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Question 11 Mark
When power was transferred to India by the British who was appointed as the First Indian Governor General of India?
Answer
Shri Chakravarti Rajgopalachari was appointed as the First Indian Governor General after the transfer of power.
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Question 21 Mark
When was the Lord Mountbatten Plan presented?
Answer
The Lord Mountbatten Plan was presented on 3rd June, 1947.
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Question 31 Mark
Write the maxim and slogans of the Azad Hind Fauj-INA.
Answer
The maxim of the Indian National Army was Netaji's declaration that "You give me blood, I will give you freedom". Its slogans were 'Chalo Delhi and Jai Hind'.
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Question 41 Mark
Why did the people of India oppose the Simon Commission?
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People of India opposed the Simon Commission because not a single Indian member was appointed on this Commission by the British government.
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Question 51 Mark
Arrange the following events in chronological order
(A) Naval mutiny in Mumbal
(B) Mountbatten Plan
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose visited Andaman-Nicobar
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose shifted from Japan to Singapore
Answer
D, C, A, B
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Question 61 Mark
Arrange the following events in chronological order
(A) First Round Table Conference
(B) Netaji reached Japan
(C) Quit India Resolution
(D) Suspension of Individual Satyagraha
Answer
A,D, C, B
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Question 71 Mark
Arrange the following events in chronological order
(A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(B) Appointment of the Simon Commission
(C) Gandhiji started Dandi March from Sabarmati
(D) Celebration of Independence Day as per the appeal of the Indian National Congress
Answer
B, D, C, A
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Question 81 Mark
Expalin the term :Mountbatten Plan
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According to Viceroy Lord Mountbatten. there was no alternative other than the partition of India. National and prolific leaders like Sardar Patel understood the matter. After many discussions and pondering, finally Viceroy Mountbatten decided to plan the partition of India. This plan is known as Mountbatten Plan.
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Question 91 Mark
Expalin the term : Forward Bloc
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Subhash Chandra Bose joined India's freedom struggle in 1921. He was twice elected as the President of the Indian National Congress. He left Congress and founded the Forward Bloc after his differences with Gandhiji.
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Question 101 Mark
Expalin the term : Round Table Conferences
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The britishers called the Round Table Conferences for the constitutional structure and reforms of India. The First Round Table Conference was organised in London in 1930. It failed due to the non-participation of the Congress. Gandhiji participated in the Second Round Table Conference. but that conference also failed.
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Question 111 Mark
Expalin the term : Dandi Yatra
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As a part of Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhiji decided to go to Dandi village to break Salt Law on 12th March. 1930. He commenced Dandi Yatra from Harijan Ashram to Dandi village.
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Question 121 Mark
Expalin the term : Nehru Report
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In response to the challenge posed by Lord Burkenhead, the Secretary State for India. the All-party Committee headed by Pandit Motilal Nehru prepared a draft of the Indian Constitution. It is known as 'Nehru Report'.
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Question 131 Mark
Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc party because...
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his views regarding the Second World War were not acceptable to Gandhiji and the other leaders
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Question 141 Mark
The Second Round Table Conference failed because...
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there were difference regarding the communal representation among the leaders of Indian political parties.
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Question 151 Mark
Lala Lajpatrai succumbed to death because...
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he was fataly injured in the lathi-charge at Lahore while leading a protest march against the Simon Commission.
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Question 161 Mark
The Congress Working Committee decided to suspend the Individual Satyagraha Movement because...
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the situation in the Second World War had changed.
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Question 171 Mark
The First Round Table Conference failed because...
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Congress did not take part in this Conference.
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Question 181 Mark
The British Government organised the Round Table Conferences because....
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it wanted to discuss the future constitutional reforms with the leaders of the political parties in India.
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Question 191 Mark
Gandhiji undertook the Dandi March because....
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he wanted to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement by breaking the unjust Salt Act at Dandi.
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Question 201 Mark
The people of India opposed the Simon Commission because...
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not a single Indian person was appointed on the Simon Commission.
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Question 211 Mark
Simon Commission was appointed by the British Government because...
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it wanted to review the working of the reforms of 1919 and offer new reforms.
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Question 231 Mark
Who was appointed as the Viceroy of India after Lord Wavell?
Answer
Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the Viceroy of India after Lord Wavell.
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Question 241 Mark
How were Andaman-Nicobar islands named by Netaji?
