Nationalism in India: Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements

Flashcards covering the major events, leaders, and legislative acts related to the Indian independence struggle between the First World War and the mid-1930s.

According to the Census of $1921$, how many people died due to famines and epidemics in India?

More than $13 \text{ million}$ people

What were the five virtues Mahatma Gandhi exhorted the people of India to exercise?

(i) spinning, (ii) removal of untouchability, (iii) non-consumption of alcohol, (iv) Hindu-Muslim unity, and (v) equality.

What was the outcome of the Champaran Satyagraha ($1917$)?

The Champaran Agrarian Act was passed, freeing peasants from oppression by the indigo planters.

In the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of $1918$, what percentage increase in wages did Mahatma Gandhi advise the workers to demand?

$$35\%$$

Under the Rowlatt Act ($1919$), how long could political prisoners be kept in detention without trial?

$$2 \text{ years}$$

On what date did the Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy occur?

$$13 \text{ April, 1919}$$

Who were the main leaders of the Khilafat Movement?

The Ali Brothers—Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

In which book, written in $1909$, did Mahatma Gandhi declare that British rule was established and survived because of Indian cooperation?

Hind Swaraj

By how much did the value of foreign cloth imports drop between $1921$ and $1922$ during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

From $102 \text{ crores}$ to $57 \text{ crores}$

Who was the leader of the peasant movement in Awadh who was previously an indentured labourer in Fiji?

Baba Ram Chandra

Which act prevented plantation workers in Assam from leaving tea gardens without permission?

The Inland Emigration Act of $1859$

Who was the leader of the militant guerrilla movement in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh?

Alluri Sitaram Raju

What incident on $5 \text{ February 1922}$ led Mahatma Gandhi to suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement?

The Chauri Chaura incident, where a crowd burnt a police station causing the death of $22$ policemen.

Who were the founders of the Swaraj Party within the Congress?

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

When was the all-white Simon Commission constituted by England to recommend reforms for India?

November $1927$

Which Congress session adopted the resolution of 'complete independence' ($Purna Swaraj$) as its goal?

Lahore Session (December $1929$)

How many followers accompanied Mahatma Gandhi on the Dandi March starting on March $12, 1930$?

$$78 \text{ followers}$$

Who was known as the 'Frontier Gandhi' and led the Khudai Khidmatgars in Peshawar?

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

When was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?

$$5 \text{ March, 1931}$$

What was the significance of the Poona Pact signed in September $1932$?

It gave the Dalits (Schedule Castes) reserved seats in provincial and legislative councils but not separate electorates.

In April $1929$, who threw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly as members of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)?

Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutta