The Making of the National Movement 1870s-1947 Class 8 MCQs Questions with Answers
Choose the correct answer:
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Answer: (b) Balgangadhar Tilak
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Answer: (c) Punjab
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Answer: (c) Non-Cooperation Movement
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Answer: (c) Badshah Khan
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Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: (c) 1905
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Answer: (c) Bhagat Singh
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Answer: (c) 1878
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Answer: (c) 1883
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Answer: (a) a businessman and publicist
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Answer: (c) 1945
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Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: (c) C. Rajagopalachari
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Knighthood | (a) The religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras |
| (ii) Picket | (b) The capacity to act independently without interference from outside |
| (iii) Mahants | (c) The protest of the people outside a building to prevent others /owners from entering it |
| (iv) Publicist | (d) An honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal achievement |
| (v) Provincial autonomy | (e) A person who publishes an idea by circulating information, writing reports and speaking at meetings |
| (vi) Sovereign | (f) A capacity of the province to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within the federation |
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| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Knighthood | (d) An honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal achievement |
| (ii) Picket | (c) The protest of the people outside a building to prevent others /owners from entering it |
| (iii) Mahants | (a) The religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras |
| (iv) Publicist | (e) A person who publishes an idea by circulating information, writing reports and speaking at meetings |
| (v) Provincial autonomy | (f) A capacity of the province to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within the federation |
| (vi) Sovereign | (b) The capacity to act independently without interference from outside |
State whether true or false:
1. People were satisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s.
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Answer: False
2. The Arms Act was passed in 1875.
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Answer: False
3. A.O. Hume was a Chinese educationist.
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Answer: False
4. Muslim League demanded “Independent States” for Muslims in 1940.
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Answer: True
5. The Congress in the first twenty years of its formation was “moderate”.
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Answer: True
6. In 1930, Gandhiji led a march to break the salt law.
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Answer: True
7. The leaders of Khilafat agitation were Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
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Answer: True
Fill in the blanks:
1. The Arms Act ……………… Indians from having arms.
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Answer: disallowed
2. Gandhiji and his followers marched from ……………… to Dandi.
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Answer: Sabarmati
3. 16 August 1946 was announced as ……………… by the Muslim League.
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Answer: “Direct Action Day”
4. ……………… is popularly known as Rajaji.
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Answer: C. Rajagopalachari
