MG & the National Movement

Question 1

define non-cooperation

Answer 1

a way of protesting in which one does not cooperate with the evil-doer

Question 2

causes that led to non-cooperation movement

Answer 2

1. Rowlatt act
2. Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
3. Khilafat movement

Question 3

when was Rowlatt act passed

Answer 3

March 1919

Question 4

what did the Rowlatt act imply

Answer 4

1. arrest of a person without warrant
2. in camera trial
3. restrictions on movements of individual
4. suspension of rights of Habeas Corpus

Question 5

when and who caused Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

Answer 5

April 13, 1919
caused by General Dyer

Question 6

cause of Jallianwala Bagh protest

Answer 6

to protest against arrest of leaders like Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu, and Dr. Satya Pal

Question 7

Khilafat Movement

Answer 7

the Sultan of Turkey, who was the Caliph, was deprived of power after Turkey was defeated
Caliph was the religious head of many muslims

Question 8

leaders of Khilfat movement

Answer 8

Mohammed Ali
Shaukat Ali
Maulana Azad
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Hasrat Mohani

Question 9

three point programme of khilafat movement

Answer 9

1. ottoman Caliph should retain his empire
2. caliph must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend islamic faith
3. arab lands must remain under the muslim rule

Question 10

when was khilafat day

Answer 10

Oct 17. 1919

Question 11

when was MG appointed president of all-india khilafat conference

Answer 11

November 1919w

Question 12

when did khilafat non cooperation movement start

Answer 12

august 31, 1920

people resigned from government services, shops selling foreign goods were picketed, students boycotted schools and colleges, hartals and demonstrations were held

Question 13

objectives of non cooperation movement

Answer 13

1. attain self government within british empire if possible and outside if necessary
2. annulment of Rowlatt act and remedying ‘Punjab Wrong’
3. remedying ‘Khilafat wrong’, british should adopt a lenient attitude towards turkey, and restore the old status of turkey

Question 14

boycott programmes

Answer 14

1. boycott of government school, colleges, courts
2. boycott of foreign goods
3. boycott of elections to be held for the Councils
4. resignation from nominated seats and bodies
5. surrender of titles and honorary offices
6. refusal to attend government functions

Question 15

swadeshi programmes

Answer 15

1. popularisation of swadeshi and khadi by reviving hand-spinning and hand-weaving
2. establishment of national schools and colleges and private arbitration court aka PANCHAYATS
3. development of unity between hindus and muslims
4. removal of untouchability and other measures for harijan welfare
5. emancipation and upliftment of women

Question 16

when was chauri chaura incident

Answer 16

Feb 5, 1922

Question 17

chauri chaura incident

Answer 17

A district in Gorakhpur, UP
3000 peasants marched up to police station to protest against an officer who had beaten up some volunteers picketing a liquor shop
set the police station on fire
22 policemen were killed

Question 18

when was non cooperation movement withdrawn

Answer 18

feb 12, 1922

Question 19

when and why was Gandhi arrested

Answer 19

March 10, 1922
for propagating sedition

Question 20

impact of non cooper movement

Answer 20

1. national movement became a mass movement
2. instilled confidence among the people
3. congress became a revolutionary movement
4. fostered hindu-muslim unity
5. promoted social reforms
6. spread nationalism to every part of country
7. popularised cult of swaraj

Question 21

factors leading to civil disobedience movement

Answer 21

1. simon commission
2. declaration of poorna swaraj

Question 22

simon commission

Answer 22

named after Sir John Simon
british appointed the Statutory Commission to investigate need for further constitutional reforms

the commission had no indian member. it was seen as a violation of the principle of self determination and a deliberate insult to the self respect of the indians

Question 23

when did simon commission reach Bomba

Answer 23

February 3
an all india hartal was organised

Question 24

when was Lala Lajpat Rai injured during simon go back

Answer 24

october 30, 1928

Question 25

time of civil disobedience movement

Answer 25

1930-1934

Question 26

civil disobedience movement

Answer 26

an attempt to paralyse the administration by breaking some specific rules and regulations
the congress working committee met in Feb 1930 at Sabarmati Ashram and vested in Gandhiji, movement was launched

Question 27

dandi march

Answer 27

on 12th march
MKG began march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi (gujarat)
violated the salt law on 6th april

Question 28

programme of the civil disobedience movement

Answer 28

1. defiance of salt laws
2. boycott of liquor
3. boycott of foreign cloth and british goods of all kinds
4. non payment of taxes and revenues

Question 29

when was 1st round table conference

Answer 29

November 12, 1930 to January 19, 1931

Question 30

first round table conference

Answer 30

1. held in London
2. congress was unhappy with the report of Simon Commission

Question 31

gandhi-irwin pact

Answer 31

1. withdraw all ordinances and end prosecutions
2. release all political prisoners, except those guilty of violence
3. permit peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops
4. restore the confiscated properties of the satyagrahis
5. permit the free collection or manufacture of salt by persons near the sea coast

Question 32

congress consented to what, in the gandhi-irwin pact

Answer 32

1. suspend civil disobedience movement
2. participate in second session of round table conference
3. not to press for investigation into police excesses

Question 33

time of second round table conference

Answer 33

september 7 to december 1, 1931

Question 34

second round table conference

Answer 34

attended by gandhi as a sole representative of the congress
conference was soon deadlocked on the minorities issue, with separate electorates being demanded now not only by muslims, but also by Depressed classes, Indian christians, anglo-indians, europeans