History Practice Quiz 202

Q1.What did Mahatma Gandhi do during his first year in India after returning from South Africa?

A. Travelled throughout the country understanding the people and situation B. Led a major protest against the British C. Founded the Indian National Congress D. Wrote his autobiography

Q2.In which year did Gandhiji lead a successful millworkers' strike in Ahmedabad?

A. 1917 B. 1918 C. 1919 D. 1920

Q3.What was the Rowlatt Act criticized as by Mahatma Gandhi and others?

A. Devilish and tyrannical B. Unjust and oppressive C. Draconian and autocratic D. Illegal and unconstitutional

Q4.On which date did Gandhiji ask the Indian people to observe as a day of non-violent opposition to the Rowlatt Act?

A. 6 April 1919 B. 13 April 1919 C. 6 April 1918 D. 13 April 1918

Q5.What was the Rowlatt Satyagraha described as in the source text?

A. The first all-India struggle against the British government B. The first mass movement led by Gandhiji C. A movement largely restricted to rural areas D. A movement that succeeded in repealing the Rowlatt Act

Q6.Who inflicted the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities on Baisakhi day?

A. General Dyer B. Lord Irwin C. Lord Curzon D. General O'Dwyer

Q7.What did Rabindranath Tagore renounce in protest of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

A. His knighthood B. His Nobel Prize C. His membership in the Royal Society D. His title of 'Sir'

Q8.Which fundamental rights did the Rowlatt Act curb?

A. Freedom of expression and strengthened police powers B. Right to equality and right to life C. Right to assembly and right to property D. Right to education and right to work

Q9.Who among the following criticized the Rowlatt Act as 'devilish'?

A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Jawaharlal Nehru C. Subhas Chandra Bose D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q10.What was set up to launch the Rowlatt Satyagraha movement?

A. Satyagraha Sabhas B. Non-cooperation committees C. Civil disobedience councils D. Protest assemblies

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History Practice Quiz 202