When did the Dandi March begin and when did it end?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Dandi March → 12th March, 1930 to 6th April, 1930
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Gandhian Era II: Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience & Round Tables: 114 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 114 questions on Gandhian Era II: Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience & Round Tables between 1979 and 2026: CSE 45 · CDS 34 · CAPF 12 · NDA 9 · Geo-Scientist 5 · EPFO (AO/EO) 4 · EPFO (APFC) 4 · CISF (LDCE) 1. 55 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 45 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Which one among the following events of Indian history was the earliest to take place?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Earliest → Partition of Bengal (1905)
Who among the following Congressmen was not a member of the 'No-Changers' group?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Not a 'No-Changer' → Vithalbhai Patel
Consider the following events : 1. Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan 2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3. Dandi March 4. Second Round Table Conference Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest)?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)In order → Dandi March → Gandhi-Irwin Pact → Second Round Table Conference → Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan
The Sanikatta Salt Works, known for Salt Satyagraha, is located in :
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Sanikatta Salt Works → Karnataka
Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. Who among the following was instrumental in persuading Mahatma Gandhi not to restrict the protest to men alone?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Persuaded Gandhi not to restrict the Salt March to men → Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Non-Cooperation programme (three) → boycott of courts and foreign cloth; strict non-violence; Panchayats | NOT: retention of titles
Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement: I. The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective. II. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Non-Cooperation → Swaraj by legitimate, peaceful means; staged, civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes only later
"Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of:
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Answer B (official UPSC key)'Sedition has become my religion' → publicly violating the Salt Law at Dandi
Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Legal defence after Chauri Chaura → Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant
Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of ‗Harijan‘ in his political and social programme?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Harijan upliftment added to Gandhi's programme after → The Poona Pact
Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest: 1. Formation of Swaraj Party 2. Communal Award 3. Lucknow Pact 4. Simla Conference Select the answer using the code given below:
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Answer A (official UPSC key)In order → Lucknow Pact (1916) → Swaraj Party (1923) → Communal Award (1932) → Simla Conference (1945)
Which of the following statements are correct ? 1. The Third Round Table Conference met in London in November 1932 without the participation of Congress 2. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference led to the passing of the Government of India Act, 1935 3. The Government of India Act, 1935 did not favor the idea of provincial autonomy 4. The Governor was not given any power in the Act of 1935 to take over and run the administration of a province Select the answer using the code given below:
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Third Round Table (November 1932) without the Congress; led to the Government of India Act, 1935 | NOT: 1935 Act against provincial autonomy | NOT: Governor had no power to take over a province
Which one among the following was not a part of the action programme of the Non- Cooperation Movement?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Not in the Non-Cooperation programme → Congress Working Committee to take over law and order
The distribution of charkhas on a wide scale among the people was decided by :
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Wide distribution of charkhas decided by → All India Congress Committee in 1921
Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. During the Second Round Table Conference held in London in 1931, the British Government refused to accept the basic nationalist demand for freedom. 2. India was granted dominion status in 1932. 3. Viceroy Lord Willingdon adopted a policy of reconciliation with Congress. 4. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started with the breaking of salt laws. Select the answer using the code given below :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)British refused the basic freedom demand at the Second Round Table (1931); Civil Disobedience began with breaking salt laws | NOT: dominion status in 1932 | NOT: Willingdon reconciled with Congress
Inspired by the Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi, in Tamilnadu, C Rajagopalachari led a salt march from
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Rajagopalachari's salt march in Tamilnadu → Trichinopoly to Vedaranniyam on Tanjore coast
Who among the following did not belong to the group of ‗No-Changers‘ ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Not a 'No-Changer' → Vithalbhai Patel
At the Second Round Table Conference, who among the following led the FICCI delegation ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Led the FICCI delegation at the Second Round Table (1931) → G.D. Birla and Thakurdas
The Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of the God) was organized by
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Khudai Khidmatgar organised by → Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Consider the following historical events : 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2. Second Round Table Conference 3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli 4. Peasant Movement in Kheda Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)In order → Kheda (1918) → Bardoli (1928) → Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) → Second Round Table Conference (1931)
Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 → Congress agreed to join the Second Round Table Conference
Who among the following socialist activists persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the salt march protest to men alone ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Persuaded Gandhiji to open the salt march to women → Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
The call for ‗renunciation of (all) voluntary associations with the (British) Government‘ was given during
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Answer A (official UPSC key)'Renunciation of voluntary associations with the Government' → Non-Cooperation Movement
Gandhiji’s Salt March to Dandi was started from which one of the following places ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Salt March to Dandi started from → Sabarmati Ashram
Who among the following was not part of the group of ‘no-changers’ in the Congress Party ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Not a 'no-changer' → Motilal Nehru
Which one of the following was NOT the fallout of Gandhiji‟s Salt Satyagraha?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT a fallout of the Salt Satyagraha → declaration that no Indian should serve the British-Indian Government
The Lahore session of Congress, held in 1929, was famous for:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Lahore session (1929) → Poorna Swaraj adopted as objective
When and where was the demand for “Purna Swaraj” or complete independence made by the Indian National Congress ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Purna Swaraj demand → Lahore, 1929
Which of the following statements about the resolution adopted in the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress with regard to fundamental rights and economic policy is/are correct ? 1. It was opposed by Ambalal Sarabhai. 2. Its 20 points included demands for civil liberties and adult suffrage. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Karachi resolution → opposed by Ambalal Sarabhai; 20 points incl. civil liberties and adult suffrage
Which one of the following is NOT correct about Mahatma Gandhi‟s Dandi Yatra or Salt March ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT correct about the Dandi March → began after the First Round Table Conference failed
Mahatma Gandhi‘s Dandi March, a great event in Indian freedom struggle, was associated with
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Dandi March associated with → sodium chloride
On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Sessions was proclamation of Purna Swaraj made?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Purna Swaraj proclaimed 31st December 1929 → Lahore
Which one among the following was demanded by the All India Depressed Classes Leaders‘ Conference at Bombay in 1931?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Demand of the Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference, Bombay (1931) → separate electorates for untouchables
At which one of the following Sessions of the Indian National Congress was the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy passed?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy resolution → Karachi Session
Which one among the following groups was known as „no-changers‟ opposing Congress Party‟s entry into Legislative Council following the withdrawal of Non-Cooperation Movement?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)'No-changers' → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. M.A. Ansari
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? [2020] 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Acceptance of Gandhi‘s suggestion for inquiry into police excesses 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence Select the correct answer using the code given below
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Gandhi-Irwin Pact → Congress invited to the Round Table; Ordinances withdrawn; release only of prisoners not charged with violence | NOT: inquiry into police excesses
Congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India. The Committee was headed by
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Congress committee drafting a Constitution (Nehru Report) → Motilal Nehru
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji‟s Dandi march ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Viceroy at the Dandi march → Lord Irwin
In 1921, during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identify with the poor?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Shaved his head, took the loincloth (1921) → tour of South India
Consider the following Satements Statement I: Non-cooperation began in Punjab with the student movement inspired by Lala Lajpat Rai in January 1921. Statement II : The Sikh dominated central Punjab countryside was stirred by the powerful Akali upsurge. Code:
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Non-cooperation in Punjab began with Lajpat Rai's student movement (1921) | Akali upsurge stirred central Punjab | II not the explanation of I
Consider the following Satements Statement I: The United Provinces during Non-Cooperation became one of the strongest bases of the Congress. Statement II: The literary outcrop of Non-Cooperation in Bengal was quite meagre compared to the days of the Swadeshi agitation. Code:
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Answer B (official UPSC key)United Provinces a strong Congress base in Non-Cooperation | Bengal's literary output meagre compared with Swadeshi | II not the explanation of I
The Karachi resolution of Congress in 1931 advocated which one of the following issues ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Karachi resolution (1931) → State shall own or control key industries and services
Consider the following Statements Statement I : Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death against the Communal Award announced by the British Government. Statement II : The Poona Pact resulted in a joint electorate with an enhanced number of seats reserved for Depressed Classes Codes
