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

Answer: (d)

The Indian National Congress met at Haripura during February 19 to 22, 1938, under the presidency of Subhas Chandra Bose. During this tenure (1938), he was elected as the President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938, i.e. Subhas Chandra Bose remained the President of INC till next year (1939, Tripura session).

Answer: (a)

• Motilal Nehru was associated with “Independent Journal”,
• Madan Mohan Malviya was associated with “Abhyuday”,
• Annie Besant was associated with “New India” and
• Abul Kalam Azad was associated with “AlHilal”.

Answer: (c)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly, and later became the first President of India.

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: (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: (b)

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