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MCQ 11 Mark

Study the picture and answer the question that follows:

Which Indian National movement does the above image depict?

A
Salt movement
B
Chauri Chaura movement
C
Khilafat movement
D
Civil disobedience movement

Answer

(B) Chauri Chaura movement
Explanation:
At Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur, a peaceful demonstration in a bazaar turned into a violent clash with the police. Hearing of the incident, Mahatma Gandhi called a halt to the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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MCQ 21 Mark

Select the correct pair from the following Column A and Column B:

Column A	Column B
(A) Jyotiba Phule	Istri Dharm Vichar
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy	Sambad Kaumudi
(C) Ram Chaddha	Gulamgiri
(D) Gangadhar Bhattacharya	Chhote Aur Bade Sawal

A
(B)
B
(A)
C
(D)
D
(C)

Answer

(A) (B)
Explanation:
(B)

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MCQ 31 Mark

The Estates-General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly. New hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, all in the name of the nation. A centralised administrative system was put in place and it formulated uniform laws for all citizens within its territory. The above events took place during which revolution?

A
The Haitian Revolution
B
Industrial revolution
C
French revolution
D
American Revolution

Answer

(C) French revolution
Explanation:
From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices that could create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.

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MCQ 41 Mark

The first three successful Satyagraha movements by Gandhiji in India were:

A
Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation, and Quit India movement
B
Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat, and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers
C
Against the Rowlatt Act, Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India
D
Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience, and Khilafat

Answer

(B) Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat, and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers
Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi successfully organised satyagraha movements in various places after arriving in India:
- In 1916 he travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.
- Then in 1917, he organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat.
- In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to Ahmedabad to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.

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