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Arrange the following events in correct chronological order.
(A) Rowlatt satyagraha
(B) Khilafat movement
(C) Jalianwala Bagh massacre
(D) Kheda satyagraha

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  1. DACB

  2. BACD

  3. ABCD

  4. DCBA

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Kheda Satyagraha -Kheda Satyagraha took place in 1918, against the taxation policy of the British. While MK Gandhi was the spiritual leader, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel emerged as the leader of the struggle.
Rowlatt Satyagraha - In 1919, the British passed the Rowlatt Act, which restricted civil liberties like the freedom to assemble and strengthened police powers. Hindus and Muslims together revolted against this act non violently in the Satyagraha.
The Jalianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, under the command of General Dyre. The civilians, majorly Sikhs, had assembled at the Jallianwala Bagh to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations and were fired upon by the British, in lieu of the martial law.
Khilafat movement, which began in 1919 and went on till 1922, was an agitation by Indian Muslims allied with Indian nationalists, following the years of World WarI. Its purpose was to pressurize the British Government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam following the breakup of Ottoman Empire at the end of the war.

At which Congress session a compromise was worked out within Congress before launching the non-cooperation movement?

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  1. Nagpur

  2. Bombay

  3. Calcutta

  4. Madras

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

At a special session of the Congress held at Calcutta on September 4 1920 a special resolution was adopted accepting Non-Cooperation Movement as the only option left open for Indians.

What was the main objective of Mahatma Gandhi for supporting the Khilafat Movement?

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  1. Protection of rights of Muslims in other countries.

  2. In World War I, India was on the side of Ottoman Empire.

  3. Protection of minorities in India.

  4. Creation of broader base for the national movement.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gandhiji saw the Khilafat Movement as an opportunity for uniting the Hindus and the Muslims. The movement was launched by the Khilafat committee to oppose the harsh treaty which was going to be imposed on the spiritual leader of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. The movement was anti-British which provided Gandhi with a Pan-Indian platform for his national movement.

Name the place associated with the Chauri-Chaura incident.

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  1. Bilaspur

  2. Gorakhpur

  3. Lucknow

  4. Amritsar

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The Non-Cooperation movement was in full swing when in Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, the police fired upon a Congress procession of 3,300 peasants. The angry crowd set  the police station on fire, killing 22 policemen. Gandhiji had always emphasised that the movement should be peaceful and non-violent . After this incident he called off the movement unilaterally in 1922.

Which of the following incidents made Gandhiji suspend to the Non-Cooperation Movement?

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  1. Killing of hundreds of people at Amritsar by General Dyer.

  2. Violent clash of agitators with police at Chauri Chaura.

  3. Violent Guerrilla War in the hills of Andhra Pradesh.

  4. Forcible imposition of Rowlatt Act on the people.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The movement was in full swing when in Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, the police fired upon a Congress procession of 3,300 peasants. The angry crowd set  the police station on fire, killing 22 policemen. Gandhiji had always emphasised that the movement should be peaceful and non-violent . after this incident he called off the movement unilaterally in 1922.

Name the place associated with Jalianwala Bagh massacre.

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  1. Lahore

  2. Amritsar

  3. Patna

  4. Delhi

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On April 13, General Dyer opened fire on the public which had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar for the celebrations of Baisakhi Festival. He ordered his troops to attack in lieu of the Martial Law passed by the General to prevent any revolt or protest against the British. Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar became the unfortunate site for the massacre.

Name the province in which peasants were led by Baba Ramachandra as a part of non-cooperation movement.

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  1. Jhansi

  2. Meerut

  3. Satara

  4. Awadh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In Awadh, peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji as an indentured labourer.

Who among the following formed Swaraj Party within the Congress?

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  1. Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru and C.R. Das

  4. Subhash Chandra Bose and C.R. Das

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das thought of contesting elections to enter the legislative council with a view to obstructing the government. Therefore, in 1922, they formed the Swaraj Party within the Indian National Congress.

Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on

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  1. 10 April 1919

  2. 12 April 1919

  3. 13 April 1919

  4. 14 April 1919

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The Punjab region as a whole and Amritsar, in particular, witnessed the worst scenes of violence in 1919.
  • In Amritsar, the news of Gandhi's arrest led to mob violence. (Gandhiji was arrested due to Rowlatt satyagraha)
  • On 13th April,1919, General Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful unarmed crowd assembled at Jallianwala Bagh.

The Khilafat Movement subsided because _________.

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  1. The Congress withdrew its support on account of suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement

  2. Britain granted the main demands of the Khilafatists

  3. Mustafa Kemal Pasha came to power in Turkey and abolished the Caliphate

  4. Support to the cause of Khilafat was a great blunder on the part of Mahatma Gandhi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Khilafat movement was originally in support of the Caliph who was deprived of all authority. But it was withdrawn when the final blow came with the victory of Mustafa Kemal's forces, which overthrew the Ottoman rule and established a pro-western, secular republic in independent Turkey. He abolished the role of Caliph.