Social Science
Differing Strands within the Movement
Practice questions
What does opposition to forced labour in the Gudem Hills show?Why did Assam plantation workers connect swaraj with returning home?What was the greatest effect of the Inland Emigration Act on plantation workers?What does plantation workers’ participation show about the meaning of swaraj?What is the best way to understand the participation of different groups in the national movement?How did the participation of peasants tribals and workers change the national movement?How was a link formed between landlord exploitation and national swaraj in the Awadh peasant movement?What role of local leadership in the national movement is shown by Baba Ramchandra’s example?Why could Congress leadership be worried about the militancy of peasants in the Awadh peasant movement?What was the basic basis of tribal discontent in the Gudem movement?What was one important similarity between Awadh peasants and Gudem tribals?If peasants saw swaraj as relief from rent what does this prove?What does linking plantation workers’ desire to return home with the national movement show?Which feature of the national movement becomes clear when different strands are studied together?Why was opposition to forced labour in the peasant movement both economic and social?Which example shows the importance of local social structure in the Awadh peasant movement?How did forest laws change the relation between the state and people in tribal areas?How did plantation workers understand the message of non-cooperation in their own terms?The demands of Awadh peasants were not only economic becauseWhich statement is the most balanced about the relation between the Congress and peasant movements?