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The World War I created new political and economic situation in India leading to:
huge increase in defence expenditure
reduction in taxes
drop in prices of commodities
overall prosperity and stability
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:
1914
1905
1915
1916
The idea of Satyagraha emphasized:
A. Power of truth and need to search for truth
B. Seeking vengeance or being aggressive
C. Appealing to the conscience of the
oppressor.
A and B are correct
A, B and C are correct
Only A is correct
A and C are correct
The Satyagraha movement in Champaran, Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi was against :
high revenue
better working hours in factories
the oppressive plantation system
talukdars and zamindars
__________ gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two
year
According to General Dyer, his objective of the Jallianwala Bagh incident, was:
to create in the minds of satyagrahis a feeling of terror and awe.
to humiliate the satyagrahis
to repress Congress
to imprison the protesters
At the Calcutta session of the Congress in September 1920, Mahatma Gandhi convinced other leaders of the need to start a non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat as well as for swaraj.
True
False
Non-cooperation Movement was adopted in the __________ session of Congress in December 1920.
Calcutta
Nagpur
Madras
Bombay
Which province did not boycott the council elections after the beginning of Non-cooperation Movement?
Hyderabad
Ahmedabad
Lucknow
Madras
The term 'picket' refers to:
a protest by blocking the entrance of the shop
Import of goods
stealing from shops
boycott of clothes
In Awadh, Peasants were led by:
Alluri Sitaram Raju
Baba Ramchandra
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.R Das
In the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh, swaraj meant
abolition of high revenue
boycott of oppressive landlord
fighting for their livelihood and traditional rights
peaceful demonstrations
Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission.
True
False
At _____________ in Gorakhpur, a peaceful demonstration in a bazaar turned into a violent clash with the police. Hearing of the incident, Mahatma Gandhi called a halt to the Non-Cooperation Movement.
The idea of Swaraj meant different things to different social groups. When they acted in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, or linked their movement to that of the Congress, they were identifying with a movement which went beyond the limits of their immediate locality.
True
False
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