Indian Freedom Movement

Question 1ExpertLevel 24

Why is the Montagu Declaration 1917 considered an important turning point in Indian politics?

AIt officially spoke of gradual progress toward responsible governmentBIt immediately made India a republicCIt ended Simon CommissionDIt made princely states independent

Question 2ExpertLevel 24

Why was dyarchy under the Government of India Act 1919 considered a limited reform?

ABecause important departments remained under the Governor's controlBBecause it gave complete independenceCBecause it abolished all taxesDBecause it closed Congress

Question 3ExpertLevel 24

Why was the Rowlatt Act 1919 considered contrary to the spirit of Montagu-Chelmsford reforms?

AReforms spoke of representation but Rowlatt Act expanded repressive powersBRowlatt Act made India independentCRowlatt Act abolished Salt TaxDRowlatt Act formed Constituent Assembly

Question 4ExpertLevel 24

Why could the Hunter Committee inquiry not satisfy Indian public opinion?

ABecause it made Gandhi the ViceroyBBecause it stopped the Simon CommissionCBecause Indians felt the Jallianwala Bagh crime did not receive adequate justiceDBecause it partitioned Bengal

Question 5ExpertLevel 24

What kind of political language was Tagore returning his knighthood after Jallianwala Bagh?

AMoral rejection of colonial honourBSupport for recruitment in British armyCWelcome of Simon CommissionDPolicy of princely separation

Question 6ExpertLevel 24

What was Gandhi's main political calculation in linking Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements?

ATo make Congress only an electoral partyBTo unite Hindu and Muslim mass support in common anti-colonial oppositionCTo make British rule permanentDTo leave princely states independent

Question 7ExpertLevel 24

What was the basic logic behind boycotting government institutions in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

AGovernment institutions get legitimacy through public cooperationBBritish army would automatically endCSimon Commission would return immediatelyDPrincely states would break Salt Law

Question 8ExpertLevel 24

Why was Gandhi criticised after withdrawing the movement after Chauri Chaura?

ABecause he invited Simon CommissionBBecause he created the British armyCBecause some leaders felt mass energy was stopped suddenlyDBecause he partitioned Bengal

Question 9ExpertLevel 24

Why can Swaraj Party's policy be called a strategic experiment within Congress?

ABecause it wanted to enter councils and obstruct colonial rule from withinBBecause it fully supported British ruleCBecause it wanted to leave politicsDBecause it wanted to partition India

Question 10ExpertLevel 24

Why did the importance of the Nehru Report increase after opposition to the Simon Commission?

ABecause it gave an alternative constitutional framework prepared by IndiansBBecause it increased Salt TaxCBecause it formed INADBecause it started the Revolt of 1857

Question 11ExpertLevel 24

What was the basic tension between Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points?

ASalt Tax and railway fareBJoint civic nationalism and separate demand for minority safeguardsCIndigo cultivation and tea plantationsDAge of Gandhi and Tilak

Question 12ExpertLevel 24

Why is the Poorna Swaraj resolution considered a decisive turn in Congress politics?

ABecause Congress moved beyond Dominion Status and made complete independence the goalBBecause Congress left politicsCBecause British rule gave complete rightsDBecause princely states made the Constitution

Question 13ExpertLevel 24

What was the deeper political purpose of observing Independence Day on 26 January 1930?

ATo connect people with a collective pledge of Poorna SwarajBTo thank the British armyCTo accept Simon CommissionDTo reapply Bengal Partition

Question 14ExpertLevel 24

Making salt the symbol in the Dandi March shows which political understanding of Gandhi?

ATurning an item of common life into a symbol of colonial injusticeBFiling only a court petitionCExpanding the British armyDDrawing boundaries of princely states

Question 15ExpertLevel 24

Which feature of Civil Disobedience Movement was clarified by Dharasana Satyagraha?

AFacing repression with non-violent disciplineBSupporting British ruleCForming Simon CommissionDDividing princely states

Question 16ExpertLevel 24

On what basis was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact criticised?

