Indian Independence Struggle
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What event is mentioned as perhaps the most widespread popular movement against the British Raj?

  • Mass protests of workers and peasants in the late 1940s
  • Royal Indian Navy uprising in 1946
  • The Great Calcutta Killings of August 1946
  • Quit India struggle of 1942 (correct)

    • Which event evoked much popular sympathy and manifested a degree of Hindu-Muslim unity?

  • The Great Calcutta Killings of August 1946
  • Mass protests of workers and peasants in different parts of the country
  • The transfer of populations during the Partition of India
  • Rising of the ratings of the Royal Indian Navy in Bombay and other cities in the spring of 1946 (correct)

    • What marked the beginning of a year of almost continuous rioting across northern and eastern India?

  • Bid by Subhas Chandra Bose to win freedom through armed struggle with foreign aid
  • Transfer of populations during the Partition of India
  • The Great Calcutta Killings of August 1946 (correct)
  • Outburst of joy and hope on Independence Day, 15 August 1947

    • What was a striking feature of the popular upsurges mentioned?

    <p>Degree of Hindu-Muslim unity they manifested</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is described as unforgettable for those who lived through that time?

    <p>Outburst of joy and hope on Independence Day, 15 August 1947</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the years immediately preceding the making of the Constitution characterized by?

    <p>tumultuous years of great hope and abject disappointment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event culminated in the massacres that accompanied the transfer of populations when the Partition of India was announced?

    <p>The Great Calcutta Killings of August 1946</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Quit India struggle of 1942 and Subhas Chandra Bose's bid for freedom through armed struggle with foreign aid examples of?

    <p>popular movements against the British Raj</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a notable feature of the popular upsurges mentioned in the text?

    <p>the degree of Hindu-Muslim unity they manifested</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the late 1940s in terms of mass protests in India?

    <p>periodic, if scattered, mass protests of workers and peasants in different parts of the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

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