indian freedom struggle II (1917–1947) MCQs set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The correct chronological order is:

1. The August Offer – 1940
2. The Cripps Mission Plan – 1942
3. The Wavell Plan – 1945
4. The Cabinet Mission Plan – 1946

Answer: (b)

The Congress met at Karachi in March 1931 to endorse the Gandhi-Irwin or the Delhi Pact. It was presided over by Sardar Patel.

This session became memorable for its resolution on the Fundamental Rights and the National Economic Programmes. In short, it set the parameters of the Swaraj was reflecting the then-dominant leftwing ting of the national movements. It was drafted by the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Answer: (a)

Web Miller was the foreign journalist who reported Satyagrah at Dharsana salt works. American journalist Web Miller was an eye-witness to the beating of Satyagrahis with steel-tipped Lathis. Miller’s first attempts at telegraphing the story to his publisher in England were censored by the British telegraph operators in India.

Only after threatening to expose British censorship was his story allowed to pass. The story appeared in 1,350 newspapers throughout the world and was read into the official record of the United States Senate by Senator John J. Blaine.

Answer: (b)

1. Baba Ram Chandra was associated with Awadh,
2. Swami Sahajanand was associated with Bihar,
3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was associated with Gujarat and
4. N.C. Ranga was associated with Andhra Pradesh.

Answer: (a)

J.B. Kriplani was the President of the Flag Committee.

Answer: (c)

The first session of All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay was presided over by Lala Lajpat Rai. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded on 31 October 1920 in Bombay by N. M. Joshi, Lala Lajpat Rai and a few others and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India. Since then it has been associated with the Communist Party of India.