What was Rowlatt Act ? [CBSE 2014]
It was the black act which gave the government I and the police to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
What is meant by the idea of Satyagraha ?
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Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji. [CBSE 2014 (D)]
Imagine you are a woman participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Explain what the experience meant to your life.
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Women played a very important role in the Civil Disobedience Movement.' Explain.
Why the rich peasants became enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience movement?
Why did the poor peasants join the Civil Disobedience Movement ? Why did the relationship between the poor peasants and the Congress remain uncertain ? [CBSE 2014(D)]
Name any two organisations which were formed by the business class to organise their business interests.
Why did the business class participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement ? [CBSE 2014(D)]
What was the impact of the First World War on India ?[CBSE 2015]
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Explain new economic and political situations created in India during the First World War. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
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What was the impact of the First World War on the economic conditions in India ? [CBSE March 2011, 2013 (D)]
Why salt was chosen as a weapon by Gandhiji to fight against the Britishers ?
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Why did Mahatma Gandhi perceive “salt' as a powerful symbol that unite the nation? [CBSE March 2011]
Name the Commission which was formed to look into the functioning of the constitu tional system in India. Who was the President of the Commission.
Explain the contribution of the various social groups in the Civil Disobedience Movement. [CBSE 2014]
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Various classes and groups of Indians participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement for different reasons. Choose any four classes and explain their reason to participate in the movement. [CBSE 2012]
(i) Why the Congress ignored the dalit's or oppressed for a long time ?
(ii) Name the national leader who declared that swaraj would not come for a hundred years if untou- chability was not eliminated.
Why Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference ?
Describe briefly any three economic effects of the Non-Cooperation Movement. [CBSE 2009 (O)]
Why was the Simon Commission constituted ? Why was the commission rejected by the Indians ?
What were the factors responsible for the gradual slow down of the Non Cooperation movement ? [CBSE 2008 (D), 2013 (D)]
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Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slow down in the cities ? Give reasons. [CBSE March 2011, 2014, 21015 (D)]
Explain the role of Ambedkar in uplifting the dalits or the depressed classes. [CBSE March 2011]
Who was the writer of the book, Hind Swaraj'. What was the theme of the book?
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Explain the ideas of Gandhiji as he expressed in the famous book ‘Hind Swaraj’ regarding Non-cooperation. [CBSE 2012]
What was the reaction of the people against the Rowlatt Act ? [CBSE 2013 (D)]
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Explain the reactions of Indian people against the Rowlatt Act passed through the Imperial Legislative Council in 1919. [CBSE March 2012 (O)]
Name any two industrialists who actively participated in the Civil Disobedience movement.
Plantation workers too had their own understanding of Gandhiji's notion of Swaraj."Explain.