Nationalism in india

Nationalism in India

TOPICS COVERED:

• HOW PARTICIPANTS SAW THE MOVEMENT
• THE LIMITS OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

By : Purvanshi Khandelwal 10A -8

Fill in the blanks:

1. Rich peasant communities included Patidars of _________ and ______ of Uttar Pradesh.
2. The industrial working classes didn’t participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers, except in the _________ region.
3. After the failure of _______________________, business groups were no longer uniformly enthusiastic.
4. In 1930, workers in _______________ tin mines wore Gandhi caps and participated in protest rallies & boycott campaigns.
5. Moved by Gandhiji’s call, women began to see service to the ________ as a sacred duty of women.
6. Conservative high-class hindus were called ____________.
7. Gandhiji called untouchables ____________.
8. Dalit participation in Civil Disobedience Movement was limited in the _______________ & ____________ region.

Assertion & Reason

ASSERTION : Rich peasants became enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience Movement, organizing their communities and at times forcing reluctant members to participate in the boycott programmes. REASON : However they were deeply happy when the movement was called off in 1931 with the revenue rates being lowered. a) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explaination of A. b) If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explaination of A. c) If A is true but R is false. d) If A is false but R is true.

Very Short Answer Questions

1. What is the full form of FICCI? 2. FICCI was formed in? 3. Name any two industrialists who actively participated in the Civil Disobedience movement. 4. Name any two organizations which were formed by the business class to organize their business interests. 5. The Congress was unwilling to support ‘no rent’ campaigns during Civil Disobedience movement. Give reason. 6. In what way women participated in CDM? 7. Who organized the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association? When? 8. Name the Pact which gave the Depressed Classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils. 9. Why Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference? 10. Who strongly opposed efforts at compromise over the question of representation? 11. Did the British government agree with Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorates for dalits? 12. Name the national leader who declared that swaraj would not come for a hundred years if untouchability was not eliminated. 13. Why the Congress ignored the dalit’s or oppressed for a long time? 14. When did Poona Pact took place?

MCQs

1. What are the reasons of the poor peasants for not paying the rent? a) Trade depression b) Falling crop prices c) Personal gains d) None of the above. 2. What were the demands of business class? a) Protection against imports of foreign goods b) They wanted to free the business from colonial restrictions c) Rupee-sterling foreign exchange ratio that would discourage imports d) Both (a) and (c). 3. What was the motive of the business organizations? a) The industrialists attacked colonial control over the Indian economy, and supported the Civil Disobedience Movement b) to make more profits for the Indian businessmen c) to work according to foreign policy d) profit only for the merchant, low wages for workers 4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was willing to give up the demand for separate electorates, if a) Hindus showed minority b) Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim-dominated provinces (Bengal and Punjab) c) If the Hindu Mahasabha took a backseat d) Muslims to be given majority electorates 5. What important difference had occurred between Congress and the Muslim League in the late 1920s? a) Communal hatred b) Muslims saw themselves as a minority c) The question of representation of the Muslims in the future assemblies that were to be elected d) Hindus ignored the Muslims

Extra Questions

What were the limitations of the civil disobedience movement?

1. Dalits participation in the Civil Disobedience movement was very limited.
2. The participation of Muslim political groups was lukewarm, as there was atmosphere of distrust and suspicion.
3. The role of Sanatanis and Hindu Mahasabha was very dominant.
4. In 1930 Dr B R Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the second-round table conference by demanding separate electorate for Dalits.
5. Different sections of people in the Civil Disobedience movement had their own aspirations, hence the struggle was not united and there was discontent among the participants.

Describe the main features of ‘Poona Pact’.

1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930 demanded separate electorates for dalits in the Second Round Table Conference organised in London.
2. When British accepted this demand in the name of Communal Award, Gandhiji started a fast into death. He believed that separate electorates for dalits would slow down the process of their integration into the society.
3. Ambedkar and Gandhi came to an agreement with Ambedkar accepting Gandhis position and the result was the Poona Pact of September, 1932.

• It gave the depressed classes (later to be known as Schedule castes) reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils.
• But, they were to be voted in by the general electorate.

Answers

Fill in the blanks

1. Gujarat, Jats
2. Nagpur
3. Round Table Conference
4. Chotanagpur
5. nation
6. sanatanis
7. harijan
8. Maharashtra and Nagpur

Assertion and Reason

c) A is true but R is false.

MCQs

1. a) Trade depression
2. d) Both (a) and (c).
3. a) The industrialists attacked colonial control over the Indian economy, and supported the Civil Disobedience Movement
4. b) Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to population in the Muslim-dominated provinces (Bengal and Punjab)
5. c) The question of representation of the Muslims in the future assemblies that were to be elected.

Very Short Answer Questions

1. Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
2. 1927
3. Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G. D. Birla
4. Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress in 1920 and the Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in 1927.
5. Because it did not want to raise issue that might upset the rich peasants and landlords.
6. Women participated in protest marches, manufactured salt, and picketed foreign cloth and liquor shops.
7. Dr B.R. Ambedkar , 1930
8. Poona Pact
9. Ambedkar clashed at second round table conference by demanding separate electorates for Dalits.
10. M.R. Jayakar of the Hindu Mahasabha
11. Yes
12. Mahatma Gandhi
13. Congress had ignored the dalits, for fear of offending the sanatanis, the conservative high-caste Hindus.
14. September 1932.

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