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ICSE Class 8 Gandhi and the Mass Movements — practice questions

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Which cash crop were Champaran farmers forced to grow by planters in 1917?Read the answer and worked solution →Who represented Kheda farmers in negotiations with the British in 1918?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1919 enactment enabled detention of suspects without trial in India?Read the answer and worked solution →In which 1909 book did Gandhi argue British rule survived on Indian help?Read the answer and worked solution →To how many years in prison was Gandhi sentenced during his 1922 trial?Read the answer and worked solution →Which date was celebrated as India's first Independence Day in 1930?Read the answer and worked solution →From where to Dandi did Gandhi march to break the salt laws in 1930?Read the answer and worked solution →Which salt works protest was brutally suppressed on 21 May 1930?Read the answer and worked solution →What did the British concede in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the sole representative of the Congress at the 1931 London talks?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did Gandhi stay among working-class people during his London visit?Read the answer and worked solution →Which compromise pact replaced the British Communal Award in 1932?Read the answer and worked solution →Which famous slogan did Gandhi coin during the Quit India Movement in 1942?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date in 1944 was Gandhi released from prison on health grounds?Read the answer and worked solution →How many trusted marchers initially accompanied Gandhi on the Salt March?Read the answer and worked solution →What popular name was given to the Salt March due to white khadi clothes?Read the answer and worked solution →Who led the parallel salt march to Vedaranyam on India's eastern coast?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first woman leader to be arrested during the Salt March?Read the answer and worked solution →Who headed the British diplomatic mission sent to India in March 1942?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Gandhi call the proposals brought by the Cripps Mission in 1942?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was chosen by Gandhi to initiate the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Jinnah declare 22 December 1939 following Congress resignations?Read the answer and worked solution →At which location did the Congress Working Committee draft Quit India call?Read the answer and worked solution →In which city did Gandhi deliver his historic 'Quit India' speech in 1942?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which cash crop were Champaran farmers forced to grow by planters in 1917?

  1. Cotton crop
  2. Opium poppy
  3. Indigo crop
  4. Sugarcane
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Correct answer: C. Indigo crop

Champaran peasants were compelled by European planters to cultivate indigo.

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Who represented Kheda farmers in negotiations with the British in 1918?

  1. Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Mahadev Desai
  4. Morarji Desai
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Correct answer: A. Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Patel led negotiations on behalf of the Kheda peasantry in 1918.

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Which 1919 enactment enabled detention of suspects without trial in India?

  1. The Arms Act
  2. The Rowlatt Act
  3. The Press Act
  4. The Defense Act
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Correct answer: B. The Rowlatt Act

The Rowlatt Act authorized the colonial administration to arrest and intern persons without trial.

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