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At Jallianwala Bagh meeting ____________ ordered the troops to open fire.

  1. Benn

  2. Irwin

  3. Dyer

  4. Montagu
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was the incident in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in Amritsar killing several hundred people and wounding many hundreds more. On 13 April 1919, thousands of people were gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. General Dyer arrived there with armed troops and ordered ruthless firing on the uninformed crowd. 

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The Special Congress Session held in $1920$ at Calcutta was presided over by ____.

  1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Lala Lajpat Rai

  3. S.C. Bose

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

Congress held a special session in Calcutta in September 1920 under the presidentship of Lala Lajpat Rai. It met to pass the resolution of the Non-Cooperation Movement. Mahatma Gandhi wrongly predicted that if the Non-cooperation movement gets successful, Swaraj could be attained in One year. 

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Of the following who did not oppose the Non-cooperation resolution?

  1. C.R. Das

  2. Madan Mohan Malaviya

  3. Annie Besant

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru was a strong supporter of the Non-cooperation movement. C.R. Das, Madan Mohan Malaviya, and Annie Besant were among those who initially expressed reservations or opposition to the resolution.

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Khilafat Movement was organised by _____.

  1. Md. Ali Jinnah

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Ali Brothers

  4. Sir Agha Khan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Khilafat Movement was organized by the Ali brothers- Shaukat and Muḥammad Ali to protest against the injustice done to Turkey. It was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam after World War I. In early 1919 a Khilafat Committee which demanded that the Khalifa’s control over Muslim sacred places be restored and he should be left with sufficient territories.

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The first Swarajist Conference was held at ___________.

  1. Ahmedabad

  2. Allahabad

  3. Madras

  4. Bardoli
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Swaraj Party was an Indian political party established in late 1922–early 1923 by members of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party), notably Motilal Nehru and CR Das. Their first session was held at the residence of Motilal Nehru in Allahabad. They were among the pro changes who wanted to contest in the elections. Many candidates of the Swaraj Party got elected to the central legislative assembly and provincial legislative council in the 1923 elections where they opposed the unjust government policies.

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Where did Gandhi call the Congress working Committee to announce the suspension of Non-Cooperation movement?

  1. Bardoli

  2. Poona

  3. Calcutta

  4. Madras
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Non-cooperation movement was a movement organized by Mahatma Gandhi, to induce the British government of India to grant self-government, or swaraj, to India. The movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of Chauri Chaura incident. In Chauri Chaura, Uttar Pradesh, a violent mob set fire to a police station killing 22 policemen during a clash between the police and protesters of the movement. Gandhi decided to discontinue the movement as the principle of ahimsa or nonviolence was violated and the Congress Working Committee met at Bardoli on 12th February 1922 to suspend the mass movement.

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The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement was ____________.

  1. Restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India

  2. Protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts

  3. Lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation
The non-cooperation movement was a movement organized by Mahatma Gandhi, to induce the British government of India to grant self-government, or swaraj, to India. Another objective was the restoration of the old status of the Caliph. On the advice of Gandhiji, the Khilafat leaders had lent their full support to the proposed Non-Co­operation movement and both groups led a joint protest against the British.
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The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of $1919$ and enter the legislature, formed a party $(1923)$ called ___________.

  1. Swaraj Party

  2. Congress Swarajya Party

  3. Nationalist Swaraj Party

  4. Liberal Party
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Swaraj Party was an Indian political party established in late 1922–early 1923 by members of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party), notably Motilal Nehru and CR Das. They were among the pro changers who wanted to contest in the elections. Many candidates of the Swaraj Party got elected to the central legislative assembly and provincial legislative council in the 1923 elections where they opposed the unjust government policies.

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The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to ____________.

  1. Provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of $1919$

  2. Restoration of territories of Turkey captured by British in the First World War

  3. Restoration of the sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World

  4. Lifting of martial law in Punjab
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The leaders joined forces with Mahatma Gandhi’s noncooperation movement for Indian freedom, promising nonviolence in return for his support of the Khilafat movement. It had lost its relevance when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had abolished the Caliphate.

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The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February $1922$ on account of _______________.

  1. The Chauri Chaura incident

  2. Hindu Muslim riots

  3. Arrest of Gandhiji and his imprisonment for six years

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Non-cooperation movement was a movement organized by Mohandas Gandhi, to induce the British government of India to grant self-government, or swaraj, to India. The movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of Chauri Chaura incident. In Chauri Chaura, Uttar Pradesh, a violent mob set fire to a police station killing 22 policemen during a clash between the police and protesters of the movement. Gandhi discontinued the movement as the principle of ahimsa or nonviolence was violated.