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QUESTIONS-MODERN INDIA
1A. Fill in the blanks
i. Orders to fire at the unarmed innocent crowd gathered for meeting at the Jallianwalla Bagh were issued by ____. (General Dyer, O’dweyr, Chelmsford)
ii. In December 1920, at the ____ session of the Congress the resolution of Non-Cooperation Movement was passed. (Kolkatta, Nagpur, Lucknow).
iii. In 1927, ______ decided to launch the Bardoli Satyagraha. (Vallabhbhai Patel, Gandhiji, Pandit Nehru) 
1B. 
Match the followings 
i. Rabindra Nath Tagore(March 2001) Khilafat Movement
ii. Mulana Mohammed Ali renounced his Knighthood. 
and Mulana Shaukat Ali 
iii. Jwahar Lal Nehru Mulshi Satyagraha
iv. Vallabhbhai Patel Zenda Satyagraha
v. Senapati Bapat Bardoli Satyagraha
The Lahore Session of the 
Indian National Congress
1C
Writing the following events chronologically. 
a. (Oct. 99)
i. The beginning of the Non-Cooperation Movement.
ii. Mulshi Satyagraha.
iii. The Simon Commission visited India.
iv. Gandhiji was arrested. 
1D
Choose the correct alternatives from those given below and complete the statements. 
1. Movements of peasants launched at Champaran and Kheda were successful because _________.
1. they followed the way of Satyagraha.
2. It was an armed movement. 
3. they applied to and requested the government. 
2. The government appointed Hunter Commission to enquire into the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre because _______.
1. the Indians demanded the enquiry.
2. the British government realised it fault. 
3. the Indians showed their discontent. 
3. The Simon Commission was boycotted by the Indians because ______.
1. the commission was appointed very late.
2. no Indian was associated with it. 
3. the appointment of the commission was illegal. 
2. Write the answer of the following in 2-3 sentences. 
i. Why did the peasants from Champaran launch a Satyagraha? (March 00; Oct. 01)
ii. Why did the peasants from Kheda district start no tax campaign? (March 2001) 
iii. Why was the Nehru Report prepared in 1928? (Oct. 96)
iv. What were the main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement? (Oct. 96)
3. Give Reasons in two-three sentences.
i. Indians boycotted the Simon Commission in 1928. (March 98; Oct. 98)
ii. The Hindu Muslim unity was clearly visible during the Non-cooperation Movement.
iii. Peasants of Champaran staged Satyagraha. 
iv. Simon Commission was appointed.
v. In 1928, the Nehru Report was prepared.
vi. Gandhiji withdrew the Non co-operation Movement in 1922. (Oct. 99)
vii. Swaraj Party was formed in 1922. (March 97; Oct. 97; 98; 00; 01)
viii. The Indians protested against the Rowlatt Act. (March 00)
ix. The peasants of Mulshi staged a Satyagraha. 
x. People of Punjab agitated against British Government at the time of the First World War. 
xi. The Indian Muslims launched Khilafat Movement. 
xii. Barrister Jinnah opposed the Nehru Report.
xiii. Gandhiji launched Satyagraha campaign successfully against injustice in South Africa. 
xiv. Mahatma Gandhi entered into Indian Politics.
xv. The peasants of Kheda district started the “no tax campaign”. (March 2001)
xvi. In the Lahore Session of 1929, a resolution demanding the complete Independence was passed. 
xvii. The philosophy of Satyagraha empowers the common-man to fight any injustice.
xviii. Mahatma Gandhi supported the Khilafat Movement.
4. Write answer of the following in 5-6 sentences.
i. Why did Gandhiji emphasis on the constructive programme of the Non-cooperation movement?
ii. What is meant by the Khilafat Movement? Why did Mahatma Gandhiji support it?
iii. Briefly describe the Mulshi Satyagraha. 
iv. What were the significant feature of Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-cooperation Movement?
v. State the significance of Lahore Congress Session of 1929.
vi. What were the features of programme of Non-cooperation movement of 1920? (March 96)
vii. What was the main contribution of Swarajist Party? (March 97)
Question : 5 Write the answer of following in 20 lines
i. Describe the nature of the Constructive Programme, which constituted a part of the Non-cooperation Movement with the help of the following points. (March 97; 98; 00 Oct. 97; 98; 01)
1) Objectives.
2) Programme
3) Participation of the people.
4) Effects.
ii. Describe the significance of the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the 1929 with the help of the following points. (Oct. 96)
1) Resolution 
2) Policy
3) Leadership
4) Programme.
iii. Give an account of Jallianwalla Baugh Massacre with the help of following points. (March 96; Oct. 99)
1) Discontent in Punjab.
2) Rowlatt Act.
3) Massacre.
iv. Give an account of Gandhiji’s Non–cooperation Movement with the help of the following points.
1) Objectives of the Movement.
2) Programme of the Movement.
3) Response of the people.
4) Withdrawal of the movement.
v. State the contribution of Dr. Ambedkar to the cause of Dalit Movement with the help of following points.
1) Nature of the Movement.
2) Role of Dr. Ambedkar.
3) Effects of the movement.

Other Important Examination Question
1A. Fill in the blanks
i. Lokmanya Tilak died in August ____. (1919, 1920, 1918)
ii. The period after 1919 was dominated by ______. (Gandhiji, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel) 
iii. The first three Satyagrahas led by Gandhiji organised between _______. (1917 and 1918, 1919 and 1920, 1930 and 1931) 
iv. The Champaran Satyagraha highlighted the issues of _____. (mill workers, farmers, Indian industrialists)
v. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha highlighted the issues of _____. (mill workers, farmers, Indian industrialists)
vi. The Kheda Satyagraha highlighted the issues of _____. (mill workers, farmers, Indian industrialists)
1B. 
Match the followings 
i. Champaran Bihar indigo farmers. 
ii. Ahmedabad Gujarat mill workers.
iii. Kheda Gujarat farmers. 
1C
Writing the following events in the ascending order sequence. 
i. Champaran Satyagraha
ii. Ahmedabad Satyagraha
iii. Kheda Satyagraha
2. Write the answer of the following in 2-3 sentences. 
i. What were the main political features of the Indian politics in 1919? 
ii. What were the main political activities of Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa? 
iii. What was the effect of Rowlatt Act in Punjab? 
iv. Who were the main leaders in Punjab who worked against the implementation of Rowlatt Act?
v. What was the man issue of Mulshi Satyagraha? 
vi. What were the works done by Swaraj Party? (March 00)
3. Give Reasons in two-three sentences.
i. Khilafat movement started after the Treaty of Serves. 
ii. Civil disobedience Movement was withdrawn in 1922. 
iii. Swaraj Party was formed. 
iv. Simon Commission was opposed by the Indians. 
v. Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-cooperation Movement. (Oct. 01)
vi. The Congress and the political parties boycotted the Simon Commission. (Oct. 99)
4. Write answer of the following in 5-6 sentences.
i. What was the main significance of Satyagraha philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi? 
ii. What were the reasons for giving call for the Non-Cooperation Movement? 
iii. What were the main features of the Nagpur Session of December 1920? 
Question : 5 Write the answer of following in 20 lines
i. What were the main activities of protest by the Indian on the start of Non-Cooperation Movement? 
ii. What were the main features of the constructive programmes adopted by Mahatma Gandhi in 1923?
iii. Discuss the participation of women in the freedom struggle during the period led by Mahatma Gandhi.