CBSE Class 10 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India Important Questions

1. In the year 1921, Jawaharlal Nehru had designed the Swaraj flag. True or False?
A) False
B) True
2. Who was a founder member of the Swaraj Party?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) C.R. Das
C) Maulana Azad
D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. If you were a peasant in Uttar Pradesh in 1920, how would you have responded to Gandhiji’s call for
Swaraj? Give reasons for your response.
4. Find out about other participants in the National Movement who were captured and put to death by
the British. Can you think of a similar example from the national movement in Indo-China (Chapter 2)?
5. What are the three causes of the Non-cooperation Movement?
6. Define Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of Non-Cooperation?
7. Why did various classes and groups of Indians participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
8. Some Congress leaders were reluctant to commence the Non-Cooperation Movement. What was the
reason for it?
9. Why is the growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement? Explain.
10. What were the economic effects of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
11. "People interpreted the term ‘Swaraj’ in their own ways”. Explain the statement.
12. Why were the Indians outraged by the Rowlatt Act? Explain.
13. Why did Gandhiji decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement? Explain.
14. What is meant by the idea of “Satyagraha?” Explain.
15. Write a newspaper report on “Jallianwala Bhag Massacre.”
16. How did the First World War help in the growth of the National Movement in India? Explain.
17. Write a newspaper report on the “Simon Commission.”
18. List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Then
choose any three and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they joined the movement.
19. Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against
colonialism.
20. Why did political leaders differ sharply over the question of separate electorates?