ABecause it did not give relief to all revolutionary prisonersBBecause it gave no place to Congress in talksCBecause it never affected Civil DisobedienceDBecause it immediately made India a republic

Question 17ExpertLevel 24

What was the centre of Gandhi-Ambedkar disagreement in the Second Round Table Conference?

APolitical representation of depressed classesBPrice of cottonCRailway expansionDAppointment of Simon Commission

Question 18ExpertLevel 24

What does a comparative study of the Communal Award and Poona Pact show?

AComplex compromise between Gandhi and Ambedkar on method of representationBComplete success of Simon CommissionCEnd of CongressDAutomatic merger of princely states

Question 19ExpertLevel 24

Which broad definition of freedom is seen in the resolutions of Karachi session 1931?

ACivil rights and economic justice along with political freedomBOnly freedom of British armyCOnly separate power of princely statesDOnly freedom of tax collection

Question 20ExpertLevel 24

Why can provincial autonomy under the 1935 Act not be called free from colonial control?

ABecause the Governor's special powers and control remainedBBecause India was fully independentCBecause all provinces became republicsDBecause British Parliament ended

Indian Freedom Movement

Quiz this set

Why is the Montagu Declaration 1917 considered an important turning point in Indian politics?

Why was dyarchy under the Government of India Act 1919 considered a limited reform?

Why was the Rowlatt Act 1919 considered contrary to the spirit of Montagu-Chelmsford reforms?

Why could the Hunter Committee inquiry not satisfy Indian public opinion?

What kind of political language was Tagore returning his knighthood after Jallianwala Bagh?

What was Gandhi's main political calculation in linking Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements?

What was the basic logic behind boycotting government institutions in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Why was Gandhi criticised after withdrawing the movement after Chauri Chaura?

Why can Swaraj Party's policy be called a strategic experiment within Congress?

Why did the importance of the Nehru Report increase after opposition to the Simon Commission?

What was the basic tension between Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points?

Why is the Poorna Swaraj resolution considered a decisive turn in Congress politics?

What was the deeper political purpose of observing Independence Day on 26 January 1930?

Making salt the symbol in the Dandi March shows which political understanding of Gandhi?

Which feature of Civil Disobedience Movement was clarified by Dharasana Satyagraha?

On what basis was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact criticised?

What was the centre of Gandhi-Ambedkar disagreement in the Second Round Table Conference?

What does a comparative study of the Communal Award and Poona Pact show?

Which broad definition of freedom is seen in the resolutions of Karachi session 1931?

Why can provincial autonomy under the 1935 Act not be called free from colonial control?

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Indian Freedom Movement

Quiz this set

Why is the Montagu Declaration 1917 considered an important turning point in Indian politics?

Why was dyarchy under the Government of India Act 1919 considered a limited reform?

Why was the Rowlatt Act 1919 considered contrary to the spirit of Montagu-Chelmsford reforms?

Why could the Hunter Committee inquiry not satisfy Indian public opinion?

What kind of political language was Tagore returning his knighthood after Jallianwala Bagh?

What was Gandhi's main political calculation in linking Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements?

What was the basic logic behind boycotting government institutions in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Why was Gandhi criticised after withdrawing the movement after Chauri Chaura?

Why can Swaraj Party's policy be called a strategic experiment within Congress?

Why did the importance of the Nehru Report increase after opposition to the Simon Commission?

What was the basic tension between Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points?

Why is the Poorna Swaraj resolution considered a decisive turn in Congress politics?

What was the deeper political purpose of observing Independence Day on 26 January 1930?

Making salt the symbol in the Dandi March shows which political understanding of Gandhi?

Which feature of Civil Disobedience Movement was clarified by Dharasana Satyagraha?

On what basis was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact criticised?

What was the centre of Gandhi-Ambedkar disagreement in the Second Round Table Conference?

What does a comparative study of the Communal Award and Poona Pact show?

Which broad definition of freedom is seen in the resolutions of Karachi session 1931?

Why can provincial autonomy under the 1935 Act not be called free from colonial control?

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