Morning Star solutions for टोटल हिस्ट्री अँड सिविक्स [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० आयसीएसई chapter 6 - Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement [Latest edition]

Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence.

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Chauri-Chaura Incident

Champaran, the site of Gandhi’s first experiment in Satyagraha, is located in ______.

Complete the given analogy.

Mahatma Gandhi : ......?...... : : Dadabhai Naoroji : Indian Association.

What was the key objective of Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement?

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Kheda Satyagraha was Gandhiji’s experiment with Satyagraha.
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the gift of the Kheda Satyagraha to the country.
3. The government issued secret instructions of recovering revenue from the peasants.

In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?

Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to ______.

The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was ______.

Which of the following was the achieved milestone of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

From the given list identify the recommendations of the Simon Commission.

Gandhiji began the Civil Disobedience Movement by breaking the Salt Laws. What did this signify?

Which of the following summarises the significance of the Second Round Table Conference held at London?

1. It was attended by Gandhiji as the sole representative of the Congress.
2. The conference was deadlocked on the issue of separate electorates.
3. The British agreed to concede to the immediate grant of dominion status.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Mahatma Gandhi started a non-violent civil disobedience movement in South Africa.

(II) He formed the Indian Congress to protest against the discriminatory treatment meted out to the Indians there.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) The indigo cultivators of Champaran, Bihar, were greatly exploited by European planters.

(II) They were bound by law to grow indigo on half of their land and sell it to the British.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Gandhiji led the mill-workers of Ahmedabad in a strike against the mill-owners for not paying higher wages to the workers.

(II) The peasants at Kheda in Gujarat refused to pay the land revenue because of crop failure.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) In 1920, Gandhiji started the Non-Cooperation Movement.

(II) Gandhiji believed that non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as cooperation with good.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Rabindranath Tagore expressed the pain and anger of the country by renouncing the knighthood conferred on him by the British in 1919.

(II) Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against the Partition of Bengal.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) The British government took severe steps to suppress the Non-Cooperation Movement.

(II) All important leaders who took part in the movement, including Gandhiji, were arrested.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Gandhiji withdrew the Civil Disobedience Movement.

(II) An unruly crowd burnt down a police station at Chauri-Chaura.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) The Congress passed a resolution for the renewal of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

(II) Gandhiji sought a meeting with Viceroy Willingdon, which was refused.

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) The Communal Award announced by Ramsay Macdonald in 1932 provided separate representation to the Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Indian Christians and the Depressed Classes.

(II) The Poona Pact provided reservation of seats for the Depressed Classes in the Provincial Legislatures within the general electorate.

Which period of Indian history is known as the Gandhian era and why?

Define Satyagraha.

How does satyagraha differ from passive resistance?

How did Gandhiji involve Indian masses in the National Movement?

Why did Gandhiji launch Satyagraha at Ahmedabad in 1918?

What was the outcome of Gandhiji's satyagraha at Ahmedabad?

What was the Rowlatt Act of 1919?

What was Gandhiji’s reaction to the Rowlatt Act of 1919?

Name the leaders of the Khilafat movement that was launched in India to champion the cause of the Caliph of Turkey.

How did the Khilafat Movement come to an end?

Name three events which disillusioned Gandhiji and turned him into a non-cooperator from a cooperator with the British government.

The Manchester Guardian was the first to publish a report on the massacre, eight months later on December 13, 1919. The headline of this report read: “An Astonishing Story From India.”

Which massacre is being talked about in the above newspaper report? When and where did this massacre take place?

What were the steps taken by the people as a part of the Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement?

Name the three components of the constructive programme adopted by Gandhiji after the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

What was the reaction of the Indians to the Simon Commission?

Name the national leader who succumbed to the lathi charge during the protest movement against the simon commission.

The Calcutta session of the Congress had given an ultimatum to the British Government to accept the Nehru Report or to face a mass movement. Did the British Government accept the Congress’ demand? What was its consequence?

What did the programme of Civil Disobedience consist of?

Why did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic march to Dandi?

Who took the leadership of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the extreme north-western part of the country? What was he popularly known as and what was the name of the organisation formed by him?

Mention any two terms (provisions) of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

Which law was defied by Gandhiji’s Dandi March? Why was this law selected to be defied?

Why did the Congress decide to resume the Civil Disobedience Movement in January 1932?

Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. The action of General Dyer mentioned in this article led to the launch of which movement? State briefly the other causes of the movement.
2. What was the impact of this movement on the Indian National Movement?
3. What led to the withdrawal of this movement? What was Gandhiji’s view about the withdrawal?

Gandhiji introduced new ideas in politics and adopted new methods to give a new direction to the political movement. In this context, answer the following questions:

1. What was Gandhiji’s doctrine of Satyagraha?
2. Explain briefly Gandhiji’s social ideals.
3. Which mass struggle was launched by him on non-violent lines in 1920? explain in brief the programmes of such a campaign.

Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. What name was given to the two Indian Criminal Law Bills mentioned in the excerpt above? Why have they been described as unjust?
2. Which movement was started in 1920 after these Bills were passed in the Central Legislature? State any two objectives of this movement.

Study the picture given and answer the following questions:

1. What was symbolised by the Charkha and Khadi in the National Movement?
2. What is meant by Swadeshi? Why did Gandhiji lay emphasis on Swadeshi?
3. State how was the concept of Swadeshi promoted during the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Why was the Simon Commission appointed by the British Government? Why did the Congress boycott the Commission.

In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi’s demands were rejected by the British, as a result of which he launched the Civil Disobedience Movement. In this context, explain the following:

1. Name the famous march undertaken by Gandhiji. Where did he begin this march? State two of its features.
2. How was this Movement different from the Non-Cooperation Movement?
3. Explain briefly how did Mahatma Gandhi try to promote Hindu-Muslim unity from the Rowlatt Satyagraha to the Third Round Table Conference.

Suppose you recently visited Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in Amritsar. While you were there, you could visualise what might have happened on that unfortunate day on April 13, 1919. Describe the scene of the tragedy as visualised by you.

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre which shook the British rule in India was reported in the British Press after eight months when the Hunter Committee of Inquiry formed to inquire into the matter gave its report. The Indian Press also took little note of the incident and buried it in the inside pages of the newspaper. Why, do you think, that such a gruesome massacre remained the most underplayed news stories of its time?

Do you think that the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 marked the entry of women on the Indian political scene? Did it have any effect on the position of women?

How did the Civil Disobedience Movement create a sense of collective belonging that resulted in the spread of nationalism?