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Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

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  1. Jawaharalal Nehru

  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  3. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

  4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar fought for the upliftment of down trodden classes who faced discrimination from olden times. He always strived for the betterment of lower castes and he was the only person who attended all the three round table conferences.

When did the Second Round Table Conference took place?

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  1. 1931

  2. 1930

  3. 1929

  4. 1932

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Second Round Table Conference was held on 7th September 1931.

Vaikom is a place in ________.

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  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Kerala

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vaikom is a town situated in the Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is known for Vaikom satyagraha during the independence movement. Vaikom satyagraha was a civil rights movement against the practice of untouchability in the Indian society and aimed at securing freedom of movement for all sections of society.

At Vedaranyam, the salt law was broken by:

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  1. T.S. Rajan

  2. Bakthavachalam

  3. Rajagopalachari

  4. V.O.C.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Salt March was a major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mahatma Gandhi in March–April 1930. While Gandhi marched along India's west coast, C. Rajagopalachari organized the Vedaranyam salt march in parallel on the east coast. He was arrested shortly after making illegal salt.

At midnight on December $31$, $1929$ who unfurled the tricolor flag on the bank of  Ravi at Lahore?

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  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Subhas Chandra Bose

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Motilal Nehru

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Purna Swaraj declaration (or complete self-rule independent of the British Empire) was promulgated by the Indian National Congress in 1929 in its Lahore session. 26th January 1930 was unofficial to be celebrated as the Independence Day. The flag of India was hoisted by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi at Lahore.

Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session $(1929)$ of the Indian National Congress?

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  1. Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience

  2. Complete independence(Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress

  3. Decision to observe January $26$ as the Poorna Swaraj Day

  4. To treat the communal problem as a national issue

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Purna Swaraj declaration (or complete self-rule independent of the British Empire) was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 19 December 1929 in its Lahore session. 26th January 1930 was declared as Purna Swaraj Diwas. At this session, it was decided that Round Table Conference was to be boycotted and Civil Disobedience was to be launched.

On account of severe British repression the Civil Disobedience movement was again suspended in July $1933$ and people were asked to offer Satyagraha as ______________.

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  1. Individually

  2. In groups

  3. Locally

  4. Against liquor shops

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Correct Option: A

During the Dandi March the song 'Raghipati Raghav Raja Ram...' had been sung by the renowned musician ______.

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  1. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

  2. Onkar Nath Thakur

  3. Mallikarjun Mansur

  4. Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhi inaugurated The Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March starting from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March 1930.  On the morning of April 6, Gandhi and his followers picked up handfuls of salt along the shore, thus technically producing salt and breaking the law. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, an Hindustani musician sang the bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram during the historic march.

Consider the following statements related to the Nehru Report?
I. It favoured Dominion Status.
II. It favoured a federal system.
III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate.
IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

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  1. I & IV

  2. I & III

  3. II, III & IV

  4. I, II & III

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Correct Option: D

When was Gandhi-Irwin Pact taken place?

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  1. September 23, 1932

  2. March 15, 1933

  3. March 5, 1931

  4. February 10, 1930

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Correct Option: C