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Why was the Dandi March undertaken by Gandhiji?

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  1. To oppose the salt law

  2. Purna Swaraj

  3. To boycott foreign goods

  4. To protest against Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salt was a daily necessity and it was freely available in nature. It was, therefore, unjust to impose a tax on it. The salt satyagraha was symbolic. In a broader sense, the salt satyagraha signified the breaking of all the oppressive and unjust laws of the British government in a peaceful way. 

Under the leadership of _____________, Dharasana Satyagraha continued and took place after the arrest of prominent leaders.

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  1. Sarojini Naidu

  2. Kasturba Gandhi

  3. Madam Cama

  4. Lakshmi Bai

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During the Quit India Movement in 1942, one of the main agenda was to break the salt law throughout the country. As a result, several leaders at several places took out to salt satygraha. Sarojini Naidu led the salt satyagraha at Dharsana works when all the prominent leaders got arrested. Madam Cama was a social revolutionary. Lakshmi Bai died way back during the revolt of 1857. Kasturba Gnadhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi, was not a part of the Dharsana salt works.

Name the Viceroy of India during Civil Disobedience Movement.

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  1. Lord Linlithgow

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord Reading

  4. Lord Chelmsford

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Correct Option: B

In which year, did Gandhiji relaunch Civil Disobedience Movement?

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  1. $1931$

  2. $1932$

  3. $1933$

  4. $1934$

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Correct Option: B

Who was the British Prime Minister who convened the First Round Table Conference in London?

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  1. Churchill

  2. Ramsay McDonald

  3. Chamberlain

  4. Disraeli

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first Round Table Conference convened by Labour Government Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931 in London. While the Congress and most business leaders boycotted it, the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Liberals, and princes attended it. The outcomes of the first Round Table Conference were minimal and the British Government realized that the Indian National Congress needed to be part of deciding the future of constitutional government in India.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on $5$th March ____________.

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  1. $1928$

  2. $1930$

  3. $1931$

  4. $1935$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was an agreement signed on March 5, 1931, between Mohandas K. Gandhi and Lord Irwin. Some of the features of the pact were:
1. All the political prisoners who were not convicted for creating violence were to be released immediately.
2. Villages that were located along the coast were given the right to make salt for their consumption.
3. The Congress would discontinue the Civil Disobedience Movement and participate in the Round Table Conference.
4. Peaceful picketing of foreign clothes and liquor shops was to be permitted.

In what session did Congress declare complete Independence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal?

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  1. Lahore session held in $1929$

  2. Madras session held in $1927$

  3. Ahmedabad session held in $1921$

  4. Gaya session held in $1922$

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Correct Option: A
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.

When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?

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  1. On $26$th January $1929$

  2. On $26$th January $1931$

  3. On $26$th January $1935$

  4. On $26$th January $1930$

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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 in 1929 in its Lahore session. 26th January 1930 was unofficially celebrated as the Independence day.  The flag of India was hoisted publicly across India by Congress volunteers, nationalists and the public.

The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the ______.

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  1. Third Round Table Conference

  2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

  3. Visit of Simon Commission

  4. Poona Pact

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Correct Option: C

When was the First Round Table Conference held?

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  1. $1933$

  2. $1931$

  3. $1930$

  4. $1903$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first Round Table Conference convened by Labour Government Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald in 1930 in London. While the Congress and most business leaders boycotted it, the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Liberals, and princes attended it. The outcomes of the first Round Table Conference were minimal and the British Government realized that the Indian National Congress needed to be part of deciding the future of constitutional government in India.