1905-1917 Flashcards

1
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Who was the first person to be elected to the Imperial Council after the enactment of Morley Minto Reform, 1909?

A

Satyendra Sinha

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2
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When was the Shimla Deputation held? Who led it?

A

1906
Aga Khan

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3
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What was the purpose of Shimla Deputation?

A

To demand separate electorate for Muslims

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4
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What was the result of Shimla Deputation?

A

Morley Minto Reform or Councils of India Act 1909

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5
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What were the provisions of India Councils Act, 1909?

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  1. Separate electorates for Muslims
  2. Increase in the number of Imperial and Provincial Legislative Council.
  3. One Indian was to be appointed to Viceroy’s Executive Council
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6
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Who was the founder of Anushilan Samiti ?

A

Promotha Mitter

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7
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Who were the mastermind behind the Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case? When was it arranged?

A

Khudiram Bose
Prafulla Chaki
1908
The conspiracy was arranged to kill sadistic white judge Kingford in Muzaffarpur

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8
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Who defeated Aurobindo Ghosh in Alipore Conspiracy Case?

A

Chittaranjan Das

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9
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Who arranged the Burrah Docoity? When was it planned?

A

Pulin Das of Dacca Anushilan
1908

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10
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Who was the organizing secretary of Annie Beasant’s Home Rule League?

A

George Arundale

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11
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Which act is an extension to Defence of Indian Regulation Act, 1915?

A

Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, March, 1919
A.k.a Rowlatt Act, 1919

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12
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What was the principal aim of Rowlatt Act?

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The act allowed political activists to be tried without
juries or even imprisoned without trial. It allowed arrest of
Indians without warrant on the mere suspicion of ‘treason’.

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13
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When was Satyagraha launched?

A

April 6, 1919

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14
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When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happen?

A

13th April, 1919

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15
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Which occasion led to Rabindranath Tagore renouncing his knighthood?

A

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

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16
Q

Who was given the title ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ by the British? On what occasion?

A

Mahatma Gandhi for his work during the Boer War.

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17
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Which tragedy led Mahatma Gandhi to renounce his epithet of Kaiser-i-Hind?

A

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

18
Q

When did Gandhi withdraw the Satyagraha Movement?

A

18th April, 1919

19
Q

Who assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the
Lieutenant-Governor who presided over the brutal British
suppression of the 1919 protests in Punjab?

A

Udham Singh

20
Q

Which commission was formed to investigate on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? When was the announcement made for the commencement of investigation by the Committee?

A

Disorders Inquiry Committee a.k.a Hunter Committee.
14th October, 1919

21
Q

Who were the three members to have been the part of Hunter’s Committee?

A

Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad
Pandit Jagat Narayan
Sardar Sahibzyada Sultan Ahmad Khan

22
Q

Who was the head of Khilafat Committee?

A

Shaukat Ali
Muhammad Ali

23
Q

When did the Muslims organize All India Khilafat Movement? Where?

A

November, 1919 @Delhi

24
Q

Who was the president of All India Khilafat Committee?

A

M.K. Gandhi

25
Q

Which treaty dismembered Turkey?

A

Treaty of Sevres

26
Q

When was Non-cooperation Movement launched?

A

31st August, 1920

27
Q

What was the reason behind the launch of Non-cooperation Movement?

A

Khilafat Crisis
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

28
Q

In which session of INC was the policy of non-cooperation endorsed?

A

December 1920 @ Nagpur Session

29
Q

When did the Chaura Chauri incident take place?

A

February 5, 1922

30
Q

Who found the Swaraj Party?

A

C.R. Das as president
Motilal Nehru as secretary

31
Q

Who were trialed for the Kakori Robbery Case?

A

Ram Prasad Bismil
Ashfaqullah
Roshan Singh
Rajendra Lahiri

32
Q

Who changed the name of Hindustan Republic Association to Hindustan Socialist Republic Association?

A

Chandrashekhar Azad

33
Q

Who were the mastermind behind Saunder’s murder?

A

Bhagat Singh
Chandrasekar Azad
Rajguru

34
Q

Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged on __________

A

March 23, 1931

35
Q

Who was secretary of the Chittagong District Congress Committee?

A

Surya Sen

36
Q

Who was the Prime Minister of the Great Britain during the deployment of Simon’s Commission?

A

Stanley Baldwin

37
Q

When did the Simon Commission land in Bombay?

A

3rd February, 1928

38
Q

When was the ‘Delhi Manifesto’ issued?

A

2nd November, 1929

39
Q

Who led the Vaikom Satyagraha?

A

Malabar K. Kelappan

40
Q

Who led the salt satyagraha in Odisha?

A

Gopabandhu Chaudhuri

41
Q

Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Nagaland and Manipur?

A

Rani Gaidinliu