Nationalism in India

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Understand how India's freedom struggle built a nation — the Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh, Non-Cooperation and Khilafat, the Salt March, and the symbols of Indian nationalism, explained for CBSE Class 10.

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Nationalism in India — solved practice questions

8 Class 10 History questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in:

   • A1915
   • B1919
   • C1920
   • D1922
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   Correct answer: (C) 1920

   The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 in response to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the Khilafat issue.

2. Q2medium

   The Rowlatt Act (1919) allowed the government to:

   • Aarrest and detain without trial
   • Bban the Congress
   • Cpartition Bengal
   • Dimpose salt tax
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   Correct answer: (A) arrest and detain without trial

   The Rowlatt Act gave the British government the power to arrest and detain political prisoners without trial.

3. Q3easy

   Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement after the incident at:

   • AAmritsar
   • BChauri Chaura
   • CBardoli
   • DLahore
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   Correct answer: (B) Chauri Chaura

   At Chauri Chaura (1922), a mob burned a police station, killing 22 officers. Gandhi suspended the movement to keep it non-violent.

4. Q4easy

   The Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) began on:

   • A26 January 1930
   • B12 March 1930
   • C6 April 1930
   • D15 August 1930
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   Correct answer: (B) 12 March 1930

   Gandhi started the Dandi March on 12 March 1930, walking 240 miles to break the salt laws.

5. Q5medium

   The Civil Disobedience Movement differed from Non-Cooperation in that it:

   • Awas led by Nehru
   • Bhad no mass participation
   • Cinvolved breaking colonial laws
   • Dsupported British rule
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   Correct answer: (C) involved breaking colonial laws

   Civil Disobedience went further — Indians not only refused to cooperate but also broke specific laws (like the salt laws), actively disobeying colonial rule.

6. Q6easy

   The Khilafat Movement was led by:

   • AMohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
   • BNehru and Gandhi
   • CMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
   • DM.A. Jinnah
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   Correct answer: (A) Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

   The Khilafat Movement was led by Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali to protest against the treatment of the Ottoman Caliph after WWI.

7. Q7medium

   The Indian National Congress session at Lahore (1929) declared:

   • AHome Rule
   • BPurna Swaraj (complete independence)
   • CDominion Status
   • DNon-Cooperation
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   Correct answer: (B) Purna Swaraj (complete independence)

   The Lahore session of December 1929 (under Nehru's presidency) declared Purna Swaraj (complete independence) as the goal.

8. Q8medium

   The Inland Emigration Act prevented:

   • Aplantation workers from leaving without permission
   • BIndians from going abroad
   • Cmigration to cities
   • Dtravel between provinces
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   Correct answer: (A) plantation workers from leaving without permission

   Under the Inland Emigration Act, plantation workers (tea workers in Assam) were not permitted to leave their plantations without permission.

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