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(181) The Kheda peasants grievance was against:
[A] European planters
[B] Money-lenders
[C] The Government
[D] All of the above

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The Kheda peasants grievance was against the government. The peasants of Kheda signed a petition calling for the tax for this year to be scrapped in wake of the famine. The government in Bombay rejected the charter. They warned that if the peasants did not pay, the lands and property would be confiscated and many arrested.

(182) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place when Government troops fired on an unarmed assembly of people who had gathered to protest against:
[A] the Rowlatt Act
[B] the material law imposed in Punjab
[C] against the high-handed behavior of General Dyer
[D] the arrest of two popular leaders Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place when Government troops fired on an unarmed assembly of people who had gathered to protest against the arrest of two popular leaders Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, to protest against the Rowlatt Act and arrest of pro-independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal.

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(183) The main purpose of the Round Table Conference in 1930-32 was to:
[A] discuss the report of the Simon Commission
[B] get all the parties to agree to a constitution for India
[C] discuss ways and means of reducing communal disagreements
[D] discuss all the above

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The main purpose of the Round Table Conference in 1930-32 was to discuss the report of the Simon Commission. The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–32 were a series of peace conferences organized by the British Government and Indian national congress was participant to discuss constitutional reforms in India. These started in November 1930 and ended in December 1932.

(184) The Second Round Table Conference was deadlocked on:
[A] the minorities issue
[B] constitutional reforms
[C] the Congress demand for responsible government
[D] the Congress demand for control by Indians over defence, foreign affairs and finance

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The Second Round Table Conference was deadlocked on the minorities issue. The conference was deadlocked on the minorities’ issue for; separate electorate was now being demanded by the Muslims, Dalits, Christians, Anglo Indians, and Europeans etc. The result was that the Conference ended on December 11, 1931 and Gandhi came back to pavilion without any score.

(185) Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative/s of the Congress ?
[A] Motilal Nehru
[B] Gandhiji
[C] Both (A) and (B)
[D] None of these

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative/s of the Congress. It failed to reach an agreement, either constitutionally or on communal representation. The Government failed to concede the basic Indian demand of freedom and Gandhi returned to India on December 28, 1931, and decided to resume the civil disobedience movement.

(186) A women’s division of the Indian National Army was named after:
[A] Chand Bibi
[B] Ahilyabai
[C] Rani Jhansi
[D] Rani Gaidinliu

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

A women’s division of the Indian National Army was named after Rani Jhansi. The Azad Hind Fauj, also known as the Indian National Army (INA), the fighting unit that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose famously raised, had within it the Rani of Jhansi Regiment (RJR), an all-women infantry combat unit.

(187) On February 20, 1947, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced what deadline to solve issues for granting of independence to India ?
[A] June, 1947
[B] August, 1947
[C] June, 1948
[D] August, 1948

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Option C. Clement Attlee had declared India will get independence by 30 June 1948. Clement Attlee announced on 20 February 1947 that The British Government would grant full self-government to British India by 30 June 1948 at the latest.

(188) Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I based ?
[A] North America
[B] South America
[C] West America
[D] Central America

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is North America. Ghadr revolutionaries were based in San Francisco and branches along the US Coast and in the far East.

(189) Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931 ?
[A] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[B] Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
[C] Saedar Vallabhbhai Patel
[D] Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Option D. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru has drafted the resolution of Fundamental Rights and economic program. The Karachi Congress Session which was held on March 26 to 31,1931 was chaired by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

(190) Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918 ?
[A] Gauri Shankar Misra
[B] Madan Mohan Malviya
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Indra Narain Dwivedi

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru. The UP Kisan Sabha was set up in February 1918 by Gauri Shankar Mishra and Indra Narayan Dwivedi. Madan Mohan Malaviya supported their efforts. By June 1919, the UP Kisan Sabha had 450 branches. Other prominent leaders included Jhinguri Singh, Durgapal Singh and Baba Ramchandra.

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