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The Rowlatt Act empower the British government to _______.

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  1. Foment class and caste strife

  2. Shut down any industrial unit at will

  3. Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians

  4. Detain a person for any duration without a trial

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rowlatt Act allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted imprisonment of suspects without trial. It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in February 1919. Gandhi organized a hartal, a form of protest through non-violence by stoppage of work and going on hunger strike.

The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of ___________.

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  1. Chelmsford

  2. Irwin

  3. Reading

  4. Hardinge

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Correct Option: C
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. Another objective was the restoration of the old status of the Caliph. Lord Reading was the Viceroy during which the Non-cooperation Movement had reached climax and was abruptly withdrawn in 1922.

The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year of __________.

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  1. $1916$

  2. $1919$

  3. $1920$

  4. $1923$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Non-cooperation movement was an attempt organized by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to induce the British government of India to grant self-government, or swaraj, to India. It involved boycott of foreign goods, surrendering all titles and honorary offices and resign from nominated seats in local bodies, etc. It was suddenly adjourned due to the violent Chauri Chaura incident in 1922.

The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the _____________.

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  1. Minto-Morley Reforms

  2. Khilafat Movement

  3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

  4. Chauri-Chaura incident

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rowlatt Act allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted imprisonment of suspects without trial. It was immediately followed by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. It 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. 

Rebindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because.__________.

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  1. He wanted to join the Congress

  2. Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour

  3. Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

  4. He was given to occasional eccentric quirks

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Correct Option: C
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. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in condemnation of the tragedy.

When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?

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  1. September, 1920

  2. December, 1922

  3. October, 1924

  4. November, 1925

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following leader has given the term insensate waste on the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

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  1. Lord Reading

  2. Motilal Nehru

  3. Rabindra Nath Tagore

  4. Mohammad Ali

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Correct Option: C

Identify the incorrect statement regarding the Rowlatt Act.

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  1. The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.

  2. It was passed by imperial legislative council inspite of opposition from Indian members.

  3. Rowlatt Act allowed detention of political prisoners for a period of 2 years without trial.

  4. Rowlatt Act allowed detention of political prisoners for a period of 5 years without trial.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. This Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united opposition of the Indian members. It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. In response to this, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch a nationwide satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919).  

The Non-Cooperation movement was slowed down in towns due to some reasons. Identify the aspects in which it posed some practical problems.

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  1. Boycott of foreign cloth

  2. Boycott of British institutions

  3. Picketing of liquor shops

  4. Both (A) and (B)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • (i) Khadi cloth was often more expensive than mass produced mill cloth and poor people could not afford to buy it.
  • (ii) The boycott of British institutions posed a problem.
  • (iii) For the movement to be successful, alternative Indian institutions had to be set up so that they could be used in place of the British ones.
  • (iv) These institutions were slow to come up. So students and teachers began trickling back to government schools and lawyers joined back work in government courts.

Identify a religious movement which later on took the shape of a political or freedom movement.

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  1. Champaran movement

  2. Kheda movement

  3. Dharasana movement

  4. Khilafat movement

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Khilafat movement was originally in support of the Caliph who was deprived of all the authority. Gandhi supported this movement so as to bring unity between Hindus and Muslims. In India October 17, 1919 was observed as Khilafat Day. It came to be known as Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement.