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

Answer: (d)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah had denounced the participation of Mahatma Gandhi in the Khilafat Movement.

Answer: (c)

The person who returned his token of honour to Government of India on May 30, 1919 was Rabindra Nath Tagore. In 1915, the British Crown granted Tagore a knighthood. He renounced it after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Answer: (c)

It was 11 member commission including 6 Indian members. The major recommendations included adoption of standard wages in jute industries, development of stable trade unions, formation of work committees maintain cordial relations between the employees and the employers and inclusion of all workers in new wage policy.

Answer: (b)

In 1939 Indian nationalists were angry that the British Governor-General of India, Lord Linlithgow, had without consultation with them brought India into the war.

So the congress ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939 and did not accept the decision of the viceroy to declare war against Germany.

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: (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).