Following the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, what action did the Indian National Congress take in protest against India being dragged into the war without consent?

The Congress ministries in the provinces resigned.

In 1909, V.D. Savarkar published a highly influential book that reframed the events of the 1857 revolt from a 'sepoy mutiny' to a national struggle. What was the book called?

The Indian War of Independence 1857

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To discuss the Simon Commission report and future constitutional reforms, the British government convened the First Round Table Conference in London in which year? – 1930
Mahatma Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in London in which year? – 1931
In August 1932, which British Prime Minister announced the ‘Communal Award’? – Ramsay MacDonald
The Poona Pact was signed between Gandhi’s supporters and whom? – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
The Government of India Act 1935 replaced Dyarchy at the provincial level with what? – Provincial Autonomy
Following the outbreak of WWII, what action did the Indian National Congress take? – The Congress ministries in the provinces resigned.
Which Viceroy made the ‘August Offer’ in 1940? – Lord Linlithgow
Who was chosen as the first Satyagrahi during the Individual Satyagraha in 1940? – Acharya Vinoba Bhave
What was the 1942 mission sent to break the political deadlock called? – The Cripps Mission
At which specific location in Bombay was the ‘Quit India’ resolution passed? – Gowalia Tank Maidan
Who was the first commander and founder of the Indian National Army (INA)? – Captain Mohan Singh
In which city did Subhas Chandra Bose formally establish the Provisional Government of Free India? – Singapore
Who commanded the Rani of Jhansi Regiment? – Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
Where were the historic INA trials held? – Red Fort, Delhi
The mutiny of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) originated aboard which naval ship? – HMIS Talwar
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission? – Lord Mountbatten
On what date was Direct Action Day observed? – August 16, 1946
Who served as the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in 1946? – Jawaharlal Nehru
The Constituent Assembly of India met for the first time on which date? – December 9, 1946
What was Clement Attlee’s deadline for British withdrawal from India? – June 30, 1948
On which date was the Mountbatten Plan announced? – June 3, 1947
Who chaired the two boundary commissions for Punjab and Bengal? – Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Who served as the first Governor-General of independent India? – Lord Mountbatten
Who was the first and only Indian to hold the office of Governor-General of independent India? – C. Rajagopalachari
The integration of over 500 princely states was masterminded by which leader? – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The integration of which state required ‘Operation Polo’ in September 1948? – Hyderabad
What was V.D. Savarkar’s 1909 book about the 1857 revolt called? – The Indian War of Independence 1857
Who formulated the ‘Drain of Wealth’ theory? – Dadabhai Naoroji
Who wrote the famous Bengali play Nil Darpan? – Dinabandhu Mitra
Who was the author of the novel Anandamath? – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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Round Table Conferences: First in 1930 (boycotted), Second in 1931 (Gandhi attended).
Acts & Pacts: Communal Award (1932, Ramsay MacDonald), Poona Pact (Ambedkar & Gandhi), Govt of India Act 1935 (Provincial Autonomy).
WWII & Resignations: Congress ministries resigned en masse in 1939 over unilateral war declaration.
Offers & Missions: August Offer (1940, Linlithgow), Cripps Mission (1942).
Movements: Individual Satyagraha (1940, Vinoba Bhave), Quit India (Aug 8, 1942, Gowalia Tank).
Armed Struggle (INA): Founded by Mohan Singh (1942), revitalized by Subhas Chandra Bose in Singapore (1943). Red Fort Trials (1945).
Post-War Mutinies: RIN Mutiny originated on HMIS Talwar in Bombay (1946).
Transfer of Power: Cabinet Mission (1946, minus Mountbatten), Attlee’s deadline (June 30, 1948).
Partition: Direct Action Day (Aug 16, 1946), Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947), Radcliffe Boundary Commission.
Interim Govt & Assembly: Interim Govt led by Nehru (1946), Assembly first met on Dec 9, 1946.
Independence Leaders: Lord Mountbatten (1st Gov-Gen), C. Rajagopalachari (1st Indian Gov-Gen), Patel (Integration of states).
Literature & Thought: Savarkar (1857 book), Naoroji (Drain of Wealth), Dinabandhu Mitra (Nil Darpan), Bankim Chandra (Anandamath).

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