indian freedom struggle II (1917–1947) MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of India National Congress after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose.

Answer: (d)

Satish Chandra Samanta became the president of Tamluk Congress Committee and remained an active congress member for decades. He was known for his leadership qualities and other constructive work. His leadership qualities could be observed during the formation of a parallel government namedTamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government) in Tamluk during the Quit India Movement.

Answer: (d)

Government of India Act 1935 was described by J.L. Nehru as new charter of slavery. The Dyarchy had been total failure in the provinces, but now there was an experiment coming up at the centre. The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a “Charter of Slavery” as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a “machine with all brakes, no engine”.

Answer: (a)

The only session of the Indian National Congress presidised by Mahatma Gandhi was in Belgaum. The town had the honour of hosting the All India 39th Congress session in 1924, that was the only session which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi, and the only session held in Karnataka. ‘Veersoudha’ is a monument built in memory of this session.

Answer: (b)

Both the given statements are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Answer: (a)

The Congress rejected the August offer because no time frame was provided to form a national government and the offer encouraged the anti-congress forces like the Muslim League.