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Gandhi fasted unto death against the Communal Award | Poona Pact: joint electorate with more seats reserved for Depressed Classes | II explains I (per key)
Which of the following statements about the Non- Cooperation Movement is/are correct? 1. It was marked by significant participation of peasants from Karnataka. 2. It was marked by non-Brahmin lower caste participation in Madras and Maharashtra. 3. It was marked by the lack of labour unrest in places like Assam, Bengal and Madras. 4. It was badly shaken by the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 after which Gandhiji decided to continue with the movement on a much smaller scale. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Non-Cooperation → non-Brahmin lower caste participation in Madras and Maharashtra | NOT: significant Karnataka peasant participation | NOT: no labour unrest (Assam) | NOT: continued after Chauri Chaura
Which among the following was NOT the recommendation of Nehru Report ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)NOT a Nehru Report recommendation → separate electorate
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Act/ Event): A. Rowlatt Act; B. Salt March; C. Chauri Chaura Incident; D. Second Round Table Conference List-II (Year, unnumbered in source; numbered in order): 1. 1922; 2. 1931; 3. 1930; 4. 1919
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Rowlatt Act : 1919; Salt March : 1930; Chauri Chaura : 1922; Second Round Table Conference : 1931
Consider the following statements about the Salt March : 1. The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media. 2. The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press. 3. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. 4. The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Salt March → widely covered by American and European press; first mass women's participation; British saw need to devolve power | NOT: ignored by European media
In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India 1. only about 10 to 12 % of the population had the right to vote 2. the untouchables had no right to vote 3. the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces 4. the Muslim League won more than 80 % of the seats reserved for Muslims Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer C (official UPSC key)1937 elections → only about 10 to 12 % could vote; Congress absolute majority in five of eleven provinces | NOT: untouchables had no vote | NOT: League won over 80 % of Muslim seats
Consider the following statements Statement I :The Poona Pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate. Statement II : Dr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked. Codes:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Poona Pact → 151 reserved seats for scheduled castes by joint electorate | NOT: Ambedkar withdrew from politics for a decade
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)NOT a Non-Cooperation feature → middle class participated in very large numbers
Which one of the following publications was started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1928?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1928 → Pakhtun
Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is NOT correct ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT correct about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact → all confiscated lands to be returned
Which of the following were the main aspects of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 ? 1. Suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement Telegram Owner/ Admin Contact: @EN123upsc | Telegram Link: https://t.me/prelimbits 2. To take part in the then forthcoming Simla Conference 3. Pay taxes for the period of the Civil Disobedience Movement 4. Release of Political Prisoners Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 → suspension of Civil Disobedience; release of political prisoners
Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930? [2015]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Salt march on the Tanjore coast (April 1930) → C. Rajagopalachari
Which among the following was the reason of the resignations of the Indian Ministers in all the provinces in the year 1939?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Ministers resigned in all provinces (1939) → India declared a party to World War II without provincial consent
The 1929 Session of the Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the [2014]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)1929 Congress Session → Poorna Swaraj adopted as the goal
Mahatma Gandhi‟s opposition to separate electorates for untouchables was because
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Gandhi opposed separate electorates for untouchables → would ensure them bondage in perpetuity
The Salt Satyagraha
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Salt Satyagraha → showed Indians would break unfair laws
Which chemical was an important symbol in our struggle for freedom?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Chemical symbol of the freedom struggle → Sodium chloride
Consider the following statements Statement I: The Russian Revolution of 1917 inspired the Indian Working Class Movement. Statement II: The Non-Cooperation Movement (1921-22) saw the involvement of the Indian Working Class. Codes
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Russian Revolution of 1917 inspired the Indian working class | Working class in Non-Cooperation (1921-22) | II not the explanation of I
Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Civil Disobedience → Congress agreed to give it up under the Gandhi–Irwin agreement
The people of India agitated against the arrival of the Simon Commission because [2013]
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Agitation against the Simon Commission → no Indian member
Which one among the following correctly describes Gandhiji‘s attitude towards the Swarajist leaders?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Gandhiji and the Swarajists → full trust in their bona fides; most valued and respected leaders
The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because [2012 ] 1. Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Lahore Session (1929) → complete independence resolution | NOT: extremist-moderate rift resolved | NOT: two-nation theory rejected
Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because [2012]
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Gandhi's fast unto death (1932) → Ramsay Macdonald's Communal Award
The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Congress ministries resigned (1939) → none of the listed reasons (protest at the Viceroy's war declaration)
Consider the following events in the history of Indian freedom struggle : 1. Champaran Satyagraha 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Ahmedabad Mill Workers Strike 4. Chauri-Chaura Incident Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting from the earliest ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)In order → Champaran Satyagraha → Ahmedabad Mill Workers Strike → Chauri-Chaura → Bardoli Satyagraha
Which one among the following was part of Gandhi-lrwin Agreement of 1931?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Gandhi-Irwin Agreement of 1931 → release of political prisoners except those guilty of violence
Consider the following statements Statement I: In North-Western India, the Civil Disobedience Movement took a mass character under the leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Statement II : The Nehru Report (1928) had argued that the ‗next immediate step‘ for India must be dominion status. Codes
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Civil Disobedience a mass movement in North-West under Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | Nehru Report (1928): dominion status the 'next immediate step' | II not the explanation of I
The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the
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Answer C (official UPSC key)First Dominion Status Constitution drafted in response to → Simon Commission
With reference to the period of the Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report? [2011] 1. Complete Independence for India. 2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities. 3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Nehru report → joint electorates with reserved seats for minorities; fundamental rights | NOT: complete independence
Consider the following passage : It urged people to resign from government offices, shun the British law-courts, withdraw from schools and colleges and boycott the elections. On the other hand, there was a campaign for using indigenous goods, especially khadi or homespun cloth. Which movement does the above passage relate to?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Resign offices, shun courts, boycott elections, use khadi → Non-cooperation
Which among the following was the primary aim of the Swarajya Party ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Primary aim of the Swarajya Party → wreck the 1919 reforms by uniform, continuous, consistent obstruction
Consider the following paragraph He was seriously injured in police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commission, for which he subsequently died in November, 1928. Later on, the British officer who was responsible for the lathi charge on him, was shot dead by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. The revolutionary referred to in the above paragraph is
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Died (November 1928) after the Lahore lathi charge against the Simon Commission → Lala Lajpat Rai
Consider the following statements about the Non- Cooperation Movement 1. The movement was a mixture of nationalism, middle class politics, religion, feudalism, agrarian discontent and working class agitation. 2. The movement was much greater in intensity than any other political agitation which came before it. 3. The movement helped to foster Hindu-Muslim unity. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Non-Cooperation → greater intensity than any earlier agitation; fostered Hindu-Muslim unity
For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? [2010]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Drafted the Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme resolution, Karachi (1931) → Jawaharlal Nehru
Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Urdu poet at the Second and Third Round Tables → Muhammad Iqbal
What is the correct sequence of the following events? 1. Bardoli Satyagraha 2. Rajkot Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Nagpur Satyagraha Codes:
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Answer B (official UPSC key)In order → Champaran → Nagpur → Bardoli (1928) → Rajkot Satyagraha
Which among the following was not one of the provisions of the ‗Communal Award‘?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Not in the Communal Award → separate electorates to lapse after 10 years
Which one of the following began with the Dandi March? [2009]
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Began with the Dandi March → Civil Disobedience Movement
In the ‗Individual Satyagraha‘, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Second satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha (after Vinoba Bhave) → Jawaharlal Nehru
Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. Reason (R): Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Congress Ministries resigned in 1939 | Rejected the Viceroy's war declaration without consultation | R explains A
Under whose presidency was the Lahore session of the Indian Congress held in the year 1929, wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British? [2006]
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Answer C (official UPSC key)President of the Lahore session (1929), complete independence resolution → Jawaharlal Nehru
Consider the following statements: [2005] 1. In the First Round Table Conference, Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the depressed classes. 2. In the Poona pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made. 3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Ambedkar demanded separate electorates at the First Round Table; Poona pact gave the depressed classes provisions in local bodies and civil services; Congress absent from the Third Round Table
Who drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931? [2005]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Drafted the Fundamental Rights resolution, Karachi (1931) → Jawaharlal Nehru
