INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2020 - 21
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
The Round Table Conference was organised to
- Discuss a future constitution for India
- Discuss the rights of Princely states in India
- Discuss the implementation of a dominion status for India
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: b)
The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences organized by the British Government to discuss constitutional reforms in India.
Dominion status was officially promised as a Right by the Cripps Mission which was much after the Round Table Conference.
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Solution: b)
The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of conferences organized by the British Government to discuss constitutional reforms in India.
Dominion status was officially promised as a Right by the Cripps Mission which was much after the Round Table Conference.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements.
- Muslim league and the Hindu Mahasabha boycotted the First Round Table Conference and did not take part in it.
- In the Second Round Table Conference, Mahatma Gandhi was the sole representative of the Indian National Congress.
- The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The First Round Table Conference (Nov. 12, 1930–Jan. 19, 1931) had representatives from all Indian states and all parties except the Indian National Congress, which was waging a civil disobedience campaign against the government.
The Second Round Table Conference (September–December 1931) was attended by Mahatma Gandhi as the Congress representative.
The Third Round Table Conference (Nov. 17–Dec. 24, 1932) was shorter and less important, with neither the Congress nor the British Labour Party attending.
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Solution: c)
The First Round Table Conference (Nov. 12, 1930–Jan. 19, 1931) had representatives from all Indian states and all parties except the Indian National Congress, which was waging a civil disobedience campaign against the government.
The Second Round Table Conference (September–December 1931) was attended by Mahatma Gandhi as the Congress representative.
The Third Round Table Conference (Nov. 17–Dec. 24, 1932) was shorter and less important, with neither the Congress nor the British Labour Party attending.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
- Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed after the second Round Table Conference in London.
- It marked the end of a period of civil disobedience (satyagraha) in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt March.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: a)
The ‘Gandhi – Irwin Pact’ was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London. It marked the end of a period of civil disobedience (satyagraha) in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt March.
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Solution: a)
The ‘Gandhi – Irwin Pact’ was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London. It marked the end of a period of civil disobedience (satyagraha) in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt March.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?
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Solution: c)
At Lahore session (1929, President – J.L. Nehru) the working committee was authorised to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience.
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Solution: c)
At Lahore session (1929, President – J.L. Nehru) the working committee was authorised to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included
- Right to make salt in coastal villages for personal consumption and sale.
- Return of all lands not yet sold to third parties
- Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses
- Withdrawal of emergency ordinances
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: b)
Gandhi-Irwin Pact placed the Congress on an equal footing with the government.
Irwin on behalf of the government agreed on—
- immediate release of all political prisoners not convicted of violence;
- remission of all fines not yet collected;
- return of all lands not yet sold to third parties;
- lenient treatment to those government servants who had resigned; right to make salt in coastal villages for personal consumption (not for sale);
- right to peaceful and non-aggressive picketing; and
- withdrawal of emergency ordinances.
The viceroy, however, turned down two of Gandhi’s demands—
(i) public inquiry into police excesses, and
(ii) commutation of Bhagat Singh and his comrades’ death sentence to life sentence.
Gandhi on behalf of the Congress agreed—
(i) to suspend the civil disobedience movement, and
(ii) to participate in the next Round Table Conference
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Solution: b)
Gandhi-Irwin Pact placed the Congress on an equal footing with the government.
Irwin on behalf of the government agreed on—
- immediate release of all political prisoners not convicted of violence;
- remission of all fines not yet collected;
- return of all lands not yet sold to third parties;
- lenient treatment to those government servants who had resigned; right to make salt in coastal villages for personal consumption (not for sale);
- right to peaceful and non-aggressive picketing; and
- withdrawal of emergency ordinances.
The viceroy, however, turned down two of Gandhi’s demands—
(i) public inquiry into police excesses, and
(ii) commutation of Bhagat Singh and his comrades’ death sentence to life sentence.
Gandhi on behalf of the Congress agreed—
(i) to suspend the civil disobedience movement, and
(ii) to participate in the next Round Table Conference
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