Class 10 Nationalism in India worksheet

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Section A · multiple choice

1. 1.

   Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:

   1. March 1930
   2. August 1942
   3. January 1919
   4. January 1915

   Answer

   (d) January 1915

2. 2.

   Vallabhbhai Patel is known for:

   1. leading the Bardoli Satyagraha
   2. the HSRA and the bomb in the Legislative Assembly
   3. leading business groups in the national movement
   4. painting Bharat Mata

   Answer

   (a) leading the Bardoli Satyagraha

3. 3.

   Chauri Chaura is known for:

   1. the 1928 peasant satyagraha
   2. the starting point of the Salt March
   3. the 1917 satyagraha against the plantation system
   4. the violent clash after which Non-Cooperation was withdrawn

   Answer

   (d) the violent clash after which Non-Cooperation was withdrawn

Section B · short answer

1. 4.

   What is satyagraha?

   Answer

   A non-violent method of struggle based on the power of truth, appealing to the conscience of the oppressor.

2. 5.

   What is each known for? (a) Alluri Sitaram Raju (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

   Answer

   (a) leading the rebellion in the Gudem Hills (b) writing “Vande Mataram”

Section C · long answer

1. 6.

   How did the First World War create new problems in India?

   Answer

   Defence spending rose and was paid for by war loans and higher taxes; prices doubled between 1913 and 1918; forced recruitment caused anger; and crop failures and an influenza epidemic caused great suffering.

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