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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest:
- Champaran satyagraha
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- Ahmedabad Mill Strike
- Foundation of Satyagraha Sabha
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: a)
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in British India.
Gandhiji’s second struggle was at Ahmedabad in 1918 when he had to intervene in a dispute between the workers and the mill-owners.
Satyagraha Sabha founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919. Satyagraha Sabha was founded in the protest against the Rowlatt Act.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919.
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Solution: a)
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in British India.
Gandhiji’s second struggle was at Ahmedabad in 1918 when he had to intervene in a dispute between the workers and the mill-owners.
Satyagraha Sabha founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919. Satyagraha Sabha was founded in the protest against the Rowlatt Act.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Lucknow Pact between the Indian National Congress (INC) and Muslim league put forward which of the following political demands before the Government?
- Separate electorates for the Muslims
- It demanded self-government from the British.
- All the members of the viceroy’s executive council should be Indians.
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: a)
While the League agreed to present joint constitutional demands with the Congress to the Government, the Congress accepted the Muslim League’s position on separate electorates. The joint demands were—
* Government should declare that it would confer self-government on Indians at an early date.
- The legislative councils should be further expanded with an elected majority and more powers be given to them.
- Half the members of the viceroy’s executive council should be Indians.
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Solution: a)
While the League agreed to present joint constitutional demands with the Congress to the Government, the Congress accepted the Muslim League’s position on separate electorates. The joint demands were—
* Government should declare that it would confer self-government on Indians at an early date.
- The legislative councils should be further expanded with an elected majority and more powers be given to them.
- Half the members of the viceroy’s executive council should be Indians.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Home Rule League Movement.
- Home Rule League Movement was the Indian response to the First World War.
- Jawaharlal Nehru, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Madan Mohan Malaviya supported the Home Rule agitation.
- The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the decline of the Home Rule League Movement.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The Home Rule Movement was the Indian response to the First World War.
The Indian Home Rule Leagues were organized on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues and they represented the emergence of a new trend of aggressive politics. Annie Besant and Tilak were the pioneers of this new trend.
The Home Rule agitation was later joined by Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, Chittaranjan Das, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Mohammad Ali jinnah, Tej Bahadur Sapru and Lala Lajpat Rai. Some of these leaders became heads of local branches.
The League campaign aimed to convey to the common man the message of Home Rule as self-government. The Russian Revolution of 1917 proved to be an added advantage for the Home Rule campaign.
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Solution: c)
The Home Rule Movement was the Indian response to the First World War.
The Indian Home Rule Leagues were organized on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues and they represented the emergence of a new trend of aggressive politics. Annie Besant and Tilak were the pioneers of this new trend.
The Home Rule agitation was later joined by Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, Chittaranjan Das, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Mohammad Ali jinnah, Tej Bahadur Sapru and Lala Lajpat Rai. Some of these leaders became heads of local branches.
The League campaign aimed to convey to the common man the message of Home Rule as self-government. The Russian Revolution of 1917 proved to be an added advantage for the Home Rule campaign.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Morley-Minto Reforms
- It retained official majority in the Central Legislative Council but allowed the provincial legislative councils to have non-official majority.
- It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of ‘separate electorate’.
- It granted franchise to a limited number of people on the basis of property, tax or education.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Features of Act of 1909:
- It retained official majority in the Central Legislative Council but allowed the provinciallegislative councils to have non-official majority.
- It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of‘separate electorate’. Under this, the Muslim members were to be elected only by Muslim
Government of India Act of 1919 granted franchise to a limited number of people on the basis of property, tax or education.
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Solution: b)
Features of Act of 1909:
- It retained official majority in the Central Legislative Council but allowed the provinciallegislative councils to have non-official majority.
- It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of‘separate electorate’. Under this, the Muslim members were to be elected only by Muslim
Government of India Act of 1919 granted franchise to a limited number of people on the basis of property, tax or education.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
What is the significance of Sabarmati Ashram in the modern history of India?
- It served as the last residence of Mahatma Gandhi.
- It has been declared as a national monument by the Indian government.
- Salt Satyagraha was started from this Ashram in 1930.
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: b)
The Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Harijan or Satyagraha Ashram) was home to Mahatma Gandhi from 1917 until 1930 and served as one of the main centres of the Indian freedom struggle.
Sevagram cottage served as the last residence of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji left to Delhi from Sevargam Cottage in 1946 and then went to Noakhali. From there he did not return to Sewagram while engaged in his task of communal unity and peace making. He was martyred in Delhi in 1948.
It was from Sabarmati Ashram that Gandhi led the Dandi march also known as the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930. In recognition of the significant influence that this march had on the Indian independence movement, the Indian government has established the ashram as a national monument.
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Solution: b)
The Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Harijan or Satyagraha Ashram) was home to Mahatma Gandhi from 1917 until 1930 and served as one of the main centres of the Indian freedom struggle.
Sevagram cottage served as the last residence of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji left to Delhi from Sevargam Cottage in 1946 and then went to Noakhali. From there he did not return to Sewagram while engaged in his task of communal unity and peace making. He was martyred in Delhi in 1948.
It was from Sabarmati Ashram that Gandhi led the Dandi march also known as the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930. In recognition of the significant influence that this march had on the Indian independence movement, the Indian government has established the ashram as a national monument.
