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1. What was the main action taken by Mahatma Gandhi during the Dandi March?
2. How did tribal peasants in the Gudem Hills interpret the idea of swaraj during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
3. In which region did Mahatma Gandhi first organize a satyagraha movement in India?
4. Why were some Congress members hesitant to support the Non-Cooperation Movement?
5. What caused the breakdown of negotiations between the Congress and Muslim League in 1928?
6. What role did women play in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
7. What was the significance of the image of Bharat Mata in the context of Indian nationalism?
8. Who was the president of the Muslim League in 1930?
9. Which leaders formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress to argue for a return to council politics?
10. What was the significance of the Lahore Congress session in December 1929?
11. How did Indian leaders react to the arrival of the Simon Commission in 1928?
12. Why did many Muslim political organizations have a lukewarm response to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
13. What was the outcome of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931?
14. What was Mahatma Gandhi's proposed first step in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
15. What was the primary aim of collecting and preserving folk tales and songs by nationalists?
16. What was a common issue faced by nationalist efforts to unify people in India?
17. In Awadh, what were some of the key demands of the peasant movement led by Baba Ramchandra?
18. Why did the Congress initially ignore the demands of the Dalits?
19. What was the main demand of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during the Second Round Table Conference?
20. What was Muhammad Ali Jinnah's condition for giving up the demand for separate electorates?
21. Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922?
22. Which flag was designed by Gandhiji in 1921 and what did it represent?
23. Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of satyagraha emphasized:
24. What was the primary aim of the Rowlatt Act (1919) that led to widespread protests in India?
25. What was one of the key differences between the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Non-Cooperation Movement?
26. Why did the poorer peasants have an uncertain relationship with the Congress during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
27. What was the significance of the Jallianwalla Bagh incident in 1919?
28. Which event led to a significant increase in defence expenditure in India, contributing to economic hardship for the common people?
29. Why did Mahatma Gandhi choose salt as the symbol for the Civil Disobedience Movement?
30. What was the outcome of the conflict between Gandhi and Ambedkar over separate electorates for Dalits?
31. Who created the image of Bharat Mata, which became a symbol of nationalism in India?
32. What was one of the significant social impacts of the war years on the Indian population?
33. How did the Khilafat issue influence the Indian nationalist movement?
34. How did plantation workers in Assam interpret the idea of swaraj during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
35. What was the main demand of the peasants in the Kheda district during Gandhi’s satyagraha in 1917?
36. What was one of the main reasons behind the internal debate within the Congress in the late 1920s?
37. Why did the rich peasant communities, like the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of Uttar Pradesh, join the Civil Disobedience Movement?
38. Which of the following movements did Gandhi organize to support cotton mill workers?
39. How did the business classes view swaraj during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
40. When and where was the Non-Cooperation programme finally adopted by the Congress?
