Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

Match List - I with List - II:

LIST I

LIST II

 A. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 I. Dandi

 B. Demand of Purna Swaraj

 II. Lahore

 C. Breaking of the Salt Law

 III. Satara

 D. Establishment of 'Independent Government during Quit India Movement’  

 IV. Amritsar  

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

Correct Answer:

A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

The correct match is:

LIST I

LIST II

 A. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 IV. Amritsar

 B. Demand of Purna Swaraj

 II. Lahore

 C. Breaking of the Salt Law

 I. Dandi

 D. Establishment of 'Independent Government during Quit India Movement’  

 III. Satara

Explanation:

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in Amritsar in April 1919. Gandhiji called for a countrywide campaign against the “Rowlatt Act”. In towns across North and West India, life came to a standstill, as shops shut down and schools closed in response to the bandh call. The protests were particularly intense in the Punjab, where many men had served on the British side in the War – expecting to be rewarded for their service. Instead, they were given the Rowlatt Act. Gandhiji was detained while proceeding to the Punjab, even as prominent local Congressmen were arrested. The situation in the province grew progressively more tense, reaching a bloody climax in Amritsar in April 1919, when a British Brigadier ordered his troops to open fire on a nationalist meeting. More than four hundred people were killed in what is known as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

In the end of December 1929, the Congress held its annual session in the city of Lahore. The meeting was significant for two things: the election of Jawaharlal Nehru as President, signifying the passing of the baton of leadership to the younger generation; and the proclamation of commitment to “Purna Swaraj”, or complete independence.

Gandhiji started Dandi March in order to break the salt law. This marked the beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement.

After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule. This was the “Quit India” campaign, which began in August 1942. Although Gandhiji was jailed at once, younger activists organised strikes and acts of sabotage all over the country. Particularly active in the underground resistance were socialist members of the Congress, such as Jayaprakash Narayan. In several districts, such as Satara in the west and Medinipur in the east, “independent” governments were proclaimed. The British responded with much force, yet it took more than a year to suppress the rebellion.