Social Science Important questions Chapter 3 History class 10

Chapter 3: Nationalism in India

1. Who organised the dalits into the depressed Classes association in 1930? [1M]
2. How was Rowlatt Act opposed by the people in India? Explain with examples.
[3M]
3. Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhi? [3M]
4. How had the First World War created a new economic situation in India?
Explain with examples. [3M]
5. The nationalistic ideas in India developed through the reinterpretation of
history. Explain. [3M]
6. Describe any three suppressive measures taken by the British administration
to suppress the national movement. [3M]
7. Describe main features of ‘Poona Pact’. [3M]
8. What type of flag was designed during the ‘Swedeshi Movement’ in Bengal?
Explain its main features. [3M]
9. How did ‘Salt March’ become an effective tool of resistance against
colonialism? Explain. [3M]
10. How did the ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ spread in cities across the country?
Explain its effects on the economic front. [3M]
11. Which were the two types of demands mentioned by Gandhi in his letter to
Viceroy Irwin on 31 January 1930? Why was the abolition of ‘salt tax’ the most
stirring demand? Explain. [3M]
12. “Dalit participation was limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement”. Examine
the statement. [5M]
13. How could non-cooperation become a movement? Explain with examples. [5M]
14. Explain the attitude of the Indian merchants and the industrialists towards
the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? [5M]
15. Why did Gandhi start the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? Explain any four
features of the movement.
16. On an outline map of India, mark the following: [3M]
 Chauri Chaura
 The place where the session of the India National Congress was held in
1929
 Dandi