Below you will find MCQ Questions of Chapter 2 Nationalism in India Class 10 History Free PDF Download that will help you in gaining good marks in the examinations and also cracking competitive exams. These Class 10 MCQ Questions with answers will widen your skills and understand concepts in a better manner. MCQ Questions for Class 10 History Chapter 2 Nationalism in India with answers 1. The first three successful Satyagraha movements by Gandhiji in India were : (a) Against the Rowlatt Act, Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India (b) Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience and Khilafat (c) Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers (d) Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation and Quit India movement ► (c) Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers 2. ‘Forced recruitment’ means a process by which (a) Indians were forced by the British rulers to finance the British army (b) The Indian princes had to supply soldiers to fight for the British (c) The colonial state forced people in rural areas to join the army (d) None of the above ► (c) The colonial state forced people in rural areas to join the army 3. When was the Non-Cooperation programme adopted by the Congress? (a) At Surat in December 1920 (b) At Nagpur in December 1920 (c) At Calcutta in January 1921 (d) At Bombay in December 1920 ► (b) At Nagpur in December 1920 4. Which of the following statements is not true about the Jallianwala Bagh incident? (a) General Dyer blocked all exit points, and opened fire on the peaceful crowd, killing hundreds (b) Gandhiji went on indefinite fast to stop the repression by the British (c) As a reaction, crowds took to the streets in many Indian towns, attacking the police and government buildings (d) Dyer’s aim was to produce a moral effect of great terror and awe in the minds of the satyagrahis ► (b) Gandhiji went on indefinite fast to stop the repression by the British 5. The various social groups that joined the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement of 1921, were : (a) The rich in the cities, the poor in the villages and the workers in plantations (b) The middle class in cities, the peasants and the tribals in the countryside and plantation workers (c) The students in cities, the farmers in villages and the workers in the plantations (d) The Brahmans in cities, the peasants in the villages and workers in plantations ► (b) The middle class in cities, the peasants and the tribals in the countryside and plantation workers 6. Who started the Swaraj Party and why ? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose to oppose Gandhiji’s policies (b) The young leaders in Congress who were against mass struggles (c) Nehru and Bose who wanted full independence (d) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru. Because they wanted to enter the Provincial Councils and oppose British policies ► (d) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru. Because they wanted to enter the Provincial Councils and oppose British policies 7. Why did Gandhiji urge the Congress to join the Khilafat Movement? (a) He wanted to support the Khilafat (b) He saw this as an opportunity to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement (c) He knew that without Hindu-Muslim unity no broad-based movement could be launched (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c) 8. Baba Ramchandra was : (a) A sanyasi, who was earlier an indentured labourer (b) Leader of the peasants revolt in Awadh (c) Founder of the Kishan Sabha of Awadh in October 1920 along with J.L. Nehru (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 9. The two events which shaped Indian politics in the 1920s were : (a) The setting up of the Simon Commission by the Tory Government in Britain which had not a single Indian member (b) The worldwide economic depression which led to a fall in agricultural prices (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) The division within the Congress ► (c) Both (a) and (b) 10. The leader of the peasants in the Gudem Hills of Andhra was : (a) Baba Ramchandra (b) Venkata Raju (c) Alluri Sitaram Raju (d) None of the above ► (c) Alluri Sitaram Raju 11. The two reasons why Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference of December 1931, were : (a) The arrest of Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Violence of the Indian people against symbols of the British Raj like railways, police posts (c) The signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931 (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c) 12. Which of the following statements are not associated with the Non-Cooperation Movement in the towns? (a) Only the Brahmans and the rich took part in the movement (b) The council elections were boycotted even by the Justice Party of Madras (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Thousands of students left government-controlled schools; headmasters and teachers resigned; lawyers gave up their practice ► (c) Both (a) and (b) 13. The business groups and industrialists lost enthusiasm for the Civil Disobedience Movement because : (a) They lost faith in Gandhiji’s methods (b) They were frightened by the British repression (c) The spread of violent activities worried them about prolonged disruption of business and the failure of the Round Table Conference made them afraid (d) All the above ► (c) The spread of violent activities worried them about prolonged disruption of business and the failure of the Round Table Conference made them afraid 14. Which of the following statements is/ are true about the Dandi March of Mahatma Gandhi? (a) It started on 11 March, 1930 and ended on 6 April, 1930 (b) Mahatma Gandhi marched over 240 miles with 78 of his trusted followers covering 10 miles a day (c) On 6th April, Gandhiji ceremonially violated the Salt Law, manufacturing salt by boiling seawater. (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 15. Who presided over the December 1929 Session of the Congress at Lahore and what was its demand? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru. The demand was for Poorna Swaraj or full independence (b) Subhas Chandra Bose and “Poorna Swaraj” was its demand (c) Mahatma Gandhi. He asked for peaceful transfer of power by the British (d) Jawaharlal Nehru, the demand was for more representation of Indians in the Councils ► (a) Jawaharlal Nehru. The demand was for Poorna Swaraj or full independence 16. How did history help in creating a feeling of nationalism in India by the end of the 19th century? (a) By reinterpreting history and refuting the British portrayal of Indians as backward, primitive and incapable of governing themselves (b) By writing about India’s glorious past and urging people to take pride in their achievements (c) By urging them to struggle and change the miserable conditions of life under British rule (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 17. One important feature of Civil Disobedience Movement was: (a) Gandhiji’s belief that women should not join it and remain at home. (b) The complete change in the status of women in society. (c) The large-scale participation of women in the movement, in protest marches, manufacturing salt, picketing, boycotting foreign cloth and even going to jail (d) The large-scale participation of the Dalits or Harijans ► (c) The large-scale participation of women in the movement, in protest marches, manufacturing salt, picketing, boycotting foreign cloth and even going to jail 18. Muslim leaders and intellectuals were concerned about the status of Muslims as a minority within India, because : (a) There was distrust and suspicion between the two communities (b) They feared that their culture and identity would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority (c) Their leaders differed with the policies of the Congress (d) The Congress was not ready to grant them a separate electorate ► (b) They feared that their culture and identity would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority 19. Who was the first writer to create the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ as an identity of India and how? (a) Abanindranath Tagore by his paintings of a mother figure in 1905 (b) Rabindranath Tagore through his collection of ballads, nursery rhymes and myths (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870, by writing the song “Vande Mataram” and later including it in his novel ‘Anand Math’ (d) None of the above ► (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870, by writing the song “Vande Mataram” and later including it in his novel ‘Anand Math’ 20. Who was the President of the Muslim League in 1930? (a) Mr M.A. Jinnah (b) Maulana Azad (c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Sir Muhammad Iqbal ► (d) Sir Muhammad Iqbal