Indian Independence | MCQs

Explanation

• Bhagat Singh was hanged by the British in Lahore on March 23, 1931.
• Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the murder of a British police officer and later carried out a bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi.
• He was convicted of murder and hanged at the age of 23, becoming a folk hero in Northern India.

Explanation

Gandhi Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India

Gandhi Full name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Gandhi Assassinated: January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India

Explanation

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 

The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India

  to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.

The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

the objective of Cripps Mission: To reform the constitutional issues

After the Failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement. This was the "Quit India" campaign

On 8 August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to end British rule and launched the Quit Indian Movement at the session of the All-India Congress Committee In Mumbai

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Explanation

• The Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905, in response to the partition of Bengal by the British.
• It was a campaign to boycott British goods and promote Indian industries.

Explanation

Know everything about Quit India Movement

Started: Aug 8, 1942

Started from: Bombay 

Launched by: Gandhi

Also known as: August Movement 

Demand: to end British rule

Jinnah changed the slogan "Divide and Quit India" 

Started by party: Congress

Explanation

 Cabinet Mission broadcast its plan from New Delhi on May 16, 1946.

They arrived in India on March 24, 1946, sent by the British government.

The Mission was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

The mission had three British cabinet members:

Pethick Lawrence

Stafford Cripps

A.V. Alexander

The Cabinet Mission aimed to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.

Explanation

• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

Explanation

There are three Round table conferences, all held in London

• The first Round Table Conference held from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
• The Second Round Table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 

Explanation

Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and justice inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Gandhi understood nonviolence from its Sanskrit root “Ahimsa”.

Explanation

• The Cabinet Mission was formed at the initiative of Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
• The Cabinet Mission was a three-person delegation sent to India in 1946 to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian political leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting its independence.