The historic Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a significant agreement that brought together which two major political entities?

The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League

The historic Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 is famous for passing a resolution declaring what as its ultimate political goal?

Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence)

Following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Mahatma Gandhi traveled to London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress to attend which Round Table Conference?

Second Round Table Conference (1931)

Mahatma Gandhi undertook a fast unto death in protest against the Communal Award. This led to the Poona Pact of 1932, which replaced separate electorates for the depressed classes with what?

Reserved seats in joint electorates

The Cripps Mission was sent to India in 1942 to break the political deadlock. What was its primary objective?

To secure full Indian cooperation for the British war effort in World War II

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The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in Bombay in December 1885. Who presided over this inaugural session? – W.C. Bonnerjee
The Swadeshi Movement was formally launched at a massive meeting in the Calcutta Town Hall in protest against the partition of Bengal on which date? – August 7, 1905
In 1906, the All India Muslim League was founded in Dhaka. Who was its first honorary president and a key founding figure? – Aga Khan
The historic Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a significant agreement that brought together which two major political entities? – The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
Annie Besant formally launched her Home Rule League to demand self-government for India in which month and year? – September 1916
Mahatma Gandhi’s first major civil disobedience movement in India, the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, was organized against which exploitative agricultural system? – Tinkathia
In the Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, Gandhi organized the peasants to withhold revenue payments. Which prominent leader played a crucial role in mobilizing the peasants alongside him? – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, a turning point in India’s freedom struggle, took place on the festival of Baisakhi on which date? – April 13, 1919
The Khilafat Movement was organized to protest against the unjust treatment meted out to the Ottoman Empire after World War I. The All India Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in which city? – Bombay
The Non-Cooperation Movement was formally approved and endorsed by the Indian National Congress in December 1920 at which session? – Nagpur
Mahatma Gandhi abruptly suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement following the violent Chauri Chaura incident, which occurred on which date? – February 5, 1922
The Swaraj Party was founded in January 1923 by leaders who wanted to enter the legislative councils to wreck the government from within. Who were its principal founders? – C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
The famous Kakori Train Robbery, executed by members of the Hindustan Republican Association to fund their revolutionary activities, took place in which year? – 1925
The Simon Commission, an all-white statutory commission appointed to review the constitutional progress in India, arrived in the country in which year? – 1928
The Nehru Report of 1928, the first major attempt by Indians to draft a constitutional framework for the country, demanded which status for India? – Dominion Status
The historic Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 is famous for passing a resolution declaring what as its ultimate political goal? – Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence)
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement by beginning his historic Salt March (Dandi March) from Sabarmati Ashram on which date? – March 12, 1930
The Civil Disobedience Movement was temporarily suspended following an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and the Viceroy. In which month and year was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed? – March 1931
Following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Mahatma Gandhi traveled to London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress to attend which Round Table Conference? – Second Round Table Conference (1931)
The controversial Communal Award of 1932, which provided separate electorates for the depressed classes, was announced by which British Prime Minister? – Ramsay MacDonald
Mahatma Gandhi undertook a fast unto death in protest against the Communal Award. This led to the Poona Pact of 1932, which replaced separate electorates for the depressed classes with what? – Reserved seats in joint electorates
The Government of India Act 1935 abolished the system of dyarchy in the provinces and replaced it with which new administrative principle? – Provincial Autonomy
Due to ideological differences with the Congress high command and Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose resigned as INC President in 1939 and founded which new radical party? – The Forward Bloc
In an attempt to secure Indian cooperation during World War II, the British Government issued the ‘August Offer’ in 1940. Which Viceroy made this offer? – Lord Linlithgow
The Cripps Mission was sent to India in 1942 to break the political deadlock. What was its primary objective? – To secure full Indian cooperation for the British war effort in World War II
The historic ‘Quit India’ Resolution, launching the final mass struggle for independence, was passed by the Congress Working Committee on August 8, 1942, in which city? – Bombay
The Indian National Army (INA), formed to fight the British with Japanese assistance, was originally conceived in Malaya by which former British Indian Army officer? – Captain Mohan Singh
In 1946, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee dispatched a high-level mission to India to discuss the transfer of power. What was this mission called? – The Cabinet Mission
Disappointed with the Cabinet Mission Plan and determined to achieve Pakistan, the Muslim League called for “Direct Action Day” on which date, resulting in the Great Calcutta Killings? – August 16, 1946
The plan that formally proposed the partition of India into two independent dominions (India and Pakistan) was announced on June 3, 1947. What is it commonly known as? – The Mountbatten Plan

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1885: Foundation of the INC; W.C. Bonnerjee presides over the Bombay session.
1905: August 7 marks the formal launch of the Swadeshi Movement against Bengal’s partition.
1906: All India Muslim League is founded in Dhaka under Aga Khan.
1916: Lucknow Pact unites INC and Muslim League; Annie Besant launches Home Rule League.
1917-1918: Gandhi leads Champaran (Tinkathia system) and Kheda Satyagrahas (with Sardar Patel).
1919: Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April 13); Khilafat Committee formed in Bombay.
1920-1922: Non-Cooperation Movement approved at Nagpur; suspended abruptly after Chauri Chaura (Feb 5, 1922).
1923: Swaraj Party founded by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru.
1925-1928: Kakori Train Robbery (1925); Simon Commission arrives (1928); Nehru Report demands Dominion Status.
1929: Lahore Session of INC declares Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence).
1930: Dandi March begins on March 12, launching the massive Civil Disobedience Movement.
1931: Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed in March; Gandhi attends the 2nd Round Table Conference.
1932: Communal Award by Ramsay MacDonald triggers Gandhi’s fast, resulting in the Poona Pact.
1935: Government of India Act establishes Provincial Autonomy.
1939-1940: Subhas Chandra Bose founds Forward Bloc; Lord Linlithgow issues the August Offer.
1942: Cripps Mission fails; ‘Quit India’ Resolution passed in Bombay (August 8).
1942-1946: INA conceived by Mohan Singh; Cabinet Mission (1946) dispatched by Attlee.
1946: Direct Action Day called by Muslim League on August 16, resulting in massive riots.
1947: Mountbatten Plan (June 3) formally proposes the partition of British India.

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