Identify the correct statements out of the following:
(A) In 1928, there was a peasant movement in Bardoli.
(B) In 1939, Congress Ministries joined the Government.
(C) In 1935, Government of India Act, promised some form of representative government.
(D) In 1929, Civil Disobedience Movement started with the breaking of the salt law from Bardoli.
(E) Quit India Movement began in 1941.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C) Only
(A) In 1928, there was a peasant movement in Bardoli. Correct. The peasant movement in Bardoli took place in 1928; Gandhiji gave it his blessings.
(B) In 1939, Congress Ministries joined the Government. Incorrect. The Congress ministries assumed office in 1937, after the elections held under the Act of 1935. In October 1939, after the Second World War broke out and the British refused to promise independence after the war, the Congress ministries resigned.
(C) In 1935, Government of India Act, promised some form of representative government. Correct. In 1935, a new Government of India Act promised some form of representative government.
(D) In 1929, Civil Disobedience Movement started with the breaking of the salt law from Bardoli. Incorrect. The Civil Disobedience Movement began in 1930 with the Dandi March, when Gandhiji broke the salt law at Dandi on the coast. In December 1929 the Lahore Congress had only accepted “Purna Swaraj” as its goal.
(E) Quit India Movement began in 1941. Incorrect. The Quit India Movement began in August 1942.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Dialogues … In 1935, however, a new Government of India Act promised some form of representative government. Two years later, in an election held on the basis of a restricted franchise, the Congress won a comprehensive victory. Now eight out of 11 provinces had a Congress ‘Prime Minister’, working under the supervision of a British Governor. In September 1939, two years after the Congress ministries assumed office, the Second World War broke out. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru had both been strongly critical of Hitler and the Nazis. Accordingly, they promised Congress support to the war effort if the British, in return, promised to grant India independence once hostilities ended.… 3.2 Dialogues … The offer was refused. In protest, the Congress ministries resigned in October 1939.…”
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