Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Bengal | (I) The agitation over non-payment of the water-tax was expected to be revived |
| (B) Bihar and Orissa | (II) Boycott of liquor shops and infringement of forest laws seemed the most probable line of attack |
| (C) Punjab | (III) The Congress party felt it must do something spectacular to sustain public interest |
| (D) United Provinces | (IV) There was little enthusiasm for the form of civil disobedience favoured by Gandhi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Bengal | (IV) There was little enthusiasm for the form of civil disobedience favoured by Gandhi | The Bengal report found people waiting to see what happened to Gandhi. It saw little enthusiasm for his form of civil disobedience. |
| (B) Bihar and Orissa | (II) Boycott of liquor shops and infringement of forest laws seemed the most probable line of attack | For Bihar and Orissa the police expected the boycott of liquor shops and the breaking of forest laws to be the main line of attack. |
| (C) Punjab | (I) The agitation over non-payment of the water-tax was expected to be revived | The Punjab report expected the old agitation over non-payment of the water-tax in Multan to start again. |
| (D) United Provinces | (III) The Congress party felt it must do something spectacular to sustain public interest | In the United Provinces the police felt the Congress needed something spectacular to keep public interest alive. |
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