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UPSC 2000 · Q4 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save

While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
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Answer: (d) Subhas Chandra Bose
UPSC 2000 · Q72 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save

The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because

(a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c) the tribes of the State were fiercely freedom loving
(d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British
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Answer: (b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
UPSC 2000 · Q80 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save

After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Dandi
(c) Champaran
(d) Bardoli
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Answer: (c) Champaran
UPSC 2000 · Q84 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save

Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.

Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.

(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