Indian History: Colonial Period and National Movement

Option (3) is correct.

During the Conference, Gandhi could not reach agreement with the Muslims on Muslim representation and safeguards. At the end of the conference Ramsay MacDonald undertook to produce a Communal Award for minority representation, with the provision that any free agreement between the parties could be substituted for his award.
Gandhiji took particular exception to the treatment of untouchables as a minority separate from the rest of the Hindu community. He clashed with the Untouchable leader, B. R. Ambedkar, over this issue: the two eventually resolved the situation with the Poona Pact of 1932. 

The Indian Republican Army was founded in 1933 at Chittagong by Suryasen.

The Indian Association was founded in 1876 in Bengal by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose. It was one of the earliest political organizations in India and played a significant role in the nationalist movement, advocating for constitutional reforms and Indian representation. The association later merged with the Indian National Congress.

There were 7 members including its Chairman Sir John Simon.

The Indian Republican Army was founded in Chittagong in 1933.

Correct answer is (1). 

 I is wrong as Cripps proposed dominion status for India, and not independence. Proposals II and III are what Cripps proposed.

Correct answer is (3). 

In 1937, Burma began to be administered separately by the Burma office under the Secretary of State for India and Burma. 

The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22) led by Gandhi included swadeshi (reviving hand-spinning and weaving), boycott of foreign goods, and refusal to cooperate with the British government. However, it did NOT advocate deliberate violation of laws - that approach came later with the Civil Disobedience Movement. The movement was strictly non-violent and focused on withdrawal of cooperation, not breaking laws. Since the question asks what the movement 'did not envisage', option B is correct because the movement indeed did not include deliberate law violation.

The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was started with three distinguished men as its leaders on 15th May 1878. These three were Ananda Mohan Bose, Shibchandra Deb and Umesh Chandra Datta. These three were initiated into the Brahmo Samaj of India by Keshub Chandra Sen

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the first among the Maratha leaders to sign a Subsidiary Alliance Treaty with the British.

The Gadar Party, initially the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed in 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Lala Hardayal.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jinnah and Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct answer is (1). 

Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Oudh (Awadh), but the task presented certain difficulties. Finally, Lord Dalhousie hit upon the idea of alleviating the plight of the people of Awadh. At last, it was annexed in 1856.

Lord Reading served as Viceroy of India from 1921-1926. The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) visited India in 1921, shortly after Reading's tenure began. Lord Irwin (1926-1931) and Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921) were Viceroy during different periods, while Lord Hardinge's tenure ended in 1916.

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan) was created as a separate administrative province in 1901 during Lord Curzon's Viceroyalty (1899-1905). Curzon recognized the need for specialized administration of this tribal region due to its strategic importance and unique challenges. Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921) dealt with WWI and Montagu-Chelmsford reforms, Lord Elgin (1862-1863 and 1894-1899) served earlier, and Lord Elgin II is not a historically distinct tenure - Curzon is the correct answer.

The period of Lord Irwin's rule as the Indian Viceroy was regarded as a phase of great political turmoil in the country. He witnessed several important events which included the Simon Commission report, Nehru report, All Parties' Conference, Jinnah's 14 points and Civil Disobedience Movement.

The Sarabandi (no-tax) campaign of 1922 was led by Vallabhbhai Patel.  

The Charter Act of 1833 centralised the administration in India. The Governor General of Bengal, according to the act, was declared as the Governor General of India. The jurisdiction of the Governor General in council was extended considerably.

Gandhiji was a firm believer of the ancient literature. This is where he found the concept for truth and non-violence.

The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by Thomas Munro

Correct answer is (3). 

Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah and Robert Clive.

In the elections of 1926, the Swarajists bagged 40 out of total 104 seats. Though, they lost in a few areas, yet they were able to obstruct many government legislations and bills. For example, Public Safety Bill, 1928.

The demand for 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) was first raised by the Indian National Congress at the Lahore session on the banks of the Ravi river in 1929. This historic session, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, marked Congress's shift from dominion status to complete independence as its official goal, leading to the declaration of January 26, 1930 as Independence Day.

Doctrine of Lapse is a formula devised by Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India (1848–56), to deal with questions of succession to Hindu Indian states.

» Satara was annexed in 1848.
» Sambalpur was annexed in 1849.
» Karauli was annexed in 1852.
» Jhansi was annexed in 1854.

Veer Kunwar Singh (1777-1858), one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, belonged to a royal Kshatriya (Rajput) house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.