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Indian Independence
Test Description: Gandhi leads India away from British Colonialism
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the name of the company founded in 1600 as. joint stock company, with the intention of trading in India?
A
British-Indian Trading Company
B
East India Company
C
British India Company
D
East Indian Trading Company
2) Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
A
India
B
Britain
C
America
D
South Africa
3) Today, India is divided into two, India and...
A
Pakistan
B
Bangladesh
C
Sri Lanka
4) Which event saw campaigns against taxes and acts of defiance against the British?
A
Railway March
B
Salt March
C
Tax Riot
D
Pepper March
5) When did India get its Independence
A
1918
B
1962
C
1947
D
1850
6) What was one of the main aims Gandhi had for India?
A
freedom from the British
B
religious equality
C
lower taxes
D
boosting the economy
7) Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT
A
using homemade salt
B
withholding of taxes
C
boycotting British Goods
D
blowing up British railroad tracks
8) Under the leadership of Muhammaed Ali Jinnah, the Muslim League believed in the creation of a separate Muslim state. They created the nation of
A
Pakistan
B
Nahru
C
Manchuria
D
Islamabad
9) Why did Gandhi wear simple clothing?
A
Judaism taught him to live simply
B
to live a simple life and avoid British products
C
to give his old clothes to the poor
D
Hinduism instructs its followers to only wear simple clothes
10) Who was Gandhi?
A
A leader of the Hindu faith
B
An African leader in South Africa
C
An Indian activist for India's independence
D
A Hindu god
11) What did his followers call him?
A
Mahatma
B
Jamatia
C
Gandimania
D
Walmea
12) What is Imperialism?
A
Patriotic feeling for one's country
B
A Hindu priest
C
A British trading policy
D
When a country extends its power and influence over other countries
13) The refusal to comply with certain laws or pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
A
Passive Protest
B
Civil Disobedience
C
Peaceful Protest
D
Quit India Movement
14) By 1760, which country had established political and economic power over India?
A
France
B
Great Britain
C
Germany
D
Russia
15) What do we call the belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common history and customs?
A
Buddhism
B
Nationalism
C
Democratism
D
Communism
16) What was the name of the terrible massacre that took place in 1919 outside of a temple when British soldiers fired into a group of Indians who had assembled illegally?
A
Karamchand Massacre
B
Temple Massacre
C
Jallianwala Massacre
D
Amritsar Massacre
17) Why was India partitioned (divided) in 1947?
A
The British feared a united India
B
Communist supporters wanted a separate state
C
Religious differences led to political division
D
One region wanted to remain under British control
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