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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which of the following were the causes behind the launch of ‘Non-cooperation movement’?
1.Khilafat wrong
2.“Punjab wrongs” of 1919
3.Resentment with Rowlatt Act
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In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had just passed. The Act curbed fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers.
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In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had just passed. The Act curbed fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements about Non-cooperation movement.
1.At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress, the programme of non-cooperation was endorsed.
2.The movement urged the use of khadi and Indian material as alternatives to those shipped from Britain.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant but short phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule.
September 1920 At a special session in Calcutta, the Congress approved a non-cooperation programme till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were removed and swaraj was established. The programme was to include—
boycott of government schools and colleges;
boycott of law courts and dispensation of justice through panchayats instead;
boycott of legislative councils;
boycott of foreign cloth and use of khadi instead; also practice of hand-spinning to be done;
renunciation of government honours and titles
December 1920 At the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress— The programme of non-cooperation was endorsed.
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The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant but short phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule.
September 1920 At a special session in Calcutta, the Congress approved a non-cooperation programme till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were removed and swaraj was established. The programme was to include—
boycott of government schools and colleges;
boycott of law courts and dispensation of justice through panchayats instead;
boycott of legislative councils;
boycott of foreign cloth and use of khadi instead; also practice of hand-spinning to be done;
renunciation of government honours and titles
December 1920 At the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress— The programme of non-cooperation was endorsed.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to
1.Growth of Hindu-Muslim unity.
2.Removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people.
3.British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.
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During 1919-22, the British were opposed through two mass movements—the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation. Though the two movements emerged from separate issues, they adopted a common programme of action—that of non-violent non-cooperation.
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During 1919-22, the British were opposed through two mass movements—the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation. Though the two movements emerged from separate issues, they adopted a common programme of action—that of non-violent non-cooperation.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Mahatma Gandhi announced the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement due to
1.Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das forming the Swaraj Party amidst the movement
2.Mahatma Gandhi’s arrest by the British
3.Chauri-Chaura Incident
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Chauri-Chaura Incident (February 5, 1922)—Violence by agitated mob prompted Gandhi to withdraw the movement. Most of the nationalist leaders including C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Subhash Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, however, expressed their bewilderment at Gandhi’s decision to withdraw the movement.
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Chauri-Chaura Incident (February 5, 1922)—Violence by agitated mob prompted Gandhi to withdraw the movement. Most of the nationalist leaders including C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Subhash Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, however, expressed their bewilderment at Gandhi’s decision to withdraw the movement.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Which of the following act first recognized the voting rights of women in India?
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Government of India Act, 1919 for the first time allowed women to vote.
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Government of India Act, 1919 for the first time allowed women to vote.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?
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An all-white, seven-member Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission, was set up by the British government on November 8, 1927. The commission was to recommend to the British government whether India was ready for further constitutional reforms and along what lines.
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An all-white, seven-member Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission, was set up by the British government on November 8, 1927. The commission was to recommend to the British government whether India was ready for further constitutional reforms and along what lines.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Swarajists and No-Changers.
1.Swarajists advocated the entry into legislative councils and intended to use the councils mainly for gradual transformation of colonial rule.
2.C. Rajagopalachari, Vallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad were some of the Swarajists.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Those advocating entry into legislative councils came to be known as the ‘Swarajists’, while the other school of thought led by C. Rajagopalachari, Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad and M.A. Ansari came to be known as the ‘Nochangers’. The ‘No-changers’ opposed council entry, advocated concentration on constructive work, and continuation of boycott and non-cooperation, and quiet preparation for resumption of the suspended civil disobedience programme.
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Those advocating entry into legislative councils came to be known as the ‘Swarajists’, while the other school of thought led by C. Rajagopalachari, Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad and M.A. Ansari came to be known as the ‘Nochangers’. The ‘No-changers’ opposed council entry, advocated concentration on constructive work, and continuation of boycott and non-cooperation, and quiet preparation for resumption of the suspended civil disobedience programme.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Which of the following are associated with the Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress?
1.C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru resigned from the presidentship and secretary ship respectively of the Congress.
2.Formation of Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party.
Select the correct answer code:
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At the Gaya session of the Congress (December 1922), C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru resigned from the presidentship and secretaryship respectively of the Congress and announced the formation of Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party or simply Swarajist Party, with C.R. Das as the president and Motilal Nehru as one of the secretaries.
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At the Gaya session of the Congress (December 1922), C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru resigned from the presidentship and secretaryship respectively of the Congress and announced the formation of Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party or simply Swarajist Party, with C.R. Das as the president and Motilal Nehru as one of the secretaries.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding the achievements and works of Swarajists.
1.They agitated through powerful speeches on self-government, civil liberties and industrialisation.
2.Defeat of the Public Safety Bill, which was aimed at empowering the Government to deport undesirable and subversive foreigners.
3.They fully supported the peasants’ cause in Bengal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
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Solution: b)
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The first ‘White Paper on Constitutional Reforms’ for India was prepared and submitted for the consideration of the Joint Select Committee of the British Parliament on the recommendations of the
