Social Science
Towards Civil Disobedience
सविनय अवज्ञा की ओर
This Class 10 Social Science topic from Chapter 2, “Nationalism in India,” explains how the national movement moved towards Civil Disobedience. Students learn about the impact of the Simon Commission, the Lahore Congress and the demand for Purna Swaraj, followed by Gandhi’s Salt March and the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930. The topic also examines participation by different social groups, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, and the movement’s achievements and limitations in the wider struggle for independence.
Practice questions
What feeling did courting arrest show in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 23Why did the act of making salt become such a powerful symbol in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 23What is the best reason for calling the Civil Disobedience Movement a mass movement?MediumLevel 23How was the goal of Purna Swaraj visible in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 23Why was a seemingly small issue like the salt tax useful in Gandhiji's strategy?MediumLevel 23British control over salt was an example of what?MediumLevel 23Why were the expectations of different groups not the same in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 23What was the importance of press and publicity in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 23Which weakness of British rule did the Salt Satyagraha expose?MediumLevel 23What main democratic value should students learn from the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 23Which demand of Indians became stronger because of the protest against the Simon Commission?MediumLevel 24Why was the protest against the Simon Commission not only a protest against one commission?MediumLevel 24Why did the demand for complete independence appear stronger after the Simon Commission protest?MediumLevel 24Why is the Lahore Session considered a turning point in the national movement?MediumLevel 24Why was the resolution of complete independence necessary for the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 24What purpose was served by celebrating Independence Day on 26 January 1930?MediumLevel 24For what did the pledge of complete independence prepare the people?MediumLevel 24Which principle did Gandhi follow by writing a letter of demands to Irwin?MediumLevel 24What was the wider purpose of Gandhi’s eleven demands?MediumLevel 24Why can the demand to remove the salt tax be considered the most popular demand?MediumLevel 24