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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the Dandi March (1930):
1. Gandhi marched from Ahmedabad through Gujarat villages for 240 miles with 78 members of Sabarmati Ashram.
2. Gandhi broke the salt law by picking up a lump of salt at Dandi on April 6, 1930.
3. Gandhi was arrested on April 6, 1930, at the Dandi beach.
4. In Gujarat, 300 village officials resigned in response to Gandhi's appeal during the march.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
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Which of the following correctly describes the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (February 14, 1931)?
1. The government agreed to release all political prisoners not convicted of violence.
2. The government agreed to allow the making of salt in coastal villages for personal consumption but not for sale.
3. The government agreed to hold a public inquiry into police excesses during the CDM.
4. Gandhi agreed to suspend civil disobedience and participate in the next Round Table Conference.
Question 03
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The Karachi Congress Session (March 1931) passed two landmark resolutions. Which of the following is NOT part of the National Economic Programme resolution passed at Karachi?
Question 04
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Consider the following about the Communal Award (August 16, 1932) and Poona Pact (September 24, 1932):
1. The Communal Award was based on the findings of the Lothian Committee (Indian Franchise Committee).
2. Under the Communal Award, depressed classes were granted 78 reserved seats with a 'double vote'.
3. The Poona Pact increased the reserved seats for depressed classes in provincial legislatures from 71 to 147.
4. Gandhi undertook his fast unto death on September 24, 1932, the same day the Poona Pact was signed.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 05
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Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:
1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed
2. Communal Award announced
3. Lahore Congress adopts purna swaraj
4. Dandi March begins
5. Karachi Congress endorses Delhi Pact
Question 06
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With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), which of the following statements comparing it with the Non-Cooperation Movement (NCM) is INCORRECT?
Question 07
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Which of the following about the Dharasana Salt Works raid (May 21, 1930) is correct?
Question 08
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Consider the following statements about the Second Round Table Conference (September–December 1931):
1. Gandhi attended as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress.
2. The conference got deadlocked primarily on the question of minority representation and separate electorates.
3. The session ended with Ramsay MacDonald announcing the prospect of a unilateral British Communal Award if Indians failed to agree on minorities.
4. The conference was held under the Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald which was sympathetic to Indian demands.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 09
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Which of the following most accurately states why Gandhi chose salt as the central theme of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
Question 10
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Consider the following differences between Gandhi and Ambedkar:
1. Ambedkar believed in 'purity of ends' justifying means; Gandhi believed in 'purity of means' determining ends.
2. Gandhi favoured parliamentary mass democracy; Ambedkar was wary of it and preferred village republics.
3. Ambedkar regarded untouchables as a 'political minority' or 'minority by force'; Gandhi saw them as an integral part of the Hindu whole.
4. Both Gandhi and Ambedkar agreed that untouchability could be abolished without annihilating the caste system.
Which of the above statements are correct?