The Gandhian Era


  1. The massacre of the crowd at Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar took place on









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    The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919 and it remained a turning point in the history of India's freedom movement. In Punjab, there was an unprecedented support to the Rowlatt Satyagrha. Facing a violent situation, the Government of Punjab handed over the administration to the military authorities under General Dyer. He banned all public meetings and detained the political leaders. On 13th April, the Baisakhi day (harvest festival), a public meeting was organized at the Jallianwala Bagh (garden). Dyer marched in and without any warning opened fire on the crowd. The firing continued for about 10 to 15 minutes and it stopped only after the ammunition exhausted.

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    The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919 and it remained a turning point in the history of India's freedom movement. In Punjab, there was an unprecedented support to the Rowlatt Satyagrha. Facing a violent situation, the Government of Punjab handed over the administration to the military authorities under General Dyer. He banned all public meetings and detained the political leaders. On 13th April, the Baisakhi day (harvest festival), a public meeting was organized at the Jallianwala Bagh (garden). Dyer marched in and without any warning opened fire on the crowd. The firing continued for about 10 to 15 minutes and it stopped only after the ammunition exhausted.


  1. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawahar Lal Nehru as 'New Chapter of Slavery' ?









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    Government of India Act 1935 was described by J.L. Nehru as new charter of slavery. The Dyarchy had been total failure in the provinces, but now there was an experiment coming up at the centre. The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a "Charter of Slavery" as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a "machine with all brakes, no engine".

    Correct Option: D

    Government of India Act 1935 was described by J.L. Nehru as new charter of slavery. The Dyarchy had been total failure in the provinces, but now there was an experiment coming up at the centre. The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a "Charter of Slavery" as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a "machine with all brakes, no engine".



  1. Who was known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi) ?









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    Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi). Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to the British Raj in British India, and a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim. He was a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and has been referred to as the "Frontier Gandhi" by the Indians. In 1910, he opened a mosque school at his hometown Utmanzai, and in 1911 joined the freedom movement of Haji Sahib of Turangzai, however, in 1915, the British authorities banned his mosque school.

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    Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi). Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to the British Raj in British India, and a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim. He was a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and has been referred to as the "Frontier Gandhi" by the Indians. In 1910, he opened a mosque school at his hometown Utmanzai, and in 1911 joined the freedom movement of Haji Sahib of Turangzai, however, in 1915, the British authorities banned his mosque school.


  1. Who was called the Iron man of India ?









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    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was called the Iron man of India. Sardar Patel was a man of principles. A fierce nationalist, he never believed in compromising with his core philosophy of 'nation first'. Basically, it was his success in integrating around 565 princely states after independence that got him the sobriquet of 'Iron Man'.

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    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was called the Iron man of India. Sardar Patel was a man of principles. A fierce nationalist, he never believed in compromising with his core philosophy of 'nation first'. Basically, it was his success in integrating around 565 princely states after independence that got him the sobriquet of 'Iron Man'.



  1. The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India was









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    The Indian response against the commission was immediate and nearly unanimous. What angered the Indians most was the exclusion of Indians from the commission and the basic notion behind the exclusion that foreigners would discuss and decide upon India's fitness for self-government. This notion was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination and a deliberate insult to the self-respect of Indians.

    Correct Option: B

    The Indian response against the commission was immediate and nearly unanimous. What angered the Indians most was the exclusion of Indians from the commission and the basic notion behind the exclusion that foreigners would discuss and decide upon India's fitness for self-government. This notion was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination and a deliberate insult to the self-respect of Indians.