Indian National Congress History
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Where did Subhas Chandra Bose go to raise the Azad Hind Fauj?

Singapore

Who was hanged in Koraput district for defying the British?

Veer Lakhan Nayak

What movement did Subhas Chandra Bose initiate to free India from British control?

Indian National Army (INA)

What was the objective of the INA campaign in 1944?

<p>To enter India through Imphal and Kohima</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many people did Baji Mohammad mobilize to join the national struggle?

<p>20,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

What movement did Subhas Chandra Bose participate in, protesting against the Second World War?

<p>Quit India movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the key reasons for the initiation of the Non-Cooperation Movement in India?

<p>Jallianwala massacre, Khilafat wrong, demand for swaraj</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the leaders of the Khilafat agitation that wished to start the Non-Cooperation Movement?

<p>Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali</p> Signup and view all the answers

What actions did people take as part of the Non-Cooperation Movement between 1921 and 1922?

<p>Students leaving government schools, lawyers giving up practices, surrendering British titles, boycotting legislatures, burning foreign cloth</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did people in India show their resistance to British rule non-violently?

<p>Through non-violent campaigns, boycotting British titles, and boycotting legislatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what region did Patidar peasants organize non-violent campaigns against the high land revenue demand of the British?

<p>Kheda, Gujarat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the outcomes of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

<p>Fall in imports of foreign cloth, surrendering of British titles, boycotting legislatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'repeal' mean?

<p>To undo a law; to officially end the validity of something such as a law</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Dinshaw Wacha in 1887, why was he concerned about the pursuit of gold by some leaders?

<p>He was concerned that if all leaders remain busy pursuing personal wealth, the progress of the country would not be advanced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What assumption did British officials and officers have regarding Indians and positions of responsibility?

<p>They assumed that Indians could not be given positions of responsibility.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the demands made by the early Congress in terms of Indianisation?

<p>Separation of the judiciary from the executive, repeal of the Arms Act, freedom of speech and expression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the early Congress view British rule's impact on poverty and famines?

<p>They believed that British rule had led to poverty and famines due to increased land revenue, food shortages, and military expenditure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What economic issues did the early Congress raise in terms of revenue and expenditure?

<p>They demanded reduction of revenue, cut in military expenditure, and more funds for irrigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did The Indian Mirror newspaper predict about the First National Congress in Bombay in 1886?

<p>It is the nucleus of a future Parliament for India.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who addressed the Congress as President in 1887, stating that it represented all different communities of India?

<p>Badruddin Tyabji.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the objectives of the Congress in its first twenty years?

<p>To demand a greater voice for Indians in government and administration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Congress demand civil service examinations to be held in India as well?

<p>To allow Indians to have access to high government positions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of Dadabhai Naoroji's book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?

<p>To criticize the economic impact of British rule in India.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Congress aim to speak for all the Indian people from the beginning?

<p>To represent the interests of all communities in India.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was a leading architect of the national movement and of free India’s economy and polity?

<p>Jawaharlal Nehru</p> Signup and view all the answers

What notion was Maulana Azad an exponent of?

<p>wahadat-i-deen</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was opposed to Jinnah’s two-nation theory?

<p>Maulana Azad</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Chakravarti Rajagopalachari popularly known as?

<p>Rajaji</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which leader played an important role in the negotiations for independence during 1945–47?

<p>Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from?

<p>Nadiad, Gujarat</p> Signup and view all the answers

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