MCQ Chapter 2 India’s Long Road to Independence Class 8 Social Science CBSE Board Advertisement 1. What happened to the Non-Cooperation Movement after Chauri Chaura?It was expanded immediatelyGandhi called it offIt became the Civil Disobedience MovementIt was transferred to BengalQuestion 1 of 202. Who formed the Swaraj Party after the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement?Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan DasGandhi and PatelBose and TilakJinnah and AzadQuestion 2 of 203. What caused the Khilafat Movement to end?The Partition of BengalAbolition of the Turkish sultanate and CaliphateThe Salt MarchThe Simon CommissionQuestion 3 of 204. Why was the Simon Commission widely opposed in India?It had no Indian memberIt supported complete independenceIt abolished the CongressIt promoted SwadeshiQuestion 4 of 205. Who led the nonviolent protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore?Lala Lajpat RaiJawaharlal NehruSubhas Chandra BoseSarojini NaiduQuestion 5 of 206. Who were executed in 1931 along with Bhagat Singh?Rajguru and SukhdevTilak and BoseDas and NaorojiAzad and JinnahQuestion 6 of 207. What did the 1929 Lahore session of the Congress demand?Dominion status onlyPurna SwarajPartition of BengalSeparate electoratesQuestion 7 of 208. Who were among the younger Congress leaders who supported the demand for Purna Swaraj?Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra BoseRaja Ram Mohan Roy and TilakGokhale and HumeCurzon and IrwinQuestion 8 of 209. What was the immediate symbol chosen by Gandhi to begin the Civil Disobedience Movement?SaltCottonLand revenueRailway ticketsQuestion 9 of 2010. How long was Gandhi’s march to Dandi?100 km250 km380 km500 kmQuestion 10 of 2011. What did the Civil Disobedience Movement include besides breaking the salt law?Boycott of foreign cloth and refusal to pay taxesSupport for British goodsJoining the British ArmyEnding all public protestsQuestion 11 of 2012. Who was the first Indian woman president of the Congress?Aruna Asaf AliSarojini NaiduBina DasKanaklata BaruaQuestion 12 of 2013. What did the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 allow regarding salt?Complete abolition of salt productionLimited private manufacture of saltFree export of salt to BritainA complete ban on saltQuestion 13 of 2014. What did the Government of India Act of 1935 introduce?Provincial autonomyComplete independenceThe Quit India MovementThe Partition of BengalQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the main disagreement between Gandhi and B.R.Ambedkar regarding the Depressed Classes?The use of saltSeparate electoratesThe Partition of BengalThe Home Rule MovementQuestion 15 of 2016. What did the Poona Pact provide instead of separate electorates?No political representationIncreased reserved seats in legislaturesComplete independenceSeparate states for the Depressed ClassesQuestion 16 of 2017. What was Subhas Chandra Bose’s approach to achieving freedom?Dependence only on constitutional reformsArmed struggleSupport for British ruleAvoiding political actionQuestion 17 of 2018. Where did Subhas Chandra Bose form the Indian National Army in 1943?CalcuttaSingaporeLahoreDelhiQuestion 18 of 2019. What was Gandhi’s famous call during the Quit India Movement of 1942?“Simon Go Back”“Do or Die”“Swaraj within ten years”“India First”Question 19 of 2020. On which date did India achieve independence?26 January 193015 August 194215 August 194726 January 1950Question 20 of 20 Loading...
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