CBSE Questions for Class 8 History The Making Of The National Movement 1870S To 1947 Quiz 8 - MCQExams.com

Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Hailed form ___________.
  • Bengal
  • Jammu & Kashmir
  • Maharashtra
  • Tamil Nadu
Tilak was sentenced and transported to _______.
  • Mandalay
  • Malaya
  • Australia
  • Andaman
The Act of ___________ had introduced the system of separate electorates.
  • $$1874$$
  • $$1893$$
  • $$1909$$
  • $$1926$$
The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the _____________.
  • Minto-Morley Reforms
  • Khilafat Movement
  • Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  • Chauri-Chaura incident
Name the commission that was responsible for the drawing of boundaries between the new nations of Pakistan and India.
  • The Peel Commission
  • The Radcliffe Commission
  • Hunter Commission
  • Sapru Commission
Consider the following statements related to the Nehru Report?
I. It favoured Dominion Status.
II. It favoured a federal system.
III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate.
IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
  • I & IV
  • I & III
  • II, III & IV
  • I, II & III
Which of the following was the achieved milestone of the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921?
  • It stopped the injustice done to the Khilafat
  • Indians obtain some political rights
  • The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit
  • It avenged the Punjab atrocities
 Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India?
  • Indian Council Act, 1909
  • Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919
  • Charter Act, 1831
  • Government of India Act, 1935
The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed, following Gandhi's fast unto death in jail at Poona, had been given by _______.
  • Ramsay Mcdonald
  • Lloyd George
  • Stanley Baldwin
  • A.V. Alexander
Who was the Congress President at the time when India become free?
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • V L Pandit
  • Sardar Patel
  • J B Kripalani
Who was the first Muslim to be elected President of the Indian National Congress?
  • Badruddin Tyabji
  • Mohammed Ali
  • Maulana Azad
  • M.A. Jinnah
On which date did the Muslim League call for 'Direct Action'?
  • August 16th, 1946
  • June 16th, 1946
  • January 30th, 1946
  • August 15th, 1947
Which of the following is true regarding the Muslim League?
  • In the beginning, the Muslim League stood apart from the Indian National Movement.
  • It opposed the Anti-partition movement.
  • It opposed the Swadeshi and Boycott Movements.
  • All of the above
Why did the British welcomed the formation of the Muslim League?
  • The British wanted to support the Muslim causes.
  • Muslim League provided an opposition to the Congress.
  • To strengthen the nationalist movement.
  • None of the above
The policies of the Muslim League weakened nationalist sentiments.
  • True
  • False
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev bombed central legislative assembly in the year of ________.
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1931
Who was the principal secretary of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1929?
  • Bhagat Singh
  • Raj Guru
  • Sukhdev
  • Chandra Shekar Azad
Subhash Chand Bose was elected President of the Indian National Congress in _______.
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • Both (B) & (C)
Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi's first fast unto death?
  • Kheda Satyagraha
  • Champaran Satyagraha
  • Ahmedabad Mill Strike
  • Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
  • Allahabad
  • Guwahati
  • Belgaum
  • Kakinada
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were hanged in _________.
  • Andaman jail
  • Poona jail
  • Lahore Central jail
  • Madras jail
The slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' which meant long live the revolution was first raised by which of the following revolutionaries?
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Chandra Shekar Azad
  • Bhagat Singh
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was?
  • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
  • Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Sarojini Naidu
What is the correct sequence of the following movements in chronological order?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Khilafat Movement 
Home Rule Movement
Quit India Movement
  • $$1,2,3,4$$
  • $$4,3,2,1$$
  • $$3,2,1,4$$
  • $$2,4,1,3$$
Which of the following was not one of the demands of the Moderators about which they organized agitations on constitutional lines from 1885 to 1905?
  • Larger employment of Indians in higher services, and holding of India Civil Service Examinations in England and India simultaneously
  • More educational facilities and employment opportunities for women
  • Expansion of Legislative Councils, representation of Indians on the Secretary of State's Council. Viceroy's Executive Council and Government Executive Councils.
  • Reduction in military expenditure
The Non-Cooperation movement was slowed down in towns due to some reasons. Identify the aspects in which it posed some practical problems.
  • Boycott of foreign cloth
  • Boycott of British institutions
  • Picketing of liquor shops
  • Both (A) and (B)
Which one of the following groups is in the chronological order?
  • Home Rule League, Swaraj Party, Simon commission, Poona Pact, Purna Swaraj, Cripps Mission
  • Home Rule league, Purna Swaraj, Simon commission, Poona Pact, Cripps Mission, Swaraj Party
  • Home Rule League, Swaraj Party, Cripps Mission, Poona Pact, Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj
  • Home Rule League, Swaraj Party, Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj, Poona Pact, Cripps Mission
What was the outcome of Champaran Movement?
  • A law was passed which made indigo plantation compulsory.
  • A law was passed exempting the farmers from indigo plantation.
  • A law was passed imposing ban on indigo plantation.
  • A law was passed lifting ban on the import of Indian indigo in Britain.
What was the period of Khilafat movement?
  • 1916-1920
  • 1919-1922
  • 1922-1926
  • 1925-1930
The Viceroy of India at the time of Simon Commission was __________.
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Irwin
  • Lord Canning
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