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Name the place associated with Jalianwala Bagh massacre.

  1. Lahore

  2. Amritsar

  3. Patna

  4. Delhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

On April 13, General Dyer opened fire on the public which had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar for the celebrations of Baisakhi Festival. He ordered his troops to attack in lieu of the Martial Law passed by the General to prevent any revolt or protest against the British. Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar became the unfortunate site for the massacre.

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Who among the following formed Swaraj Party within the Congress?

  1. Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru and C.R. Das

  4. Subhash Chandra Bose and C.R. Das
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das thought of contesting elections to enter the legislative council with a view to obstructing the government. Therefore, in 1922, they formed the Swaraj Party within the Indian National Congress.

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Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on

  1. 10 April 1919

  2. 12 April 1919

  3. 13 April 1919

  4. 14 April 1919
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Punjab region as a whole and Amritsar, in particular, witnessed the worst scenes of violence in 1919.
  • In Amritsar, the news of Gandhi's arrest led to mob violence. (Gandhiji was arrested due to Rowlatt satyagraha)
  • On 13th April,1919, General Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful unarmed crowd assembled at Jallianwala Bagh.
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The Khilafat Movement subsided because _________.

  1. The Congress withdrew its support on account of suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement

  2. Britain granted the main demands of the Khilafatists

  3. Mustafa Kemal Pasha came to power in Turkey and abolished the Caliphate

  4. Support to the cause of Khilafat was a great blunder on the part of Mahatma Gandhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Khilafat movement was originally in support of the Caliph who was deprived of all authority. But it was withdrawn when the final blow came with the victory of Mustafa Kemal's forces, which overthrew the Ottoman rule and established a pro-western, secular republic in independent Turkey. He abolished the role of Caliph.

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M. K. Gandhi withdrew the Satyagraha in 1922 because ___________.

  1. Of the Chauri Chaura outrage

  2. Most of the leaders had been arrested and were in prison

  3. The British agreed to fulfil his demands

  4. He saw no chances of success for the movement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Chauri Chaura is a place located in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The movement was in full swing when in Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, the police fired upon a Congress procession of about 3,300 peasants. The angry crowd set the police station on fire, killing 22 policemen. Gandhiji had always emphasised that the entire movement should be non-violent & peaceful. After this incident he called off the movement unilaterally in 1922.

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Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place at ___________.

  1. Amritsar in Punjab

  2. Faridkot in Punjab

  3. Jalandhar in Punjab

  4. Patiala in Punjab
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

On April 13th, 1919 in Amritsar, a large but peaceful crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh. Some came to protest against the government's new repressive measures. Others had come to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. Being from the outside city, many villagers were unaware of the martial law that had been imposed. Dyer entered the area, blocked the exit points, and opened fire on the crowd killing hundreds.

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The Khalifa was the spiritual head of ____________.

  1. Buddhists

  2. Christians

  3. Jews

  4. Muslims
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Sultan of Turkey, who was the Caliph was deprived of all authority. The Caliph was looked upon by large sections of Muslims as their religious head. They felt that any weakening of the Caliph's position would adversely affect the position of the Muslims.

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In order to defend the Khalifat's temporal powers, the Khilafat Committee was formed in March 1919 in _________.

  1. Bombay

  2. Gujarat

  3. Madras

  4. Punjab
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Khilafat committee was organised in March 1919 in Bombay. A young generation of Muslim leaders like the brothers Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi about the possibility of a united mass action on the issue. Gandhi saw this as an opportunity to brings Muslims under the umbrella of a united national movement.

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Gandhiji called off the Rowlatt Satyagraha following the incident of _______.

  1. Ahmedabad Satyagraha

  2. Champaran peasants struggle

  3. Kheda Satyagraha

  4. Jallianwalla Bagh massacre
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi, a follower of non-violence saw the spread of violence after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre because of which he called off the movement.