indian freedom struggle II (1917–1947) MCQs set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Lahore Resolution of the Congress declared complete Independence as its goal. The Congress had also planned to launch civil disobedience movement. Swarajists moved out of the council to contribute in National Movement.

Answer: (b)

Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali had started the Khilafat movement in 1919.

Answer: (b)

Gandhi was requested by Raj Kumar Shukla to look into the problems of the indigo planters of Champaran in Bihar. The European planters had been forcing the peasants to grow indigo on 3/20 of the total land called Tinkathia system.

Answer: (c)

Mahatma Gandhi said, “Cripp’s proposals were a post-dated cheque of a crashing bank”. The major political parties of the country rejected Cripp’s proposals. Gandhi called Cripp’s proposals a “Postdated Cheque”.

They did not like the rights of the Princely States either to send their representatives to the Constituent Assembly or to stay out of the Indian Union. The Muslim League was also dissatisfied as its demand for Pakistan had not been conceded in the proposal.

Answer: (a)

1. Rajendra Lahiri was hanged in Gonda Jail,
2. Sukhdeo (associated with Rajguru and Bhagat Singh) was hanged in Lahore Jail,
3. Roshan Singh was hanged in Allahabad jail and
4. Ram Prasad Bismil was hanged in Gorakhpur Jail.
5. Rajendra Lahiri, Roshan Singh and Ram Prasad Bismil were all associated with Kakori Kand.

Answer: (a)

Direct Action Day was observed by Mulsim league on 16th August, 1946. Direct Action Day also known as the Great Calcutta Killings, was a day of widespread riot and manslaughter between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India. The day also marked the start of what is known as The Week of the Long Knives.