Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – April 16, 2018

Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a member of the moderate group (leaders like Mehta, Naoroji, Gokhale) in the Congress Since 1904, favouring Hindu–Muslim unity in achieving self-government. He joined muslim league in 1912. He left congress in 1920 after Gandhiji started the non- cooperation movement which he opposed and believed that self-government should be secured through constitutional means.

Only option c is correct

All other options are incorrect

Knowledge Base:

North Korea, South Korea, Bahrain and Republic of the Congo share their independence day with India.

Statement 1 and 2 are correct

Goa was a Portuguese state not French when India became independent. It became a part of the Indian union in 1961.

Madras was not a Princely state as it was part of British india

Fact:

Congress opposed the Public Safety Bill, 1928 because  it was against nationalist activities

The European planters at Champaran in Gujarat practiced illegal methods of indigo cultivation. They forced the Indian peasants to cultivate Indigo on 3/20th part of their land holding (Tinkathia system). Raj Kumar Shukla, a local peasant persuaded Gandhiji to go to Champaran. Peasants of Champaran with the help of Gandhiji and Rajendra Prasad organized Satyagraha and led to abolition of Tinkathia system.

Both the pairs are correctly matched.

In Bengal and Bihar, anti-chowkidara campaign was launched during civil disobedience movement.

Defiance of forest laws assumed a mass character in Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Central Provinces, especially in areas with large tribal populations who had been seriously affected by the colonial Government’s restrictions on the use of the forest.

Other similar event:

No revenue no tax campaign was the feature of UP. The no-revenue part was a call to the zamindars to refuse to pay revenue to the Government; the no rent was a call to the tenants not to pay rent to the Zamindars.