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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
Question
Match the years given in Column I with the important developments in the Indian Independence Movement given in Column II and provide the correct answer from the options given below: Column I A. 1905 B. 1918 C. 1924 D. 1930 Column II 1. Civil Disobedience Movement 2. Poorna Swaraj 3. Partition of Bengal 4. Champaran Satyagraha
Options
- A A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
- B A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- C A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
- D A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
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C A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
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- 1905 - Partition of Bengal : The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a significant and controversial event in Indian history, carried out by the British colonial administration under the then Viceroy, Lord Curzon. Bengal was to be divided into two parts: Eastern Bengal and Assam with a Muslim majority, and Western Bengal, which would retain a Hindu majority. The partition took effect on October 16, 1905. The opposition to the partition led to the launch of the Swadeshi Movement.
- 1917-1918 - Champaran Satyagraha : The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first major political actions in India and marked the beginning of his leadership in the Indian independence movement. In the Champaran district of Bihar, farmers were forced by British landlords to grow indigo on a portion of their land, often under exploitative conditions. This system, known as the Tinkathia system.
- 1929 - Poorna Swaraj : Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) was the declaration made by the Indian National Congress (INC) on 26 January 1930, demanding complete self-rule and independence from British colonial rule. At the Lahore Congress Session of December 1929, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress passed a resolution calling for Poorna Swaraj.
- 1930 - Civil Disobedience Movement : The Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934) was a major phase of the Indian independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.The Civil Disobedience Movement followed the failure of the Simon Commission (1927), the boycott of which intensified demands for complete independence (Purna Swaraj). On March 12, 1930, Gandhi initiated the movement with the famous Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi in Gujarat, a distance of about 240 miles. In early 1931, the movement led to negotiations between Gandhi and the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin, resulting in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.