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

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: (d)

Bhudeva Mukherjee was the Bengali writer to suggest the adoption of Hindi as India’s national language.

Answer: (c)

Bina Das was the female revolutionary who fired at the English Governor (Chancellor) while receiving her degree at the convocation. With a fierce resolution to gain freedom, Bina Das plunged into action by joining “Chhatri Sangha”, a revolutionary group in Calcutta.

The first action of this revolutionary party was to kill a ruthless and tyrant British Governor during the convocation ceremony. Since Bina Das was also going to get her graduate degree at that event, she decided to take the initiative of assassinating the ruthless Governor.

The convocation ceremony was filled with several young graduates and Bina Das was one of them. When Stanley Jackson was about to arrive at her side, Bina Das immediately fired five bullets from her revolver.

But the governor managed to escape unscratched from the attack. Since Bina Das had just started practicing shooting, her grip on the weapon was not strong. Bina Das was arrested and was sentenced to 9 years of painful imprisonment. Even though the mission was a failure, Bina Das was glad that she had succeeded in striking a terror in the mind of British supremacy.

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)

1. In Kanpur case, British government started the case against four communists including Nalini Gupta for conspiring against British government.
2. Sachin Sanyal was accused of attempting Lord Hardinge in Delhi and Rajguru of assassinating Saunders in Lahore.

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.