Limits of Civil Disobedience

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1. Q1.Mahatma Gandhi referred to the so-called "untouchables" as:

   • A.Harijans, meaning children of God✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Depressed classes only
   • C.Shudras
   • D.Ati-shudras

   व्याख्या: Gandhi called them Harijans and campaigned for their entry into temples, wells, and schools.

2. Q2.Dr B.R. Ambedkar organised Dalits into an association in 1930 known as the:

   • A.Depressed Classes Association✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Justice Party
   • C.Khilafat Committee
   • D.Swaraj Party

   व्याख्या: Ambedkar founded the Depressed Classes Association in 1930 to advance Dalit political interests.

3. Q3.At the Second Round Table Conference, Ambedkar clashed with Gandhi over his demand for:

   • A.Separate electorates for the Depressed Classes✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Complete independence for India
   • C.Abolition of the salt tax
   • D.Reservation of seats for women

   व्याख्या: Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for Dalits, which Gandhi strongly opposed.

4. Q4.The British government's 1932 decision to grant separate electorates to Dalits was known as the:

   • A.Communal Award✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Nehru Report
   • C.Government of India Act
   • D.Rowlatt Act

   व्याख्या: The Communal Award of 1932 granted separate electorates to the Depressed Classes, prompting Gandhi's fast.

5. Q5.Gandhi opposed separate electorates for Dalits and began a fast unto death because he believed they would:

   • A.Slow down the integration of Dalits into wider society✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Give Dalits too much political power
   • C.Be economically harmful to Dalits
   • D.Be supported by the British for the wrong reasons

   व्याख्या: Gandhi feared separate electorates would permanently divide society rather than integrate Dalits into it.

6. Q6.The compromise that resolved the standoff between Gandhi and Ambedkar over separate electorates was called the:

   • A.Poona Pact✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Gandhi-Irwin Pact
   • C.Lucknow Pact
   • D.Nehru Report

   व्याख्या: The Poona Pact of September 1932 replaced separate electorates with reserved seats for Dalits.

7. Q7.Under the Poona Pact of September 1932, the Depressed Classes received:

   • A.Reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils, voted by the general electorate✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Separate electorates as originally demanded
   • C.No representation at all
   • D.Full autonomy in a separate state

   व्याख्या: The pact provided reserved seats voted by the general electorate rather than separate electorates.

8. Q8.After the decline of the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat movement, relations between the Congress and many Muslim political organisations:

   • A.Became strained, with many Muslims feeling alienated from the Congress✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Strengthened significantly
   • C.Remained completely unaffected
   • D.Improved due to shared economic interests

   व्याख्या: As the joint Khilafat-Non-Cooperation platform collapsed, many Muslims felt increasingly distant from the Congress.

9. Q9.Muhammad Ali Jinnah's attempts to reach an agreement between the Congress and the Muslim League on separate electorates ultimately:

   • A.Failed, as events after 1928 hardened communal opinion on both sides✓ सही उत्तर
   • B.Succeeded fully at the Lahore session
   • C.Were never attempted
   • D.Led immediately to the Poona Pact

   व्याख्या: Jinnah sought compromise, but growing communal tension after 1928 hardened positions and the effort failed.

10. Q10.The limits of the Civil Disobedience Movement, as reflected in its relationship with Dalits and Muslims, illustrate that:

    • A.The movement struggled to fully unify all social groups around a single vision of swaraj✓ सही उत्तर
    • B.All communities participated with equal enthusiasm and unity
    • C.Caste and religious divisions played no role in shaping the movement
    • D.The Congress had no relationship with either community

    व्याख्या: Tensions with Dalit and Muslim political leadership show the movement's difficulty in achieving full social unity.