Modern Indian History

The Tebhaga Movement is a peasant movement in the history of Bengal. It was a movement of the peasants who demanded two-thirds share of their produce for themselves and one-third share to the landlord.

Arya Samaj was founded in 1875 (not 1835) at Bombay by Dayananda Saraswati. Though Lala Lajpat Rai was a follower of Arya Samaj, but he never opposed it.

Whitley chaired the Royal Commission on Labour in India, which reported in 1931.

The Wood's Despatch of 1854 is considered as the Magna Carta of English education in India. Option 3 is incorrect as it recommended English as the medium of instructions for higher studies and vernaculars at school level.

Tipu Sultan (1751-1799) and Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) were contemporaries of the French Revolution (1789-1799) and were influenced by its revolutionary ideals. Gandhi was born much later (1869).

Jallianwala Bbagh massacre took place under the rule of General Dyer, on (Sunday) 13th April, 1919.

Correct Answer: 1930

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, during the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay. It demanded immediate independence from British rule and marked the final major mass movement before independence in 1947. 1941, 1946, and 1950 are not associated with this historic movement.

Annie Besant, along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, launched the Home Rule Movement in 1916 to demand self-rule for India. Besant led the movement in Madras while Tilak led it in Maharashtra. Nehru was a young leader then, and Swami Vivekananda had passed away in 1902, years before this movement began.

Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Winston Churchill called Gandhi a 'half-naked fakir' in a 1931 speech, expressing contempt for Gandhi's simple dhoti attire and the Indian independence movement. This remark reflected colonial attitudes and Churchill's opposition to Indian freedom. Churchill was British Prime Minister during WWII.

Mahatma Gandhi proclaimed 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement on August 8, 1942, at the All-India Congress Committee meeting in Bombay. This slogan called for immediate British withdrawal and marked the final phase of India's freedom struggle. Tilak, Bhagat Singh, and Annie Besant were important leaders but not associated with this slogan.

The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was Gandhiji's first civil disobedience campaign in India, fighting for indigo farmers' rights in Bihar. While Dandi March (1930) is more famous, it came much later. Bardoli (1928) was another significant satyagraha but not the first. Baroda was not a satyagraha site led by Gandhiji.

Rabindranath Tagore first proposed that India's national dress should combine Hindu and Muslim elements. In the late 19th century, he suggested a design that incorporated elements from both traditions to promote national unity, though this idea evolved over time.