“MCQ Quiz Swaraj in the Plantations Class 10” is the 8th of Topic Wise MCQs Quiz series on Nationalism in India for class 10 CBSE. The MCQs are strictly based on the NCERT history book class 10 chapter 2.
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MCQs – Swaraj in the Plantations| Nationalism In India
Q. What did plantation workers do when they heard of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A) Asked for wage increases
B) Defied authorities, left plantations, and headed home
C) Formed unions inside plantations
D) Petitioned Gandhi for help
Answer: B) Defied authorities, left plantations, and headed home
Explanation: Thousands walked out, believing freedom was near.
Q. What did “freedom” mean to plantation workers in Assam?
A) Right to vote and form unions
B) Right to move freely and retain links with their native villages
C) Right to own tea gardens
D) Right to work in cities
Answer: B) Right to move freely and retain links with their native villages
Explanation: For them, swaraj meant freedom of movement and connection to their home villages.
Q. What belief motivated plantation workers to leave the tea gardens?
A) That British rule had ended
B) That schools would open for their children
C) That wages would double
D) That Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would get land in their villages
Answer: D) That Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would get land in their villages
Explanation: They imagined a new rule under Gandhi where land would be given to them back home.
Q. Which law restricted plantation workers from leaving tea gardens without permission?
A) Inland Emigration Act of 1859
B) Rowlatt Act
C) Vernacular Press Act
D) Government of India Act
Answer: A) Inland Emigration Act of 1859
Explanation: This law legally confined workers to plantations unless given permission — which was rarely granted.
Q. Why didn’t the plantation workers reach their villages?
A) They changed their minds
B) They were stranded due to a railway and steamer strike, then caught and beaten by police
C) Villages refused to accept them
D) Gandhi asked them to return
Answer: B) They were stranded due to a railway and steamer strike, then caught and beaten by police
Explanation: Transport disruption stopped them, and police brutally suppressed their movement.
Q.How did workers imagine swaraj?
A) As a time when all suffering and troubles would be over
B) As a time of industrial growth
C) As joining the army
D) As learning English
Answer: A) As a time when all suffering and troubles would be over
Explanation: They saw swaraj as the end of hardship and injustice in their lives.
Q.Were the workers’ visions of swaraj aligned with the official Congress programme?
A) Yes, completely
B) Partially, only on economic issues
C) No, they interpreted swaraj in their own ways
D) Only after 1930
Answer: C) No, they interpreted swaraj in their own ways
Explanation: Their understanding of freedom was personal and local, not defined by Congress.
Q.What did tribals express when they chanted Gandhi’s name and shouted ‘Swatantra Bharat’?
A) Dislike for Congress
B) Emotional connection to an all-India agitation
C) Desire to migrate abroad
D) Support for British rule
Answer: B) Emotional connection to an all-India agitation
Explanation: Even with local interpretations, they felt part of a larger national struggle.
Q.What did workers and tribals show when they acted in Gandhi’s name or linked to Congress?
A) Rejection of nationalism
B) Loyalty to landlords
C) Desire for separate states
D) Identification with a movement beyond their immediate locality
Answer: D) Identification with a movement beyond their immediate locality
Explanation: By invoking Gandhi or Congress, they connected their local struggles to the national freedom movement.
MCQ Quiz Swaraj in the Plantations Class 10
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FAQ: MCQ Quiz Swaraj in the Plantations Class 10
Q1. Can I rely on these MCQs for my exam ?
Ans: Yes! ‘MCQ Quiz Swaraj in the Plantations Class 10’ has been prepared taking NCERT as a source book. And CBSE recommends it for board prpeparation.
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