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Q1Assertion: The Oudh Kisan Sabha showed rapid organisational spread soon after its formation. Reason: Within a month of its formation, it had more than 300 branches in villages around the region. Choose the correct answer.
The Assertion is true because a Sabha that crossed 300 village branches within a month clearly had rapid organisational spread. The Reason is also true because the cited NCERT fact gives the figure of more than 300 branches within a month of formation. That figure directly explains the claim of rapid spread. Calling either the Assertion or the Reason false contradicts the sourced fact, and saying the true Reason does not explain the Assertion misses the link between branch growth and organisational spread.
Q2Consider the following statements about the Khilafat Committee mentioned in NCERT. 1. It was formed in Bombay in March 1919. 2. It was formed to defend the temporal powers of the Ottoman Khalifa. 3. It was formed at Nagpur in December 1920 to adopt the Non-Cooperation programme. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because the Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919. Statement 2 is correct because its purpose was to defend the temporal powers of the Ottoman Khalifa. Statement 3 is wrong because Nagpur in December 1920 relates to the adoption of the Non-Cooperation programme, not the formation of this committee.
Q3Match the First World War price context in India with the correct NCERT-based description.
The correct pairing is that 1913 is the pre-war reference point and by 1918 prices in India had doubled, creating hardship for ordinary people. The claims that prices had already doubled in 1913, were halved, frozen by law, tripled, or fell below the pre-war level do not match the cited NCERT fact.
Q4Which sequence correctly traces the fact about Sir Muhammad Iqbal's 1930 position?
The correct sequence is 1930, Sir Muhammad Iqbal as president of the Muslim League, reiterating separate electorates as a safeguard for Muslim minority political interests. The versions that say he rejected separate electorates, served as Congress president, shifted the year to 1932, or linked the point to joint electorates and the Depressed Classes contradict the cited NCERT fact.
Q5Match the NCERT description of the Congress session with its correct details. List I 1. Session 2. Decision 3. Congress context List II P. Nagpur Congress session Q. Non-Cooperation programme was adopted R. A compromise within Congress preceded the adoption Which matching is correct?
The correct matching is Nagpur Congress session with the adoption of the Non-Cooperation programme after a compromise within Congress. Calcutta in September 1920 concerns Gandhi persuading leaders to start non-cooperation in support of Khilafat and swaraj. Bombay in March 1919 concerns the Khilafat Committee. Amritsar and the death figure concern Jallianwala Bagh, not this Congress decision.
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6Match Gandhi's public appearance with the correct description.
7With reference to Gandhi's work in Champaran in 1917, consider the following statements. 1. He spent much of the year in Champaran. 2. One of his demands was security of tenure for peasants. 3. He sought compulsory indigo cultivation under planter supervision. 4. He sought freedom of crop choice for peasants. Which statements are correct?
8After the salt law was broken during the Civil Disobedience Movement, approximately how many people were arrested?
9Which sequence correctly represents the factual chain behind Gandhi's 1918 Kheda intervention?
10Which sequence correctly represents Gandhi's planned response to the Rowlatt Act as described by NCERT?
11Assertion: The Rowlatt Act, 1919, became a major target of nationalist opposition. Reason: It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. Choose the correct answer.
12During the Non-Cooperation Movement, what happened to the import value of foreign cloth between 1921 and 1922?
13Match the items about Mahatma Gandhi's return to India: List I 1. Month and year of return to India 2. Political experience immediately before the return List II a. January 1915 b. Satyagraha against racist laws in South Africa Which matching is correct?
14At which Congress session was the demand for Purna Swaraj, or full independence, formalised?
15Match the items related to the Poona Pact with their correct details. List I 1. Pact 2. Time 3. Beneficiary group 4. Electoral route List II a. General electorate b. September 1932 c. Depressed Classes d. Reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils Choose the correct code.