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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
East Indian Trading Company
B
British-Indian Trading Company
C
East India Company
D
British India Company
2) Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
A
Britain
B
India
C
America
D
South Africa
3) Today, India is divided into two, India and...
A
Bangladesh
B
Sri Lanka
C
Pakistan
4) Which event saw campaigns against taxes and acts of defiance against the British?
A
Railway March
B
Salt March
C
Pepper March
D
Tax Riot
5) When did India get its Independence
A
1918
B
1947
C
1962
D
1850
6) What was one of the main aims Gandhi had for India?
A
freedom from the British
B
boosting the economy
C
religious equality
D
lower taxes
7) Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT
A
withholding of taxes
B
boycotting British Goods
C
blowing up British railroad tracks
D
using homemade salt
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
Manchuria
B
Nahru
C
Islamabad
D
Pakistan
9) Why did Gandhi wear simple clothing?
A
to live a simple life and avoid British products
B
to give his old clothes to the poor
C
Hinduism instructs its followers to only wear simple clothes
D
Judaism taught him to live simply
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
Gandimania
C
Jamatia
D
Walmea
12) What is Imperialism?
A
When a country extends its power and influence over other countries
B
Patriotic feeling for one's country
C
A British trading policy
D
A Hindu priest
13) The refusal to comply with certain laws or pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
A
Peaceful Protest
B
Passive Protest
C
Quit India Movement
D
Civil Disobedience
14) By 1760, which country had established political and economic power over India?
A
Germany
B
Great Britain
C
France
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
Democratism
B
Buddhism
C
Communism
D
Nationalism
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
Temple Massacre
B
Jallianwala Massacre
C
Karamchand Massacre
D
Amritsar Massacre
17) Why was India partitioned (divided) in 1947?
A
Religious differences led to political division
B
One region wanted to remain under British control
C
The British feared a united India
D
Communist supporters wanted a separate state
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