At which Congress session was the working committee authorized to launch a program of Civil Disobedience?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Session authorising the Working Committee to launch Civil Disobedience → Lahore
In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)No Congress ministry under the Act of 1935 → Punjab
Why did Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das form a separate group known as Swaraj Party within the Congress?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Swaraj Party formed → reaction to Gandhi's sudden suspension of Non-Cooperation
During the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control? [2004]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Swaraj as complete independence free from all foreign control → Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle: 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above? [2004]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)In order → Minto-Morley Reforms (1909) → Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1918) → Chauri-Chaura (1922) → Dandi March (1930)
Chauri Chaura is known in the history of India’s struggle for freedom because
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Chauri Chaura → Gandhiji withdrew the movement after a mob burnt a police station and policemen
The Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 culminated in the signing of a pact in 1931 by Gandhiji and
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Pact of 1931 ending Civil Disobedience → Gandhiji and Lord Irwin
During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts called for [2002]
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Khudai Khidmatgars called for → Pathan regional nationalist unity and struggle against colonialism
Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1921? [2001]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Proposed Complete Independence at the Ahmedabad session of 1921 → Hasrat Mohani
Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non -Cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement. [1998]
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Gandhi stopped Non-Cooperation in 1922 | Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop it | R explains A
Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because [1998]
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Simon Commission of 1927 boycotted → no Indian member
List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists List I (Event) List II (Result) A. Morley-Minto Reforms 1. Country-wise agitation B. Simon Commission 2. Withdrawal of a movement C. The Chauri-Chaura Incident 3. Communal electorates D. The Dandi March 4. Communal outbreaks 5. Illegal manufacture of salt Codes:
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Morley-Minto Reforms : communal electorates; Simon Commission : country-wide agitation; Chauri-Chaura : withdrawal of a movement; Dandi March : illegal manufacture of salt
The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided for: [1997]
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Poona Pact → joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by: [1996]
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 → Vallabhbhai Patel
Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India? [1996]
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Answer A (official UPSC key)First mooted a constituent assembly (per key) → Swaraj Party in 1934
The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930–32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because: [1996]
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Not three Round Table Conferences but one conference held in three sessions
Consider the following statements: [1996] The Non-Cooperation Movement led to : 1. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time 2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity 3. Removal of fear of the British might from the minds of the people 4. British government's willingness to grant political concessions to Indians Of these statements:
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Non-Cooperation led to (per key) → growth of Hindu-Muslim unity; removal of fear of British might
The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the Independence for India League in opposition to : [1995]
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Independence for India League formed in opposition to → Nehru Report
The Congress Ministries resigned in November 1939 because
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Congress Ministries resigned (November 1939) → India dragged into the Second World War without consent
Which pair among the following had the similar views during the national movement?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Pair with similar views → Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru
Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences? [85]
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Attended all three Round Table Conferences → B. R. Ambedkar
Who gave the ''Communal Award' in India? [83]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Gave the Communal Award → Ramsay Macdonald
Civil Disobedience Movement was started in India in 1930 for
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Civil Disobedience (1930) started for → Purna Swaraj
Purna Swaraj Day was observed on
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Purna Swaraj Day observed → 26th January, 1930
Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in 1921 because
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Non-Cooperation suspended because → violence at Chauri Chaura
Gandhiji started Dandi March in 1930
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Dandi March (1930) → against salt tax laws
"Red Shirts" movement aimed at
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Answer A (official UPSC key)'Red Shirts' movement aimed → to throw the British out of India
Aim of Swaraj Party was to
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Aim of the Swaraj Party → enter the Councils to wreck them from within
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