45. Civil Disobedience Movement- I216 questions
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45. Civil Disobedience Movement- I

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1. At which Congress session was the Nehru Report approved, despite dissatisfaction from younger elements?
2. Which three younger Congress leaders expressed dissatisfaction with dominion status as the Congress goal at the Calcutta session?
3. What goal did the younger Congress elements demand in place of dominion status at the Calcutta session?
4. What grace period did the Congress initially propose (before it was reduced) for the government to accept the dominion status demand?
5. What did the Congress resolve would happen if the government failed to accept a dominion-status constitution by the end of the grace period?
6. In which city did Gandhi initiate the foreign cloth boycott campaign in March 1929, leading to his arrest?
7. Which committee did the Congress Working Committee set up to propagate the boycott of foreign cloth?
8. Who carried out the bomb explosion in the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929?
9. Which minority government came to power in Britain in May 1929, seen as more sympathetic to Indian aspirations?
10. Who became Secretary of State for India following the Labour government's formation in May 1929?
11. Consider the following statements about events that kept political temperature high in 1929: (I) The Meerut Conspiracy Case occurred in March. (II) The Central Legislative Assembly bomb explosion occurred in April. (III) The Labour government came to power in England in May. Which of the above is/are correct?
12. On what date was Irwin's Declaration officially communicated through the Indian Gazette?
13. What did Irwin's Declaration state was implicit in the Declaration of 1917 as the natural issue of India's constitutional progress?
14. What was a key limitation of Irwin's Declaration?
15. Besides the dominion status declaration, what did Lord Irwin also promise?
16. On what date was the 'Delhi Manifesto' issued by a conference of national leaders?
17. Consider the following statements about the conditions set out in the Delhi Manifesto for attending the Round Table Conference: (I) The basic principle of dominion status should be immediately accepted, with the conference acting as a constituent assembly. (II) The Congress should have majority representation at the conference. (III) There should be a general amnesty for political prisoners. Which of the above is/are correct?
18. Who was nominated president of the Lahore session of the Congress (December 1929), mainly due to Gandhi's backing?
19. How many of the 18 Provincial Congress Committees had opposed Nehru's nomination as Lahore session president?
20. Consider the following statements about why Nehru was chosen to preside over the Lahore session: (I) It was appropriate given Congress's acceptance of complete independence as its goal. (II) It acknowledged the upsurge of youth that had made the anti-Simon campaign a success. Which of the above is/are correct?