(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

When and why did Gandhiji organise the Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar?

What is meant by Swadeshi?
Or
What does the word ‘Swadeshi’ as used by Gandhiji imply?

Why did Gandhiji put emphasis on manual labour and Charkha?

Name the two greatest Movements organised by Gandhiji during the freedom struggle.

When did the Congress decide to start the Non-Cooperation Movement? Who was the leader of this movement?

Why was the Rowlatt Act (1919) passed?

Name the Act by the British Government in the year 1919, which gave them the authority to arrest and detain suspected Indians.

Who was the British General, responsible for ‘The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’?

Which was the tragic incident that prompted Gandhiji to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement?

What do you understand by the term Non-Cooperation?

When and where was the resolution to start the Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

Mention one item each of the positive and negative programme of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

How did the Khilafat Movement come to an end?

Why is the Khilafat Movement significant in the history of the National Movement?

Mention any two effects of the Satyagraha and Non-Cooperation Movement started by Gandhiji.

Briefly state, how Gandhiji introduced moral values into politics?

What would a satayagrahi do against injustice?
Or
How does the philosophy of Satyagraha affect the evil doer?

Give two examples to show that Gandhiji showed concern for the poor and the oppressed.

 When did the Congress split into two wings?

In what way did Gandhiji involve Indian masses in the National Movement? In this respect, how did he differ from the Moderates?