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

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: (b)

Indian National Army (INA) accompanied the Japanese Army in the Imphal campaign. The campaign failed and the Japanese retreated at many fronts. Japan lost the war and INA finally surrendered in mid-1945.

Answer: (b)

In the Calcutta Session 1901 of the Indian National Congress, Mohan Das Karmachand Gandhi participated for the first time. In 1901, Gandhi reached India to attend the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress and had the satisfaction of seeing his resolution on South Africa pass with acclamation.

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.