Indian Business and the Civil Disobedience Movement
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Which organization was formed by Indian merchants and industrialists to protect their business interests?

  • Indian National Congress
  • Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress
  • Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) (correct)
  • All India Trade Union Congress

    • Who were the prominent industrialists leading the attack on colonial control over the Indian economy?

  • Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G. D. Birla (correct)
  • Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Subhas Chandra Bose and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal

    • What did the industrialists do to support the Civil Disobedience Movement?

  • Organized protests in major cities
  • Gave financial assistance and refused to buy or sell imported goods (correct)
  • Started a media campaign
  • Provided military support

    • What was the primary concern of Indian merchants and industrialists during the First World War?

    <p>Expanding their business activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the view of most businessmen about 'swaraj'?

    <p>A time when colonial restrictions on business would no longer exist and trade and industry would flourish without constraints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the Civil Disobedience Movement, why did some workers stay aloof from the Congress despite the industrialists coming closer to the Congress?

    <p>The Congress was reluctant to include workers’ demands as part of its programme of struggle, fearing alienating industrialists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement led by Gandhiji?

    <p>Gandhiji breaking the salt law at Dandi.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the important features of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

    <p>The large-scale participation of women in protest marches and manufacturing salt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the Congress refrain from including workers’ demands as part of its programme of struggle during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

    <p>To avoid alienating industrialists and dividing the anti-imperial forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant event occurred during 1922 related to the Non-Cooperation movement?

    <p>Chauri Chaura incident leading to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation movement by Gandhiji.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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