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Question 171. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
The Quit India Movement marked the culmination of Indian National Movement.
Reason (R):
After the Quit India Movement, it was a matter of time to find a suitable mechanism for transfer of power.
  1.    Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  2.    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  3.    A is true, but R is false.
  4.    A is false, but R is true.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Answer: (b)
Both the given statements are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Question 172. The only session of the Indian National Congress which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was
  1.    Belgaum
  2.    Amravati
  3.    Karachi
  4.    Nagpur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Belgaum
Answer: (a)The only session of the Indian National Congress presidised by Mahatma Gandhi was in Belgaum. The town had the honour of hosting the All India 39th Congress session in 1924, that was the only session which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi, and the only session held in Karnataka. ‘Veersoudha’ is a monument built in memory of this session.
Question 173. Where was the ‘Jatiya Sarkar’ formed during the Quit India Movement?
  1.    Nagpur
  2.    Ballia
  3.    Satara
  4.    Tamluk
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tamluk
Answer: (d)Satish Chandra Samanta became the president of Tamluk Congress Committee and remained an active congress member for decades. He was known for his leadership qualities and other constructive work. His leadership qualities could be observed during the formation of a parallel government namedTamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government) in Tamluk during the Quit India Movement.
Question 174. Who of the following called Gandhiji Mahatma for the first time?
  1.    Madan Mohan Malviya
  2.    Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3.    Ravindra Nath Tagore
  4.    Subhash Chandra Bose
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ravindra Nath Tagore
Answer: (c)Tagore had very close relationship with Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi called him ‘Gurudev’ while it was Tagore who referred Gandhi as Mahatma as early as February 1915, when Gandhi had just arrived from South Africa. They had an intellectual debate over certain issues, but their friendship lasted till Tagore’s death in 1941.
Question 175. Which one of the following was elected as the President of Indian National Congress after the resignation of Subhash Chandra Bose?
  1.    Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  2.    Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  3.    Sarojini Naidu
  4.    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (b)Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of India National Congress after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose.
Question 176. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawahar Lal Nehru as ‘New Charter of Slavery’?
  1.    Government of India Act 1909
  2.    Regulating Act 1773
  3.    Government of India Act 1919
  4.    Government of India Act 1935
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Government of India Act 1935
Answer: (d)Government of India Act 1935 was described by J.L. Nehru as new charter of slavery. The Dyarchy had been total failure in the provinces, but now there was an experiment coming up at the centre. The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a “Charter of Slavery” as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a “machine with all brakes, no engine”.
Question 177. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
 
List-I
List-II
A. Motilal Nehru
1. Independent
B. Madan Mohan Malviya
2. Abhyuday
C. Annie Besant
3. Al-Hilal
D. Abdul Kalam Azad
4. New India
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 2 4 3
  2.    1 2 3 4
  3.    2 1 4 3
  4.    2 1 3 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 2 4 3
Answer: (a)
Motilal Nehru was associated with “Independent Journal”,
Madan Mohan Malviya was associated with “Abhyuday”,
Annie Besant was associated with “New India” and
Abul Kalam Azad was associated with “AlHilal”.
Question 178. Who was the Chairman of the National Planning Committee set up by the Indian National Congress in 1938?
  1.    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2.    Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3.    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  4.    Subhas Chandra Bose
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: (d)The Indian National Congress met at Haripura during February 19 to 22, 1938, under the presidency of Subhas Chandra Bose. During this tenure (1938), he was elected as the President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938, i.e. Subhas Chandra Bose remained the President of INC till next year (1939, Tripura session).
Question 179. Who among the following had moved the Noncooperation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920?
  1.    Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2.    C.R. Das
  3.    Moti Lal Nehru
  4.    Bipin Chandra Pal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> C.R. Das
Answer: (b)C.R. Das had moved the Non-cooperation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920. In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur. This time the differences of C.R. Das had melted away. He moved the main resolution of Non-cooperation. A programme of surrender of titles, the boycott of schools, courts and councils, the boycott of foreign goods, the promotion of a Hindu-Muslim unity and strict non-violence was adopted.
Question 180. Who was the President of Constituent Assembly?
  1.    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2.    Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3.    Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  4.    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (c)Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly, and later became the first President of India.

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