Here is the MCQ on Nationalism in India Class 10 History which would help students to test themselves and develop understanding of the kind of questions in objective form to be asked in board exams.
Class 10 SST Nationalism in India MCQ
MCQ questions on nationalism in India class 10th social science
1.How did first world war affect Indians?
A. Increase in taxes and war loans
B. Forced recruitment in rural areas
C. Crop failure caused shortage of food
D. All of these
2.The idea of satyagraha emphasis on
A. Persuade the oppressor to see the truth
B. Physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor.
C. Appealing to the conscience of oppressor through non violence
D. All of these
3.Which satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji for crop failure and plague epidemic in support of peasants?
A. Champaran satyagraha
B. Kheda Satyagraha
C. Ahmedabad Satyagraha
D. None of these
4.Why was Gandhiji started to launch a nationwide satyagraha against Rowlatt Act?
A. It allowed Britishers to stop celebration of Baishakhi in Punjab.
B. It gave enormous to British Government to detain political prisoners without trial for two years.
C. It caused repression of political activities by nationalists
D. Both B & C
5.What did Gandhiji do to unite the Hindu and Muslim together to launch a broad mass based movement against Britishers?
A. He used the opportunity of harsh treaty imposed on Ottoman empire.
B. To take up the Khilafat issue of Muslims together with non Cooperation Movement.
C. He talked Mohd Ali Jinnah for the United struggle
D. All of these
6.In which book Gandhiji declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians and if Indians refuse to co-operate ,it would collapse within a year?
A. Anandmath
B. My Experiments with Truth
C. Hind Swaraj
D. All of these
7.The council elections were boycotted by Congress in most provinces except
A. Awadh
B. Punjab
C. Madras
D. Poona
8.How did Non Cooperation Movement affect British Government?
A. Foreign goods were boycotted
B. Khadi was promoted
C. Liquor shops were picketed
D. All of these
9.Which sabha was formed and headed by Jawaharlal Lal Nehru ,Baba Ramachandra and others in 1920?
A. Kisan Sabha
B. Oudh Kisan Sabha
C. Bengal Sabha
D. Non Cooperation Movement sabha
10.Who claimed himself that he had variety of special powers and could make astrological predictions and heal people in tribal areas?
A. Birsa Munda
B. Alluri Sitaram Raju
C. Baba Ramachandra
D. Avantibai
11.Under which act , plantation worker were not permitted to leave the tea garden without permission?
A. Tea Workers Immigration Act 1857
B. Plantation Worker Immigration Act 1859
C. Tea Plantations Immigration Act 1860
D. Inland Immigration Act 1859
12.When did Gandhiji decide to call off the Non- Cooperation Movement?
A. 13 April 1919
B. Dec 1921
C. February 1922
D. November 1920
13.Which party was formed by C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru?
A. All India National Congress
B. Justice Party
C. Swaraj Party
D. Janta Party
14.Which statuary commission was sent from Britain to look into the functioning of constitutional system in India in 1928?
A. Radcliffe Commission
B. Simon Commission
C. Dominion Commission
D. Depressed Classes Association
15.In whose presidency Lahore Congress in December 1929 formalised the demand of Purna Swaraj or full independence for India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
16.When did Gandhiji launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A.6 January 1930
B. 11 March 1930
C. 6 April 1930
D. 13 April 1919
17.Which essential item was used as a symbol by Gandhiji that could unite the nation before Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. Khadi
B. Salt
C. Wheat
D. None of these
18.When did Gandhiji entered into the pact with the Viceroy Lord Irwin ?
A. 22 February 1922
B. 6 April 1930
C. 5 March 1931
D. December 1931
19.What does FICCI stands for
A. Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries
B. Federation of Indian Council of Commercial Industries
C. Formation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries
D. Federation of Indian Commerce and Council of Industries
20.Name the industrialists who supported the civil disobedience movement to organise business interests.
A. Jamshedji Tata
B. Purshottam Das
C. G.D. Birla
D. Both B & C
21.Why Congress was unwilling to support no rent campaigns for poor peasants?
A. Radicals in Congress didn’t want it.
B Socialist and Communist were against of this no rent campaigns.
C. Raising issue of no rent campaigns might upset the rich peasants and landlords.
D. All of these
22.hich rich peasant communities participated actively in Civil Disobedience Movement?
A. Patidars of Gujarat and Jats of Uttar Pradesh
B. Reddys of Andhra and Jats of Haryana
C. Both A & B.
D. None of these
23.Who called the untouchables as harijan ?
A. B R.Ambedkar
B. Gandhiji
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. All of these
24.At what time Gandhiji and B. R.Ambedkar signed the Poona Pact
A. January 1921
B. Dec 1930
C. September 1929
D.September 1932
25.Which association was formed by B.R.Ambedkar after organising Dalits in 1930?
A. Dalits Empowerment association
B.Depressed Classes Association
C. Awadh Kisan Sabha
D. Untouchable United organization
26.The image of Bharat mata was created by
A. Abhindranath Tagore
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Surendranath Banerjee
27.Which of these personalities began collecting ballads ,Nursery rhymes and myths and led the movement for folk revival ?
A. Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Gandhiji
D. Rajendra Prasad
28.Who published a massive four volume collection Tamil folktales ,The Folklore of Southern India?
A . Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Natesa Sastri
D. None of these
29.The colours of flag that was designed during the swadeshi moment in bengal were
A.Red, White and Yellow
B. Red, green and yellow
C. Red, green and white
D. Saffron, white and blue
30.In which year Gandhiji had designed the swaraj flag ?
A. 1915
2.1930
C.1921
D. 1928