NATIONALISM IN INDIA
Important Concepts of the Lesson- Nationalism
in India India from Africa
in 1915. Under his leadership several mass movements were organized.
1. The first world war, Khilafat and Non Cooperation
movement-
1) War and its effects- Huge increase
in defence expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes.
Through the years, the prices increased, doubling between 1913- 1918 leading to
extreme hardship for the common people.
2) Gandhiji and Satyagraha- Champaran
in Bihar (1916) Kheda in Gujarat (1917). In
1919 nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlett Act was launched by
Gandhi. 13th April and
Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, world war I
and Khilafat issued, At the Congress session at Nagpur in Dec 1920, a
compromise was worked out and Non-cooperation programme was adopted. Movements
in towns, Rebellion in country side
2) Towards civil Disobedience-
(1) Swaraj Party was founded by C.R .Das
and Motilal Nehru for return to council Politics.
(2) Simon
commission and boycott
(2) Lahore
3) Dandi march and the civil Disobedience movements- (1) Government’s
repressive policy 2) Gandhi Irwin Pact and failure of round table conference.
3) Relaunching of movements.
4) Who participated in the movements - the
rich peasant communities the poor peasantry the industrial workers in Nagpur
5) Limits of the movements ;less participation by
untouchables. - Ambedker for separate electorate and Poona
6) The sense of collective belonging- this
sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united
struggles, role of folklore and songs.
2. Identity of India
MCQ 1
Marks
Q.1 Which of the following in true with
reference of Satyagraha?
(A) It emphasized the muscle power (B) It emphasized the Power of truth
(C) Gandhiji
successfully fought the racist regime of South Africa
a) Only A is
true b) Only B is true c) Both A and B are true d) Both B and C are true
Q.2 In which place congress session of September 1920 held.
a) Nagpur b)
Calcutta C) Lahore d) Madras
Q.3 Who was the leader of the Peasant Movements of Awadh?
a) Alluri Sitaram
Raju b) Baba Ramchandra c) Mahatma Gandhi d) None of the above
Q.4 Under which act the Plantation
workers of Assam
a) The Rowlett Act b) Cripps Mission c) The Inland Migration act d) The Inland Emigration act
Q.5 Name the leaders who founded Swaraj Party?
a) CR Das and
Motilal Nehru b) CR Das and
Jawaharlal Nehru
c) CR Das and
Gandhiji d) CR Das and Dr B.R
Ambedkar
Q.6 At which of the following place did Gandhiji make salt
out of sea water
(a) Ahmedabad (b)
Wardha (c) Sabarmati (d)
Dandi
Q.7 Who wrote 'Hind Swaraj?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose b)
Jawaharlal Lal Nehru c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Sardar Patel
Q.8 Which incident forced
Gandhiji to halt the Non – cooperation movement?
A) Jallianwala
Bagh massacre b) The Rowlett act c) Chauri Chaura
d) Arrest of
Alluri Sitaram raju
Q.9 Who among the following led the civil disobedience
movement in Peshawar
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad b) Mohammad Ali c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan d) None of the above
Q.10 Who first created the image of Bharatmata?
(a)
Abanindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(C) Rabindra nath
Tagore d) None of the above
Q.11. Which of the following method was not adopted by Dr
B.R. Ambedkar to uplift the Dalits?
(a) He signed Poona pact (b) He called them Harijans (C) He demanded separate electorates for
them (d) He organized them into
Depressed classes association in 1930
Answer Key of Multiple Choice Questions
1. ( d ) 2. ( b ) 3. ( b ) 4. ( d ) 5. ( a ) 6.
( d ) 7.
( c )
8. ( c) 9.
( c ) 10.
( b ) 11. ( b )
Short Answer questions
Q.1 What were the effects of non cooperation on the
economic front?
Ans. Foreign
goods were boycotted, Liquor shops picketed and foreign cloth burnt in huge
bonfire, many traders refused to import foreign cloth, the import of foreign
cloth reached to half.
Q.2 What were the causes for the gradual slowing down of
the Non- co operation movement in the
city?
Ans. (1) Khadi
was more expensive than the mill produced cloth and the poor could not afford
it.
(2) British
institutions were boycotted but the process of establishing Indian institutions
was slow so the students and teachers started joining the British institution
again.
Q.3 Describe the main events leading to civil
disobedience.
Ans. 1) World
wide economic depression
2) Simon
commission was constituted in 1929 and no Indian member was appointed.
3) Lord Irwin
announced that Dominion State would be granted to India
4) At the Lahore
Q.4 what did freedom mean to Plantation
workers in Assam
Ans. 1) Right to
none freely in and out of their enclosures.
2) Retaining link with their villages
3) They were not
allowed to leave the tea garden without permission which they wanted.
Q.5 What was the role of women in the civil Disobedience
movement?
Ans. 1)
Participated in the salt satyagrah in large number.
2) They
participated in protest marches and also manufactured salt.
3) Many women went to jails
4) In rural areas
the women considered service to the nation a sacred duty.
Q.6 Explan the problems faced in unifying people.
Ans. All credits
of glorious past were attributed to the Aryans and their contributions,
therefore it became difficult to bring all communities on a single platform.
Q.7 Why and how is the identity of a nation symbolized in
a Figure.
Ans. It helps create an image with which people can
identify the nation.
2) With the
growth of nationalism identify of India
Long answer questions
Q.1 What was the outcome of the Poona
Ans. The Poona
Q.2 Explain the differences that emerged the congress and
the Muslim league on Political issues.
Ans. The
important differences were over the question of representation in the future
assemblies that were to be elected.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah of the Muslim league was willing to give up that demand for
separate electorates if Muslim were given reserved seats in the central
assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim dominated provinces.
Q.3
How did Mahatma Gandhi organize Satyagraha in various places in India
Ans. In 1917 he traveled
in champaran , Bihar to inspire the peasants
to struggle against oppressive plantation system.
2) In 1919 he organized
Satyagraha to support peasants of Kheda in Gujarat .
3) In 1918 he went to
Ahmedabad to organize this movement amongst cotton mill workers.
4) In 1919 he launched
Satyagraha against Rowlett act.
Q.4 Explain the factors responsible for the growth of
nationalism in the later half of the 19th century.
Ans. 1) Economic
exploitation 2) Administrative and
economic unification of the country.
3) Western education' 4) Development of Press.
Extra questions
Q.1 What do you know about peasants
movement in Awadh? Explain
Q.2 What do you know about
Gandhi Irwin pact?
Q.3 What was Khilafat
movement?
Q.4 What do you know about
Alluri Sitaram Raju
Q.5 What were the causes
of withdrawal of non co operation movement?
Q.6 Explain the impact of
the Jalliawala incident on the people.
Q.7 How could the non co
operation become a movement? Explain
Q.8 How was civil disobedience movement different
from Non cooperation movement?
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