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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919):
1. Dyarchy was introduced at both the provincial and central levels.
2. Reserved subjects at the provincial level were administered by ministers elected from the Legislative Council.
3. The Central Legislative Assembly had a tenure of three years, while the Council of State had a tenure of five years.
4. Women were granted the right to vote under this Act.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
medium
Arrange the following Gandhian campaigns in India in the correct chronological order:
1. Kheda Satyagraha
2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
3. Champaran Satyagraha
4. Rowlatt Satyagraha
Question 03
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Which of the following correctly matches the Gandhian campaign with the 'first' it is associated with?
1. Champaran Satyagraha — First Hunger Strike
2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike — First Civil Disobedience
3. Kheda Satyagraha — First Non-Cooperation
4. Rowlatt Satyagraha — First Mass Strike
Select the correct answer:
Question 04
medium
With reference to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919), consider the following:
1. The two nationalist leaders arrested before the massacre were Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal.
2. Brigadier-General Dyer issued a dispersal warning before ordering the troops to fire.
3. The Congress estimated approximately 1,000 deaths, while the official British count was 379.
4. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood; Gandhi gave up his Kaiser-i-Hind title in protest.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 05
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The Rowlatt Act (1919) was based on the recommendations of a committee formed to investigate 'seditious conspiracy' in India. Which of the following statements about the Act is INCORRECT?
Question 06
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In the context of Gandhi's South Africa phase, which of the following is correctly matched?
1. Natal Indian Congress — founded to unite different sections of Indians in South Africa
2. Phoenix Farm (1904) — inspired by Leo Tolstoy's writings
3. Tolstoy Farm (1910) — named by Gandhi's associate Herman Kallenbach
4. Indian Opinion — newspaper started by Gandhi in South Africa
Select the correct pairs:
Question 07
medium
Who among the following played the most prominent field leadership role in the Kheda Satyagraha (1918), organising villages and directing the tax revolt?
Question 08
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With reference to the tinkathia system in Champaran, which of the following is accurate?
Question 09
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Consider these statements about the Hunter Committee (1919):
1. Its formal name was the Disorders Inquiry Committee.
2. Its mandate was limited to investigating disturbances in Punjab only.
3. The committee's final report condemned Dyer but no penal action was taken due to a pre-existing Indemnity Act.
4. The Indian minority report called Dyer's actions 'inhuman and un-British.'
Which statements are correct?
Question 10
medium
Which of the following best explains why Gandhi withdrew the Rowlatt Satyagraha on April 18, 1919?