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Answer: Option A. -> All the members were Englishmen
Answer: (a)
The Indian response against the commission was immediate and nearly unanimous. What angered the Indians most was the exclusion of Indians from the commission and the basic notion behind the exclusion that foreigners would discuss and decide upon India’s fitness for self-government.
This notion was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination and a deliberate insult to the self-respect of Indians.
Answer: (a)
The Indian response against the commission was immediate and nearly unanimous. What angered the Indians most was the exclusion of Indians from the commission and the basic notion behind the exclusion that foreigners would discuss and decide upon India’s fitness for self-government.
This notion was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination and a deliberate insult to the self-respect of Indians.
Answer: Option D. -> The Indian Independence Act
Answer: (d)On July 18, 1947, the British Parliament ratified the Moutbatten Plan as the “Independence of India Act - 1947”. The act was implemented on August 15, 1947. The Act provided for the creation of two independent dominions of India and Pakistan with effect from August 15, 1947.
Answer: (d)On July 18, 1947, the British Parliament ratified the Moutbatten Plan as the “Independence of India Act - 1947”. The act was implemented on August 15, 1947. The Act provided for the creation of two independent dominions of India and Pakistan with effect from August 15, 1947.
Answer: Option A. -> Cabinet Mission
Answer: (a)
Cabinet Mission came to India after the Second World War in 1946. After the end of the Second World War, the British authorities in India released all political prisoners who had participated in the Quit India Movement.
The Indian National Congress, the largest Indian political party, which had long fought for national independence, agreed to participate in elections for a constituent assembly, as did the Muslim League.
The newly elected government of Clement Attlee dispatched the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India to formulate proposals for the formation of a government that would lead to an independent India.
Answer: (a)
Cabinet Mission came to India after the Second World War in 1946. After the end of the Second World War, the British authorities in India released all political prisoners who had participated in the Quit India Movement.
The Indian National Congress, the largest Indian political party, which had long fought for national independence, agreed to participate in elections for a constituent assembly, as did the Muslim League.
The newly elected government of Clement Attlee dispatched the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India to formulate proposals for the formation of a government that would lead to an independent India.
Answer: Option C. -> Lord Linlithgow
Answer: (c)Lord Linlithgrow was associated with the August offer. ‘August Offer’ was a fresh proposal promising the expansion of the Executive Council to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians’ right to frame their own constitution. In return, it was hoped that all parties and communities in India would cooperate in Britain’s war effort.
Answer: (c)Lord Linlithgrow was associated with the August offer. ‘August Offer’ was a fresh proposal promising the expansion of the Executive Council to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians’ right to frame their own constitution. In return, it was hoped that all parties and communities in India would cooperate in Britain’s war effort.
Answer: Option D. -> 1939 AD
Answer: (d)
Shortly afterward he was elected President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938. During his term as Congress President, he talked of planning in concrete terms and set up a National Planning Committee in October that year. At the end of his first term, the presidential election to the Tripura Congress session took place in early 1939.
Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected, defeating Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya who had been backed by Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee. Clouds of World War II were on the horizon and he brought a resolution to give the British six months to hand India over to the Indians, failing which there would be a revolt.
There was much opposition to his rigid stand, and he resigned from the post of president and formed a progressive group known as the Forward Block.
Answer: (d)
Shortly afterward he was elected President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938. During his term as Congress President, he talked of planning in concrete terms and set up a National Planning Committee in October that year. At the end of his first term, the presidential election to the Tripura Congress session took place in early 1939.
Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected, defeating Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya who had been backed by Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee. Clouds of World War II were on the horizon and he brought a resolution to give the British six months to hand India over to the Indians, failing which there would be a revolt.
There was much opposition to his rigid stand, and he resigned from the post of president and formed a progressive group known as the Forward Block.
Answer: Option D. -> At Bardoli
Answer: (d)Mahatma Gandhi was at Bardoli when Chauri Chaura eposide took place.
Answer: (d)Mahatma Gandhi was at Bardoli when Chauri Chaura eposide took place.
Answer: Option B. -> In Yervada Jail
Answer: (b)When a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana salt depot Mahatma Gandhi was in Yervada Jail. On May 21, 1930, Sarojini Naidu, Imam Sahib and Manilal took up the task of leading a raid on Dharsana salt works.
Answer: (b)When a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana salt depot Mahatma Gandhi was in Yervada Jail. On May 21, 1930, Sarojini Naidu, Imam Sahib and Manilal took up the task of leading a raid on Dharsana salt works.
Answer: Option A. -> Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer: (a)J.L. Nehru was invited by Lord Wavell to form the interim Government in India in 1946. The interim government of India, formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly of India, had the task of assisting the transition of India and Pakistan from British rule to independence. It remained in place until 15 August 1947, the date of the independence of the two new nations of India and Pakistan.
Answer: (a)J.L. Nehru was invited by Lord Wavell to form the interim Government in India in 1946. The interim government of India, formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly of India, had the task of assisting the transition of India and Pakistan from British rule to independence. It remained in place until 15 August 1947, the date of the independence of the two new nations of India and Pakistan.
Answer: Option A. -> Operation Zero Hour
Answer: (a)‘Operation Zero Hour’ was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement.
Answer: (a)‘Operation Zero Hour’ was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement.
Answer: Option D. -> 13th April 1919
Answer: (d)
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919 and it remained a turning point in the history of India’s freedom movement. In Punjab, there was unprecedented support to the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Facing a violent situation, the Government of Punjab handed over the administration to the military authorities under General Dyer.
He banned all public meetings and detained the political leaders. On 13th April, the Baisakhi day (harvest festival), a public meeting was organized at the Jallianwala Bagh (garden). Dyer marched in and without any warning opened fire on the crowd. The firing continued for about 10 to 15 minutes and it stopped only after the ammunition exhausted.
Answer: (d)
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919 and it remained a turning point in the history of India’s freedom movement. In Punjab, there was unprecedented support to the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Facing a violent situation, the Government of Punjab handed over the administration to the military authorities under General Dyer.
He banned all public meetings and detained the political leaders. On 13th April, the Baisakhi day (harvest festival), a public meeting was organized at the Jallianwala Bagh (garden). Dyer marched in and without any warning opened fire on the crowd. The firing continued for about 10 to 15 minutes and it stopped only after the ammunition exhausted.
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