The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for –
Correct Answer:
(A)
The reduction of the share of the landlords from one half of the crop to one-third
The Tebhaga Peasant Movement was initiated in Bengal in 1946 by the Bengal Provincial Kisan Sabha to implement the recommendations of Flood Commission, which asked for sharecroppers to give one-third of their harvest to the landowner instead of the one-half, which they were paying at that time. In its response, the Bargadari Act was passed which provided that sharecroppers pay only one-third of their harvest to the landlords. The Movement mostly affected the districts of Northern-Bengal.
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112
Who started Bhoodan movement?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave was one of the great spiritual leaders & reformers of Modern India, whose work & personal example moved the hearts of countless Indians. He was the first person to be elected for Individual Satyagraha in 1940. After getting Independence, he started Bhoodan Movement whose main objective was to distribute land to landless farmers.
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113
Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Pochampalli
Vinoba Bhave organized Sarvodaya Samaj to bring about non-violent social transformation through land reforms with the willing cooperation of landlords. Large landlords were persuaded to gift at least one-sixth of their land. On 18th April, 1951, the first donation of the land took place in a village called Pochampalli in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh by a Zamindar Ramachandra Reddy who agreed to donate his 100 acres land but it was most successful in Orissa.
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114
In which year the last election of Indian Legislature under the Government of India Act, 1919 was held?
Correct Answer:
(C)
1945
Government of India act, 1919 was passed implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. Through this act, Indian Legislative Council at the centre was replaced by a bicameral system consisting of a Council of State (Upper House) and a legislative Assembly (Lower House). It also introduced dyarchy in the provinces. The elections of Central legislative Assembly under this act were held in the years 1926 and 1945. Hence option (c) is correct.
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115
Consider the following provinces of British India and identify those where the Indian National Congress did not form a ministry in 1937?
Central
Orissa
Bengal
Punjab
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(B)
3 and 4
Indian provincial elections were held in 1936-37 mandated by Government of India Act 1935. The elections were held in eleven provinces, i.e., - Madras, Central province, Bihar, Orissa, United Province, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh. The results of the election were declared in February, 1937 and Indian Congress emerged as a power in eight provinces (5 Province full Majority) except Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.
Ques:
116
Who of the following was entrusted with finance portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the election of 1937?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Congress won 134 seats of the 228 seats in United Province Provincial Assembly election held in 1937. Congress made Government independently in United Province. Chief Minister was Gobind Vallabh Pant and Kailash Nath Katju was Law and Justice Minister in the Government while the Finance Department was given to Rafi Ahmad Kidwai.
Ques:
117
Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in 1938?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Subhash Chandra Bose
Subash Chandra Bose was elected President of Congress in Haripura Session (Gujarat) of February, 1938, unopposed. It is well known that Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected as President of Tripuri Session (1939) of INC by defeating re-elected Pattabhi Sitaramayya (who was supported by Gandhiji).
Ques:
118
In which of the following states congress did not won an absolute majority in the elections for the Legislative Assemblies which were held under the 1935 Act?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Bengal
The final results of the elections were declared in February 1937. The Indian National Congress emerged in power in seven of the provinces, Bombay, Madras, the Central Provinces, the United Provinces, the North-West Frontier Province, Bihar, and Orissa. The exceptions were Bengal, where the Congress was nevertheless the largest party, Punjab, Sindh, and Assam. The All-India Muslim League failed to form the government in any province.
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119
Quit India movement began on:
Correct Answer:
(A)
9th August, 1942
The historic session of the All India Congress Committee began on the 7th August, 1942 and was concluded 8th August, 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai. Quit India movement began on 9th August, 1942. The Committee asserted India’s right to freedom and decided to start a mass struggle with non-violent means on the widest possible scale. Addressing the conference, Gandhiji gave the call “Do or Die,” either to get India free or to die in this attempt. But before the Movement could be launched Gandhiji and all other leaders of the Congress were imprisoned under Operation Zero Hour. Gandhiji and Sarojini Naidu were kept in Agha Khan Palace at Poona (now Pune). The Movement of 1942 mostly affected the State of Mumbai, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Madras. Though the whole country participated in this Movement.
Ques:
120
Consider the following statements- On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi:
Asked Government servants to resign.
Asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
Asked the Princess of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their people.
Which of the statements is/are correct-
Correct Answer:
(C)
3 only
On the eve of commencing Quit India Movement, 1942 Mahatma Gandhi had given the following statements1- Government employees should not leave their work but should declare their allegiance for Congress. 2- Soldiers should refuse to fire on their countrymen. 3- Students should leave their study only if they stay firm on their decision until freedom is achieved. 4- The Princess of the Princely States should accept the Sovereignty of their people and people living in their States should declare them as a part of the Indian Nation and accept the leadership of the king only when they take their future linked with the public. Thus, only 3rd statement is correct.