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For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagraha walk?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Gandhi walked 24 days (12th March - 5th April, 1936) with 78 volunteers in salt Satygraha from Sabarmati to Dandi.
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Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's views on Satyagraha is not correct?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong is the statement about Mahatma Gandhi's views on Satyagraha is not correct.
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Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Gandhi Irwin Pact was endorsed by the Congress in the Karachi Session of 1931, that was held from March 26-31. Gandhi was nominated to represent Congress in the Second Round Table Conference. So, there was anger in the public whose point was that why Gandhi did accept to sign the pact.
14
Which of the following leader was not moderate?
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Answer: Option C
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Bipin Chandra Pal (7 November 1858 – 20 May 1932) was an Indian nationalist, a freedom fighter, writer, orator and social reformer of Sylheti origin. He was one of the main architects of the Swadeshi movement. He stood against the partition of West Bengal. He was not moderate.
15
Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo's programme to achieve independence?
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Answer: Option B
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Sri Aurobindo Ghosh (1872-1950) who used the theory of Passive Resistance as a technique for social change during the period of India's national liberation movement.
16
Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
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Answer: Option C
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More than education, it was journalism that became Tilak's way to reach out to people. In 1881 he launched two newspapers—the Kesari ( Lion) in Marathi and the Mahratta in English.
17
Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Gandhi did not believe that the existing institutions could handle such a noble weapon. So a separate institution named Satyagraha Sabha was formed, its headquarters were in Bombay.
18
Satyagraha finds expression in
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Satyagraha expressed in Non-cooperation, Non-Violence was the basic features of this Satyagraha. For Gandhi, satyagraha went far beyond mere "passive resistance" and became strength in practising non-violent methods. In his words: Truth (satya) implies love, and firmness (agraha) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force.
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Who founded the organization "servants of Indian society"?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Gopal Krishan Gokhale founded the "Servants of Indian Society" in Pune Maharastra.
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Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Lord Curzon believed “that the Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.”