CBSE Questions for Class 8 History The Making Of The National Movement 1870S To 1947 Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

The Non-Cooperation Movement in Awadh was against the _________.
  • British
  • Pattidars
  • Talukdars
  • Zamindars
Why did the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of UP participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
  • They wanted to own the land holdings they were cultivating.
  • They wanted to cultivate food crops instead of cash crops.
  • They wanted reduction in the taxes on agricultural income.
  • They wanted remission of rents on their land holdings.
Which among the following workers wore Gandhi caps and participated in boycott campaign during Civil Disobedience Movement ?
  • Railway workers
  • Workers of Singareni coal mines
  •  Dockworkers
  • Workers of Chotanagpur tin mines
Match the entries of Column I with those in Column II
Column IColumn II
(A) Dandi March(i) 1919
(B) Khilafat movement(ii) 1928
(C) Simon Commission(iii) 1930
(D) Purna Swaraj(iv) 1929
  • A - iii, B - i, C - ii, D - iv
  • A - i, B - iii, C - ii, D - iv
  • A - iii, B - ii, C - i, D - iv
  • None of these
Who among the following was not associated with the Khilafat movement?
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Maulana Shaukat Ali
  • Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Gandhiji felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India after the ___________.
  • Ahmedabad Satyagraha
  • Champaran Satyagraha
  • Kheda Satyagraha
  • Rowlatt Satyagraha
During the Non-Cooperation Movement, Jawaharlal Nehru began going around the villages in Awadh in __________.
  • June 1920
  • June 1921
  • June 1922
  • June 1923
Due to the effect of the Non-Cooperation movement, the import of foreign cloth halved between
  • 1921 to 1922
  • 1921 to 1923
  • 1921 to 1924
  • 1921 to 1925
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on
  • 5 March 1931
  • 6 April 1931
  • 7 May 1931
  • 8 June 1931
Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act in ________.
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
When did the Non-cooperation movement begin?
  • August 1920
  • January 1921
  • September 1921
  • December 1921
Mahatma Gandhi started the salt satyagraha in the year __________.
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1929
  • 1928
A tricolour Swaraj flag bearing a spinning wheel in the centre was designed by ____________.
  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Sardar Patel
  • Rabindranath Tagore
The number of volunteers of Gandhi, who accompanied him during the Salt March, was _________.
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
The import value of the foreign goods between 1921 to 1922 dropped from Rs 102 crore to _______.
  • Rs. 30 crore
  • Rs. 57 crore
  • Rs. 68 crore
  • Rs. 79 crore
How long did the Non-cooperation movement last?
  • 1920-23
  • 1919-22
  • 1920-22
  • 1919-23
Swaraj means _________.
  • Complete Independence
  • Self rule
  • Self Government
  • All of the above
 Who was the first president of All India Muslim League? 
  • Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
  • Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
  • Hakim Ajmal Khan
  • Aga Khan III
At the time of India's independence, Mahatma Gandhi was ___________.
  • A member of Congress Working Committee
  • Not a member of the Congress
  • The President of the Congress
  • The General Secretary of the Congress
In 1947 the leaders of the Indian National Congress accepted the partition because _________.
  • They realised that the seeds of communalism had been sown too deep to solve in the country
  • Fratricidal riots were taking place in many parts of the country
  • An agreement was reached with the Muslim League about it
  • Other political parties were pressing them
Who always insisted that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
  • Rajiv Gandhi
  • Sonia Gandhi
  • Sanjay Gandhi
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • None of these
When did the Second Round Table Conference took place?
  • 1931
  • 1930
  • 1929
  • 1932
Which poet wrote ''Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara''?
  • Mohammad Iqbal
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Bankimchandra Chatterjee
  • Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:
Statement I: In 1921, as the non-cooperation movement spread, houses of talukdars were looted and merchants were attacked.
Statement II: Mahatma Gandhi had declared that tax was not to be paid and land was to be redistributed amongst the poor.
  • Statement I is false and Statement II is true
  • Statement I is true and Statement II is false
  • Both Statement I and Statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  • Both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Who coined the name Pakistan?
  • Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
  • Mohammad Iqbal
  • Choudhry Rehmat Ali
  • M A Jinnah
The Cabinet Mission recommended?
  • Undivided India
  • Separate Pakistan
  • Limited Powers
  • Interim Cabinet
What remedies did Bipin Chandra propose to eradicate India's poverty and unemployment?
  • To develop indigenous industries in the country
  • To tax the rich more heavily than the poor
  • Forty-eight hours of work in a week and an increase in the wages
  • All of the above
When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June $$1937$$, the Viceroy of India was __________________.
  • Lord Willingdon
  • Lord Irwin
  • Lord Linlithgow
  • Viscount Wavell
The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year ______.
  • $$1911$$
  • $$1912$$
  • $$1920$$
  • $$1925$$
Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 at _________ in Odisha.
  • Bhubaneshwar
  • Rourkela
  • Balasore
  • Cuttack
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