Indian History Quiz

What was a major economic impact of the First World War on India?

• Decrease in defence expenditure

• Reduction in taxes

• Huge increase in defence expenditure

• Increase in employment opportunities

Which epidemic caused the death of 12 to 13 million people in India during or after World War I?

• Cholera

• Influenza epidemic of 1921

• Malaria

• Smallpox

What is the meaning of Satyagraha according to Mahatma Gandhi?

• Armed struggle

• Persuasion for truth

• Political manipulation

• Economic boycott only

Which movement was Gandhi’s first successful mass agitation?

• Champaran Movement

• Kheda Movement

• Ahmedabad Movement

• Salt Movement

The Champaran Movement was primarily a struggle against:

• British taxes

• Indigo plantation system

• Salt tax

• Land revenue

The Kheda Movement was launched due to:

• Excessive rainfall

• Crop failure and plague epidemic

• Political repression

• Tax exemption demands for industrialists

The Ahmedabad Movement was related to:

• Peasant revenue demands

• Cotton mill workers’ rights

• Land acquisition

• Temple entry movement

The Rowlatt Act is also known as:

• Swaraj Act

• Black Act

• Khilafat Act

• Dominion Act

One of the major provisions of the Rowlatt Act was:

• Abolition of salt tax

• Granting of Swaraj

• Preventive detention of political prisoners without trial

• Expansion of the legislative council

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:

• 13 April 1919

• 6 April 1919

• 15 August 1919

• 26 January 1920