ICSE-X-History
09: Quit India Movement
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- Qstn #1What was the Day of Deliverance?Ans : The Day of Deliverance is December 22, 1939. It was the day that Muslim League President Muhammad Ali Jinnah decided, should be the day to celebrate the resignation of all members of the rival Congress party from provincial and central offices.
- Qstn #2When and by whom was the August offer made?Ans : August offer was announced on August 8, 1940 by the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow.
- Qstn #3Why was the August Offer rejected by the Congress? Give one reason.Ans : Through the government proposed to set up a constitutional body, but no time limit was given within which the Constitution making body was to be set up.
- Qstn #4When did the individual Satyagraha campaign start?Ans : The Satyagraha started on 17 October 1940.
- Qstn #5Who was selected as the first satyagrahi during the Individual Satyagraha of 1940?Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave was selected as the first Satyagrahi.
- Qstn #6What was the proposal of Cripps Mission regarding the Princely states?Ans : The Princely states would be free to join the Indian Union or to stay out.
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- #7-aWhy was Sir Stafford Cripps sent to India in 1842?
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Sir Stafford Cripps was sent to India to break the political deadlock between Indian leaders and the British Government.
- #7-bWhen and where was the Quit India Resolution passed?
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Quit India Resolution was finally passed on 8 August 1942 in Mumbai.
- Qstn #8What was the major cause of the failure of the Quit India Movement?Ans : Lack of co-ordination and lack of clear cut programme were the two major causes of the failure of the movement.
- Qstn #9Why was the Government of India Act, 1935 passed?Ans : As the Indians failed to solve their constitutional problems, the British Government passed the Government of India Act of 1935 on the basis of the white paper.
- Qstn #10Which movement was known as the August Revolution?Ans : The Quit India Movement, was known, as the August Revolution.
- Qstn #11Why was Sir Stafford Cripps sent to India in 1842?Ans : Sir Stafford Cripps was sent to India to break the political deadlock between Indian leaders and the British Government.