History Important Questions Chapter 7 Non-co-operation Movement Class 8 Maharashtra Board

Imp Questions For All Chapters – History Class 8

Short Questions

1. Which period is known as the Gandhian Era?

• 1920 to 1947 is called the Gandhian Era.

2. When did Gandhiji return to India from South Africa?

• 9th January 1915.

3. What is Satyagraha?

• Satyagraha means insistence on truth through non-violent protest.

4. What was the reason for the Champaran Satyagraha?

• Farmers in Champaran were forced to grow indigo for British planters.

5. Why did the farmers in Kheda district protest?

• Farmers refused to pay taxes due to crop failure caused by famines.

6. What was the Rowlatt Act?

• It allowed the British to arrest and jail Indians without a trial.

7. Why is the Rowlatt Act called the Black Act?

• Because it violated the basic civil rights of Indians.

8. What happened at Jallianwala Bagh on 13th April 1919?

• General Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful gathering, killing about 400 people.

9. Who returned the title of ‘Sir’ after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

• Rabindranath Tagore.

10. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?

• To protect the Khalifa’s empire after World War I.

11.When was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

•  In 1920, at the Nagpur Session of the Indian National Congress.

12. What were the main methods of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

• Boycotting British schools, courts, and foreign goods.

13. Why did Gandhiji suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement?

• Because of the Chauri Chaura incident where 22 policemen were killed.

14. What was the Mulshi Satyagraha?

• Farmers protested against the confiscation of their land for a dam project.

15. Who led the Mulshi Satyagraha?

• Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat.

 Long Questions 

1. What was Gandhiji’s role in South Africa?

• Gandhiji led Satyagraha against racial discrimination and gained justice for Indians living in South Africa.

2. Why did Gandhiji choose non-violence for the freedom struggle?

• He believed truth and non-violence could change the hearts of oppressors and bring freedom peacefully.

3. What was the significance of the Champaran Satyagraha?

• It was Gandhiji’s first successful Satyagraha in India, which ended the exploitation of indigo farmers.

4. Why did Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?

• It gave unlimited power to the British to arrest and imprison Indians without trial.

5. Describe the impact of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

• It created anger across India, leading to mass protests, and Tagore returned his ‘Sir’ title.

6. What was the main aim of the Khilafat Movement?

• To protect the Khalifa’s position and bring Hindu-Muslim unity in the freedom struggle.

7. What was the purpose of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

• To boycott British goods, courts, and offices, and to promote Swadeshi.

8. Why did the Swaraj Party form in 1922?

• After the Non-Cooperation Movement ended, leaders like Motilal Nehru wanted to fight British policies from inside the government.