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UPSC 1999 · Q9 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save

The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the

(a) Non-cooperation Movement
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(c) Champaran Movement
(d) Dandi March
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Answer: (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
UPSC 1999 · Q98 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save

Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny.

Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A