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

Answer: (d)

According to declaration, Indian Union would have dominion status with power to secede from the commonwealth. Pakistan was conceded in principle. It was declared that any province may opt out of the Indian Union.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

In Ahmadnagar Fort Jail, the book “Discovery of India” was written by Jawahar Lal Nehru. Written over five months when Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned in the Ahmadnagar Fort. The Discovery of India has acquired the status of a classic since it was first published in 1946.

In this work of prodigious scope and scholarship, one of the greatest figures of Indian history unfolds the panorama of the country’s rich and complex past, from prehistory to the last years of British colonial rule.

Answer: (d)

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)

The suspension of the Non-cooperation Movement led to a split within Congress in the Gaya session of the Congress in December 1922. Leaders like Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das formed a separate group within the Congress known as the Swaraj Party on 1 January 1923. The Swarajists wanted to contest the council elections and wreck the government from within.

Answer: (b)

The Congress formed government in all the provinces except Punjab and Bengal. The Muslim league and the Hindu Mahasabha both wee routed out from their strong holds.