Grade 8 : Social Science (Exploring Society) - 9. India’s Long Road to Independence (Set 2)

Question 1

During a classroom timeline activity on modern Indian history, students were asked to identify the founding milestone of national political representation.

In which year was the Indian National Congress (INC) established?

Accepted Answer

B) 1885

Answer

A) 1857

Answer

C) 1905

Answer

D) 1919

Question 2

A student group is analyzing British administrative decisions designed to disrupt communal unity in Bengal.

Who was the Viceroy of India responsible for the Partition of Bengal in 1905?

Accepted Answer

C) Lord Curzon

Answer

A) Lord Dalhousie

Answer

B) Lord Ripon

Answer

D) Lord Mountbatten

Question 3

A historical exhibition displays posters demanding domestic industrial growth and boycotting foreign cloth in the early 20th century.

Which nationwide agitation was triggered directly as a reaction to the Partition of Bengal in 1905?

Accepted Answer

A) Swadeshi Movement

Answer

B) Quit India Movement

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C) Non-Cooperation Movement

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D) Civil Disobedience Movement

Question 4

Three prominent nationalist leaders from Maharashtra, Bengal, and Punjab formed a radical trio known collectively for their aggressive resistance.

What acronym was famously used for the nationalist trio Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal?

Accepted Answer

D) Lal-Bal-Pal

Answer

A) Rai-Pal-Tilak

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B) Lal-Bal-Rai

Answer

C) Bal-Lal-Pal

Question 5

Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak declared, 'Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!'
Reason (R): Tilak believed in passive petitions and prayer diplomacy to persuade the British crown.

Choose the correct option regarding the statements above:

Accepted Answer

B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Answer

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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C) Both (A) and (R) are false.

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D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 6

After studying law and organizing successful civil rights campaigns against racial injustice abroad, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned to India.

In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

Accepted Answer

C) 1915

Answer

A) 1911

Answer

B) 1919

Answer

D) 1920

Question 7

Farmers in Bihar were coerced into cultivating indigo on a fixed portion of their land under harsh colonial contracts.

Which historic Satyagraha did Mahatma Gandhi organize in 1917 to support indigo cultivators?

Accepted Answer

A) Champaran Satyagraha

Answer

B) Kheda Satyagraha

Answer

C) Ahmedabad Mill Strike

Answer

D) Bardoli Satyagraha

Question 8

In 1919, the colonial government passed legislation enabling detention without trial to curb nationalist political activities.

What was the official name of this widely opposed act?

Accepted Answer

D) Rowlatt Act

Answer

A) Vernacular Press Act

Answer

B) Arms Act

Answer

C) Government of India Act

Question 9

On April 13, 1919, a peaceful gathering assembled at an enclosed ground in Amritsar to protest against the arrest of nationalist leaders Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal.

Which British military officer ordered open fire on the unarmed crowd in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Accepted Answer

B) General Reginald Dyer

Answer

A) Lord Chelmsford

Answer

C) General Campbell

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D) Lord Irwin

Question 10

Following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, India's Nobel laureate renounced his British knighthood in deep sorrow and protest.

Who renounced his Knighthood title in protest of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?

Accepted Answer

A) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer

B) Dadabhai Naoroji

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C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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D) Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 11

In 1920, Indian Muslims launched an agitation demanding the restoration of the temporal and spiritual authority of the Ottoman Caliph (Khalifa).

Who were the two prominent brothers who led the Khilafat Movement alongside Mahatma Gandhi?

Accepted Answer

C) Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

Answer

A) Syed Ahmad Khan and Theodore Beck

Answer

B) Liaquat Ali Khan and Muhammad Iqbal

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D) Zakir Husain and Abul Kalam Azad

Question 12

In February 1922, a protest turned violent when demonstrators set fire to a police station in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

Which historic incident prompted Mahatma Gandhi to abruptly call off the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Accepted Answer

B) Chauri Chaura incident

Answer

A) Kakori Action

Answer

C) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

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D) Chittagong Armoury Raid

Question 13

A statutory commission arrived in India in 1928 to examine constitutional reforms, but faced black flags and universal boycotts across Indian cities.

Why did Indian leaders unanimously boycott the Simon Commission?

Accepted Answer

D) It did not have a single Indian member.

Answer

A) It recommended complete independence immediately.

Answer

B) It was headed by an Indian Viceroy.

Answer

C) It refused to travel outside Delhi.

Question 14

At the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929, the party declared its ultimate political goal under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru.

What historic resolution was formally adopted at the 1929 Lahore Congress Session?

Accepted Answer

A) Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence)

Answer

B) Swadeshi and Boycott

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C) Provincial Autonomy

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D) Partition of Powers

Question 15

In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi marched from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi to protest the British monopoly on a vital kitchen commodity.

Which colonial law did Mahatma Gandhi deliberately defy at Dandi to inaugurate the Civil Disobedience Movement?

Accepted Answer

C) Salt Law

Answer

A) Forest Law

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B) Land Revenue Act

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D) Inland Emigration Act

Question 16

Assertion (A): Salt was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi as the unifying symbol of protest against British rule.
Reason (R): Salt was an essential food item consumed by both the rich and the poor, making the state tax universally felt.

Select the correct choice from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Answer

A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer

C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

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D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 17

A brave freedom fighter and revolutionary from Punjab carried out acts of defiance and was executed alongside Sukhdev and Rajguru in March 1931.

Who was this young revolutionary who popularized the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'?

Accepted Answer

D) Bhagat Singh

Answer

A) Chandrashekhar Azad

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B) Surya Sen

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C) Khudiram Bose

Question 18

In August 1942, during the height of the Second World War, Mahatma Gandhi addressed the historic Gowalia Tank meeting in Bombay.

Which powerful slogan did Mahatma Gandhi deliver to the nation during the launch of the Quit India Movement?

Accepted Answer

A) 'Do or Die' ('Karo ya Maro')

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B) 'Jai Hind'

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C) 'Swaraj is our goal'

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D) 'Give me blood, and I will give you freedom'

Question 19

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose escaped British surveillance and reorganized an armed force abroad to liberate India from foreign rule.

What was the name of the military force reorganized by Subhas Chandra Bose?

Accepted Answer

C) Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj)

Answer

A) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

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B) Ghadar Party

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D) Bharat Naujawan Sabha

Question 20

After decades of nationwide sacrifices and popular movements, British rule culminated with transfer of power legislation in 1947.

On which date did India officially gain independence from British rule?

Accepted Answer

B) 15 August 1947

Answer

A) 26 January 1950

Answer

C) 2 October 1948

Answer

D) 14 August 1947

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