History – Class 10 (Chapter 2) – Mid Term Exam Practice Set

 History – Class 10 (Chapter 2) – Mid Term Exam Practice Set

Set – 1

Q1. MCQs (1 × 4 = 4 Marks)

(i) Who among the following led the Khilafat Movement in India?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Shaukat Ali & Muhammad Ali

c) Lala Lajpat Rai

d) Motilal Nehru

(ii) The Rowlatt Act was passed in:

a) 1917

b) 1919

c) 1921

d) 1930

(iii) Who launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Subhas Chandra Bose

(iv) Which session of Congress adopted the Non-Cooperation Programme?

a) Surat Session

b) Nagpur Session

c) Lucknow Session

d) Lahore Session

Q2. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

What was the main aim of the Khilafat Movement?

Q3. Short Answer (3 Marks)

Why was the Simon Commission boycotted in India?

Q4. Long Answer (5 Marks)

Explain the impact of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the Indian National Movement.

Q5. Case Study (4 Marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions:

“Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. His ideas of Satyagraha were based on truth and non-violence. He believed that if the cause was true and the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary. Instead, without seeking vengeance, a satyagrahi could win the battle through non-violence.”

a) When did Gandhiji return to India? (1 mark)

b) What were the two main principles of Satyagraha? (1 mark)

c) How did Gandhi believe injustice should be opposed? (2 marks)

Set – 2

Q1. MCQs (1 × 4 = 4 Marks)

(i) The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off due to which incident?

a) Chauri Chaura incident

b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

c) Simon Commission boycott

d) Salt March

(ii) In which year was the Civil Disobedience Movement launched?

a) 1920

b) 1930

c) 1942

d) 1919

(iii) Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj?

a) Rabindranath Tagore

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Subhas Chandra Bose

(iv) The demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ was raised in:

a) Lahore Session, 1929

b) Nagpur Session, 1920

c) Lucknow Session, 1916

d) Calcutta Session, 1928

Q2. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

Why did Gandhiji launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?

Q3. Short Answer (3 Marks)

Explain the significance of the Salt March in the Indian freedom struggle.

Q4. Long Answer (5 Marks)

Describe the role of the Khilafat Movement in strengthening Hindu-Muslim unity in India.

Q5. Case Study (4 Marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions:

“The Simon Commission was set up in response to the nationalist movement. The Commission was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes. But the problem was that the Commission did not have a single Indian member.”

a) In which year was the Simon Commission set up? (1 mark)

b) Why was it boycotted? (1 mark)

c) What was the main purpose of the Commission? (2 marks)

Set – 3

Q1. MCQs (1 × 4 = 4 Marks)

(i) Who presided over the Lahore Congress Session of 1929?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Annie Besant

(ii) The Civil Disobedience Movement began with:

a) Quit India Resolution

b) Dandi March

c) Chauri Chaura

d) Simon Commission boycott

(iii) Which tribal movement was associated with the slogan “Forest is our right”?

a) Santhal Rebellion

b) Munda Uprising

c) Tribal movement in Andhra Pradesh

d) Tribal movement in Assam

(iv) Who coined the term ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Q2. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

What was declared on 26th January 1930 by the Congress?

Q3. Short Answer (3 Marks)

Explain the participation of women in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Q4. Long Answer (5 Marks)

Describe the economic hardships faced by peasants and tribals during the national movement.

Q5. Case Study (4 Marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions:

“The Rowlatt Act of 1919 gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.”

a) What was the Rowlatt Act? (1 mark)

b) When was it passed? (1 mark)

c) Why was it opposed by the Indians? (2 marks)

Set – 4

Q1. MCQs (1 × 4 = 4 Marks)

(i) Who led the tribal movement in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh?

a) Alluri Sitaram Raju

b) Birsa Munda

c) Tilak

d) Shaukat Ali

(ii) The Quit India Movement was launched in:

a) 1930

b) 1942

c) 1929

d) 1919

(iii) The demand for ‘Dominion Status’ was rejected by:

a) British Government

b) Simon Commission

c) Congress at Lahore Session

d) Gandhiji

(iv) Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

a) Lord Irwin

b) Lord Mountbatten

c) Lord Curzon

d) Lord Canning

Q2. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

What was the main demand of peasants in the Awadh region during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Q3. Short Answer (3 Marks)

Explain the role of Alluri Sitaram Raju in the tribal movement of Gudem Hills.

Q4. Long Answer (5 Marks)

Describe the impact of the Non-Cooperation Movement on different social groups in India.

Q5. Case Study (4 Marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions:

“The Lahore Congress of 1929 formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or complete independence. It was declared that 26th January 1930 would be celebrated as Independence Day.”

a) Which Congress session declared Purna Swaraj? (1 mark)

b) Who presided ( over this session? (1 mark)

c) How was Independence Day celebrated on 26th January 1930? (2 marks)

Set – 5

Q1. MCQs (1 × 4 = 4 Marks)

(i) In which year was the Quit India Movement launched?

a) 1930

b) 1942

c) 1935

d) 1929

(ii) Who led the peasant movement in Awadh during Non-Cooperation?

a) Alluri Sitaram Raju

b) Baba Ramchandra

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Rabindranath Tagore

(iii) Which law restricted Indians from producing salt?

a) Rowlatt Act

b) Salt Law

c) Simon Commission

d) Pitt’s India Act

(iv) Which movement did Gandhiji call off due to violence?

a) Quit India Movement

b) Civil Disobedience Movement

c) Non-Cooperation Movement

d) Khilafat Movement

Q2. Very Short Answer (2 Marks)

Why did Gandhiji start the Salt March in 1930?

Q3. Short Answer (3 Marks)

Explain the role of Baba Ramchandra in the Awadh peasant movement.

Q4. Long Answer (5 Marks)

Discuss the participation of peasants and tribals in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Q5. Case Study (4 Marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions:

“In March 1930, Gandhiji began his famous march from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal town of Dandi in Gujarat. He broke the colonial salt law by boiling sea water to produce salt.”

a) From where did Gandhiji begin his march? (1 mark)

b) Where did he conclude it? (1 mark)

c) Why was the breaking of the salt law a symbol of resistance? (2 marks)