Test: Indian National Movement - 1 - UPSC MCQ

P.C. Joshi was C.P.I. General Secretary. And K.C. Neogy was member of Constituent Assembly from W.Bengal. Only in Option 'D' this combination is available.

Called by Viceroy Chelmsford to a War Conference in Delhi in April 1918, Gandhi said in one-sentence speech that he supported recruitment for the war. So, #2 is wrong, by elimination we get answer B.

Programme of Swadeshi: On August 15, 1906, the National Council of Education was set up to organise a system of education - literary, scientific and technical - on national lines and under national control. The swadeshi spirit also found expression in the establishment of swadeshi textile mills, soap and match factories, tanneries, banks, insurance companies, shops, etc. So, both 1 and 2 are correct.

Upon repeated instance from home rule leaguers, Gandhi did accept the presidentship of the Home Rule League only in 1920 and changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha". While we are at it, let's also gain knowledge about the wrong statements, lest it's asked in future exam!
• South India Liberal Federation (SILF), aka Justice Party, as was officially known at the time of its founding in 1916. EV Ramaswamy Naicker aka Periyar is prominent personality associated with it.
• The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
• Hindu Mahasabha was founded by Madan Mohan Malviya and some Punjabi leaders in 1915.

Option (a), (b) and (d) are irrelevant to Champaran Satyagrah(a)

• NEW NCERT Class 12 Themes-III page 272: It was after the Santhal Revolt (1855-56 ) that the Santhal Pargana was created, carving out 5,500 square miles from the districts of Bhagalpur and Birbhum. The colonial state hoped that by creating a new territory for the Santhals and imposing some special laws within it, the Santhals could be conciliate(d) So statement#1 is right.
• After the revolt was suppr essed the British government passed the the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act (SPT), which prohibits the transfer of lan(d) So, statement#2 also right.

Lala Lajpat Rai founded the Indian Home Rule League in the US in 1916 (TN History Class 12 book, page 150). So, he's the closest match. ICSE History textbook class 10 page 110 confirms that he indeed wrote those biographies Mazzini, Garibaldi et al.

Lord Ripon introduced the Factory Act of 1881 to improve the service condition of the factory workers in India. The Act banned the appointment of children below the age of seven in factories. It reduced the working hours for children. It made compulsory for all dangerous machines in the factories to be properly fenced to ensure security to the workers. So statement #1 is wrong.
• In Bombay, middle class philanthropic efforts to improve labour conditions began fairly early with N.M. Lokhende starting weekly Dinabandhu in 1880….and even starting a Bombay Mill-hands Association in 1890.  So, statement #2 is right. Hence "B" is the answer.

The Trade disputes Act of April 1929 imposed a system of tribunals and tried to ban strikes 'undertaken for objects other than furtherance of a trade dispute or if designed to coerce Government and/or inflict hardships on the community.' Hence "D" is the answer.

The Butler Committee (1927) was set up to examine the nature of relationship between the states and Government. Hence "D" is the fitting answer.