Answer
Netaji had named Andaman as 'Shaheed' and Nicobar as 'Swarajya'.
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Question 251 Mark
Which Round Table Conference did Gandhiji attend?
Answer
Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference in 1931.
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Question 261 Mark
Who had undertaken the Dandi March? From where and when?
Answer
Gandhiji and his 78 followers had undertaken Dandi March from Sabarmati Harijan Ashram in Ahmedabad on 12th March. 1930.
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Question 271 Mark
Which day is celebrated as the 'Republic Day' in the post-independence period?
Answer
26th January, is celebrated as the 'Republic Day' in the post-independence period.
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Question 281 Mark
Which provisions were included in the 'Nehru Report'?
Answer
The provisions regarding Dominion status, independent judiciary, fundamental rights and adult franchise were included in the 'Nehru Report.
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Question 291 Mark
Who had prepared the 'Nehru Report'?
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The All Party Committee, headed by Pandit Motilal Nehru had prepared the "Nehru Report" in 1928.
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Question 301 Mark
Which revolutionaries were infuriated by the news of the death of Lala Lajpatrai?
Answer
(1) Sardar Bhagatsingh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were infuriated by the news of the death of Lala Lajpatrai.
(2) They assassinated Saunders, the police officer who had ordered lathi-charge on the procession at Lahore.
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Question 311 Mark
Who were designated as the Governor Generals of India and Pakistan under the Indian Independence Act?
Answer
Lord Mountbatten was designated as the Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah as the Governor General of Pakistan.
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Question 321 Mark
What was the announcement made by the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee on 20th February, 1947?
Answer
On 20th February, 1947 British Prime Minister Clement Attlee had made the announcement that "The British government will transfer powers to the Indians under the provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan and will leave India by the end of June, 1948.
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Question 331 Mark
Which Indian territory in the North-East was conquered by the Indian National Army?
Answer
The Indian National Army had conquered Mohdock. Prom and Kohima in the North-East India. (It was forced to retreat from Imphal.)
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Question 341 Mark
Which new political party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
Answer
After leaving Congress in 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose had founded the Forward Bloc.
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Question 351 Mark
Where and when was Subhash Chandra Bose born?
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Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January. 1897 at Cuttack in Orissa (Odisha).
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Question 361 Mark
How did the mill workers respond to the Quit India Movement?
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1,40,000 mill workers in Ahmedabad went on strike for 105 days during the Quit India Movement.
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Question 371 Mark
Which resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress on 8th August, 1942?
Answer
The Quit India resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress on 8th August, 1942.
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Question 381 Mark
Which constructive programme were undertaken during the Dandi March?
Answer
Boycott of the foreign cloth, prohibitic Hindu-Muslim unity and eradication of the untouchability were some of the constructh programmes undertaken during the Dand March.
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Question 391 Mark
With which event did Mahadevbhai Desai compare the Dandi March?
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Mahadevbhai Desai compared Gandhiji's Dandi March with Gautam Buddha's Mahabhi-nishkraman.
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Question 401 Mark
When did Gandhiji break the Salt Act?
Answer
Gandhiji broke the unjust Salt Act at Dandi, on 6th April, 1930.
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Question 411 Mark
What pledge did Gandhiji take during the Dandi March?
Answer
Gandhiji took the pledge that he will die the death of a crow and a dog but will not return to Sabarmati Ashram without achieving Poorna Swarajya.
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Question 431 Mark
Under whose leadership was Civil Disobedience Movement launched? Why?
Answer
The Indian National Congress had launched the Civil Disobedience Movement under the leadership of Gandhiji to attain complete independence .
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Question 441 Mark
Explain the term 'Civil Disobedience'.
Answer
Civil Disobedience is the peaceful. respectful and non-violent way to disobey unjust Laws of the government.
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Question 451 Mark
When did the people observe India's 'Independence Day'?
Answer
In response to the appeal made at the Lahore Session by the Indian National Congress. the people had observed India's 'Independence Day' on 26th January. 1930.
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Question 461 Mark
Where and when did the Indian National Congress pass the 'Poorna Swarajya' resolution?
Answer
The Indian National Congress had passed the 'Poorna Swarajya' resolution on 31st December, 1929 at Lahore.
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Question 471 Mark
Who did the herculean task of merging about 562 small and big princely state of India into Indian Union'?
Answer
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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