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

Answer: (c)

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

Answer: (a)

Chittaranjan Das realized that Hindu-Muslim unity was essential for the attainment of Swaraj. In 1924, he formulated his famous Communal Pact to promote permanent peace between India’s two major communities.

He also wanted assimilation of Eastern spirit and Western technique. He envisioned a pan-Asiatic federation of the oppressed nations and advocated India’s participation in it. For his devotion to the cause of self-rule, he gained the title Deshabandhu (friend of the country).

Answer: (c)

The Act abolished dyarchy in provinces. Sind and Orissa were created as new provinces. The Princely states were given disproportionate weightage in Bicameral Federation legislature and provincial autonomy was recognised to include diverse voices.

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: (b)

C.R. Das had moved the Non-cooperation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920. In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur. This time the differences of C.R. Das had melted away. He moved the main resolution of Non-cooperation. A programme of surrender of titles, the boycott of schools, courts and councils, the boycott of foreign goods, the promotion of a Hindu-Muslim unity and strict non-violence was adopted.

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”.