🏆 Class 10 Nationalism in India Quiz – Test Your History Knowledge!
Prepare for your CBSE Class 10 History exam with our interactive Nationalism in India Quiz based on Chapter 2 – The Rise of Nationalism in India from NCERT History (India and the Contemporary World – II). This quiz helps you revise key concepts like Mahatma Gandhi’s movements, Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, and the role of different social groups in India’s freedom struggle.
Each question is carefully designed following the latest CBSE Class 10 syllabus and NCERT guidelines, helping students strengthen their understanding of important historical events and figures.
Whether you are preparing for board exams, class tests, or just want to check your knowledge, this Nationalism in India online quiz is a perfect way to practice and boost your confidence
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Q1. What was the estimated population loss due to famines and the influenza epidemic according to the census of 1921?
5 to 6 million people
12 to 13 million people
20 to 25 million people
10 to 11 million people
Q2. The prices of goods doubled between which years during the First World War, causing extreme hardship for the common people?
1910 and 1915
1913 and 1918
1914 and 1919
1911 and 1916
Q3. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in which year?
January 1916
January 1914
January 1915
December 1915
Q4. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi organize a satyagraha movement for the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat, who were demanding revenue relaxation due to crop failure and a plague epidemic?
1916
1917
1918
1919
Q5. What was the central belief of the idea of Satyagraha, as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi?
The use of physical force to destroy the oppressor
Seeking vengeance against injustice
The power of truth and the need to search for truth
Winning the battle through aggressive force
Q6. Which place did Mahatma Gandhi visit in 1917 to inspire peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system?
Kheda, Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Champaran, Bihar
Dandi, Gujarat
Q7. The Rowlatt Act (1919) gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for how many years?
One year
Two years
Three years
Four years
Q8. Against the proposed Rowlatt Act, Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide satyagraha which would start with a hartal on which date?
10 April
13 April
6 April
18 March
Q9. According to the excerpt from Mahatma Gandhi on Satyagraha, which concept is described as the ‘supreme dharma’?
Violence
Physical force
Ill-will
Non-violence
Q10. What incident provoked widespread attacks on banks, post offices, and railway stations in Amritsar on 10 April 1919?
Mahatma Gandhi being barred from entering Delhi
The police firing upon a peaceful procession
The news of the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre
General Dyer taking command
Q11. The Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place on which date?
6 April 1919
10 April 1919
13 April 1919
6 January 1921
Q12. Who was responsible for commanding the troops and opening fire on the crowd gathered at Jallianwalla Bagh?
Lord Irwin
General Dyer
Sir John Simon
Colonel Sanders
Q13. What was General Dyer’s stated object in opening fire on the crowd at Jallianwalla Bagh?
To punish the local leaders arrested in Amritsar
To capture all the villagers unaware of the martial law
To produce a moral effect, creating terror and awe in the minds of satyagrahis
To prevent the annual Baisakhi fair
Q14. Where were satyagrahis forced to rub their noses on the ground and crawl on the streets as part of the government's brutal repression following the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre?
Delhi and Ahmedabad
Cities and towns in North India
Gujranwala in Punjab
Bombay and Calcutta
Q15. Why did Mahatma Gandhi call off the Rowlatt Satyagraha movement?
The British government agreed to repeal the Act
He saw violence spread across various towns
It was limited mostly to cities and towns
The movement lacked participation from Muslims
...and 15 more challenging questions available in the interactive simulator.