Indian Freedom Movement

The Cabinet Mission of 1946 consisted of three British cabinet ministers: Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander. Therefore, option B is correct. The number was small because the mission was a high-level negotiating delegation sent to discuss the transfer of power and a constitutional arrangement for India, not a large administrative committee.

Lord Pethick Lawrence was a member of the Cabinet Mission. Exam tip: remember major names of the Cabinet Mission.

This Act created the two dominions of India and Pakistan. Exam tip: remember the main result of the Independence Act.

Chittaranjan Das was called ‘Deshbandhu’ because of his service to the nation and contribution to the national movement. In 1923, he co-founded the Swaraj Party with Motilal Nehru. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was known as ‘Lokmanya’, while Dadabhai Naoroji was called the ‘Grand Old Man of India’. Exam tip: Remember the link between Deshbandhu, Chittaranjan Das, and the Swaraj Party.

HSRA was a revolutionary organization. Exam tip is to link it with Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.

Vinoba Bhave was first and Jawaharlal Nehru was second Individual Satyagrahi. Exam tip is to link Individual Satyagraha with 1940.

Sarojini Naidu played a role in Dharasana Satyagraha. Exam tip is to remember women's participation in the Salt Satyagraha.

Flag Satyagraha was linked with respect for the national flag. Exam tip is to connect it with public feeling for national symbols.

The All India Trade Union Congress was founded in 1920. Exam tip is to connect it with labour organizations and the national movement.

At the Tripuri Session Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected Congress president. Exam tip is to link it with differences between Bose and Congress leadership.

The rebels accepted him as a symbol of old Mughal legitimacy. Exam tip: understand symbolic leadership.

Early Congress demanded reforms through peaceful and constitutional methods. Exam tip: remember the Moderate method.

Swadeshi promoted indigenous production and boycott created political pressure. Exam tip: understand both roles separately.

Anti-partition protest connected people with economic and cultural resistance. Exam tip: connect 1905 with Swadeshi.

The Surat Split of 1907 was linked with differences over method and leadership. Exam tip: remember cause and year.

In the Lucknow Pact Congress and Muslim League put forward demands together. Exam tip: remember 1916 and cooperation.

Home Rule popularised the demand for self-government. Exam tip: remember Tilak and Annie Besant together.

Gandhi studied peasant grievances and created non-violent pressure. Exam tip: remember Gandhi's early method.

In Kheda peasants wanted revenue relief due to crop failure. Exam tip: remember movements with local issues.

The Rowlatt Act was seen as against civil liberties. Exam tip: study events of 1919 in sequence.