Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) – UPSC Prelims PYQs

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.

Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement.

Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.

Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-cooperation Movement in 1922.

Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.

Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?

What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The August Offer II. The I.N.A. trial III. The Quit India Movement IV. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings’ Revolt

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Match List I with List II

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List I (Events) I. Morley Minto Reforms II. Simon Commission III. The Chauri-Chaura incident IV. The Dandi March

List II (Results) A) Country-wide agitation B) Withdrawal of a movement C) Communal Electorates D) Communal outbreaks E) Illegal manufacture of salt

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The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 provided for

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List I I. Surat Split II. Communal Award III. All-Party Convention IV. Poorna Swaraj Resolution

List II A) 1929 B) 1928 C) 1932 D) 1907 E) 1905

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Match List I with List II

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List I (Period) I. 1883 II. 1906 III. 1927 IV. 1932

List II (Event) A) Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall B) Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference C) Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca D) First session of National Conference at Calcutta

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Consider the following statements: The Non-cooperation Movement led to the I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time. II. Growth of Hindu Muslim unity. III. Removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people. IV. British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians. Of these statements

The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the

What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The Lucknow Pact II. The Introduction of Dyarchy III. The Rowlatt Act IV. The Partition of Bengal

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In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from