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In the Non-Cooperation Movement, the group that participated in the cities was ___________.

  1. Middle class

  2. Rich business men

  3. Sanyasins

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

Thousands of students left government-controlled schools and colleges, headmasters and teachers resigned, and lawyers gave up their legal practices. The council elections were boycotted.

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Who started the Non-Cooperation movement?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Motilal Nehru

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Subhas Chandra Bose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In 1920, Gandhiji started the Non-Cooperation Movement. He advised the people not to cooperate with the British, with a view to bring the administration to a standstill.

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Which of the following event happened first?

  1. Simon Commission

  2. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

  3. Resolution of Purna Swaraj

  4. Non-Cooperation Movement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Simon Commission - 1927
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy - 1919
Resolution of Purna Swaraj - 1929
Non-Cooperation Movement - 1920
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Who led the peasant revolt in Awadh?

  1. Gandhi ji

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Baba Ramchandra

  4. Alluri Sitaram Raju
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The peasant revolt in Awadh was led by the baba Ramchandra. This movement was against talukdars and landlords who demanded from peasants exorbitantly high rents and a variety of other cesses. Baba Ram Chandra was an Indian trade unionist who organised the farmers of Oudh into forming a united front to fight against the abuses of landlords in 1920s and 1930s.

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Chauri Chaura incident led to the suspension of ___________.

  1. Civil Disobedience Movement

  2. Quit India Movement

  3. Non-Cooperation Movement

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A Congress procession of 3,300 peasants were fired upon by the police in Chauri Chaura at Gorakhpur. The angry crowd set the police station on fire , killing twenty two policemen. Gandhiji had always emphasised that the entire movement should be non-violent & peaceful. Since the movement became violent, Gandhiji withdrew the movement in 1922.

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General Dyer imposed Martial Law in

  1. Lahore

  2. England

  3. Amritsar

  4. Ahmedabad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer. The civilians had assembled to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations—both a religious and cultural festival for the Punjabis. Coming from outside the city, they may have been unaware of the martial law that had been imposed.

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The main aim of the Swaraj Party was _________.

  1. To launch Non-Cooperation Movement

  2. To support the extremist

  3. To take part in the legislative council meetings and voice the problems of India and the Indians

  4. Boycott the foreign goods
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress to argue for a return to council politics. The main purpose was to oppose British policies within the councils, argue for reform and also demonstrate that these councils were not truly democratic.

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What is the significance of Chauri Chaura in the history of the Indian National Movement?

  1. Gandhiji started his Non-cooperation Movement from here

  2. Gandhiji started his Dandi March from here

  3. An angry crowd burnt the police station due to which Gandhiji withdrew his Non-cooperation Movement

  4. Gandhiji started his Satyagraha from here
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The police fired upon a Congress procession of 3,300 peasants at Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur. The angry crowd set the police station on fire, killing 22 policemen. Gandhiji wanted the movement to be non-violent but since the movement became violent he called it off in 1922.

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Chauri Chaura is the place ___________.

  1. where Lokmanya Tilak led the Satyagraha movement

  2. where Mahatma Gandhi led a Satyagraha in support of the indigo planters

  3. where violence erupted during the Non-cooperation Movement

  4. from where the Dandi March began
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The police fired upon a Congress procession of 3300 peasants at Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur. The angry crowd set the police station on fire, killing twenty two policemen. Since the movement took a violent turn, Gandhiji called off the movement in 1922.

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Why did Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement?

  1. To support the British rule in Turkey

  2. To forge unity between the Hindus and the Muslims

  3. To avoid communal disturbances

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India. But he was certain that no such movement could be organized without bringing the Hindus and Muslims closer together. One way of doing this, he felt, was to take up the Khilafat issue.