, like boycott of foreign goods, as part of their own movements against low wages and poor working conditions. There were strikes by railway workers in 1930 and dockworkers in 1932. In 1930 thousands of workers in Chotanagpur tin mines wore Gandhi caps and participated in protest rallies and boycott campaigns. But the Congress was reluctant to include workers' demands as part of its programme of struggle. It felt that this would alienate industrialists and divide the anti-imperial forces."

Q26. Based on the passage, what was the primary reason for the general aloofness of industrial workers?

Correct Answer: B
The passage directly states that as industrialists came closer to Congress, workers stayed aloof.

Q27. How did participating working-class groups modify the Gandhian programme?

Correct Answer: B
Workers selectively adopted Gandhian methods such as boycotts while continuing to raise their own workplace demands.

Q28. Which pair correctly identifies the large-scale sector strikes mentioned in the passage?

Correct Answer: B
The passage specifically mentions railway workers' strikes in 1930 and dockworkers' strikes in 1932.

Q29. What strategic dilemma did Congress face regarding working-class demands?

Correct Answer: B
Congress feared that strong support for workers' demands could alienate industrialists and weaken unity against colonial rule.

Q30. Workers of which region wore Gandhi caps during their participation in 1930?

Correct Answer: C
The passage specifically states that thousands of workers in the Chotanagpur tin mines wore Gandhi caps and participated in protest rallies and boycott campaigns.

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