Civil Disobedience, Round Table Conferences and the Act of 1935

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.The Dandi March began on 12 March 1930 from:

   • A.Sevagram
   • B.Champaran
   • C.Bardoli
   • D.Sabarmati Ashram✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Gandhi marched with 78 followers.

2. Q2.The Civil Disobedience Movement began with the breaking of the:

   • A.Forest Law
   • B.Press Act
   • C.Salt Law✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Arms Act

   Explanation: Gandhi picked up salt at Dandi on 6 April 1930.

3. Q3.Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in London in:

   • A.1930
   • B.1931✓ Correct Answer
   • C.1932
   • D.1935

   Explanation: He went as the sole Congress representative.

4. Q4.The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:

   • A.1919
   • B.1922
   • C.1931✓ Correct Answer
   • D.1942

   Explanation: It was signed on 5 March 1931.

5. Q5.The Government of India Act which provided for provincial autonomy was passed in:

   • A.1909
   • B.1935✓ Correct Answer
   • C.1919
   • D.1947

   Explanation: It also proposed an All-India Federation.

6. Q6.The Dandi March ended at Dandi, a village in the State of:

   • A.Maharashtra
   • B.Odisha
   • C.Gujarat✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Tamil Nadu

   Explanation: It lies on the coast near Navsari.

7. Q7.The Dandi March covered a distance of about:

   • A.100 miles in 10 days
   • B.500 miles in 50 days
   • C.1,000 miles in 100 days
   • D.240 miles in 24 days✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: It ended on 5 April 1930.

8. Q8.The First Round Table Conference (1930) was boycotted by the:

   • A.Muslim League
   • B.Liberal Party
   • C.Princely states
   • D.Indian National Congress✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: The Congress was engaged in civil disobedience.

9. Q9.The Communal Award, announced in 1932, was by:

   • A.Winston Churchill
   • B.Clement Attlee
   • C.Ramsay MacDonald✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Stanley Baldwin

   Explanation: It gave separate electorates to the Depressed Classes.

10. Q10.The Poona Pact of 1932 was signed between Gandhi and:

    • A.Jinnah
    • B.B. R. Ambedkar✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Jawaharlal Nehru
    • D.Madan Mohan Malaviya

    Explanation: It replaced separate electorates with reserved seats.

11. Q11.Gandhi began a fast in Yerwada jail in September 1932 to oppose the:

    • A.separate electorates for the Depressed Classes✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Rowlatt Act
    • C.salt tax
    • D.Partition of Bengal

    Explanation: The fast ended with the Poona Pact.

12. Q12.The first elections under the Government of India Act 1935 were held in:

    • A.1937✓ Correct Answer
    • B.1935
    • C.1942
    • D.1946

    Explanation: The Congress won in most provinces.

13. Q13.The Government of India Act 1935 abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced it at the:

    • A.Centre✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Princely states
    • C.Districts
    • D.Municipalities

    Explanation: Defence and external affairs were reserved subjects.

14. Q14.The Salt March in the south was led by C. Rajagopalachari from Trichinopoly to:

    • A.Madurai
    • B.Vedaranyam✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Puri
    • D.Cuddalore

    Explanation: It was held parallel to the Dandi March.

15. Q15.The Peshawar leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan formed the:

    • A.Muslim League
    • B.Khudai Khidmatgar✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Ghadar Party
    • D.Swaraj Party

    Explanation: Its members were known as Red Shirts.

16. Q16.The Third Round Table Conference was held in:

    • A.1932✓ Correct Answer
    • B.1930
    • C.1931
    • D.1935

    Explanation: The Congress did not attend it.

17. Q17.Who was the Viceroy when the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed?

    • A.Lord Irwin✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Lord Willingdon
    • C.Lord Linlithgow
    • D.Lord Reading

    Explanation: Irwin was Viceroy from 1926 to 1931.

18. Q18.The Karachi session of the Congress in 1931 was presided over by:

    • A.Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B.Subhas Bose
    • C.Vallabhbhai Patel✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Rajendra Prasad

    Explanation: It adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights.

19. Q19.Which provision was NOT part of the Government of India Act 1935?

    • A.Provincial autonomy
    • B.A Federal Court
    • C.Separation of Burma
    • D.Universal adult franchise✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The franchise remained limited to about 10-12 per cent.

20. Q20.After Gandhi's arrest in May 1930, the Dharasana Salt Works raid was led by:

    • A.Kasturba Gandhi
    • B.Annie Besant
    • C.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
    • D.Sarojini Naidu✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Abbas Tyabji and Imam Saheb also took part.