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What issue led to the Poona Pact of 1932?
A. Representation of the Depressed Classes
B. Partition of Bengal
C. Separate Muslim statehood
D. Provincial dyarchy
Correct Answer: A
The pact between Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar replaced separate electorates for the Depressed Classes with reserved seats in joint electorates.
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Which right was part of the Karachi Resolution's civil-liberties programme?
A. Freedom of speech and association
B. Permanent press censorship
C. Religious voting qualifications
D. Unrestricted detention without trial
Correct Answer: A
The resolution listed core freedoms, equality before law and protections for workers and minorities.
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Which freedom fighters' execution was condemned at the Karachi Congress session?
A. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev
B. Ram Prasad Bismil only
C. Udham Singh and Madan Lal Dhingra
D. Surya Sen and Khudiram Bose
Correct Answer: A
The session honored their sacrifice while maintaining Congress's formal disapproval of political violence.
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Which major resolution was adopted at the Karachi session of 1931?
A. Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme
B. Separate Electorates Resolution
C. Pakistan Resolution
D. August Resolution
Correct Answer: A
The Karachi Resolution linked political freedom with civil liberties, labour protection and socio-economic justice.
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Who presided over the Karachi session of 1931?
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Maulana Azad
Correct Answer: A
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel presided over the forty-fifth Congress session.
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Which Congress session approved the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
A. Karachi, 1931
B. Lahore, 1929
C. Lucknow, 1916
D. Tripuri, 1939
Correct Answer: A
The Karachi session endorsed the pact while also adopting landmark rights resolutions.
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Who represented the Congress at the Second Round Table Conference in London?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. C.R. Das
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi attended as the Congress's sole official representative.
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Which agreement suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement temporarily in 1931?
A. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B. Lucknow Pact
C. Poona Pact
D. Delhi Pact of 1916
Correct Answer: A
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact provided for Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference and release of many political prisoners.
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Which colonial law was directly challenged by the Dandi March?
A. Salt law
B. Arms Act only
C. Press Act only
D. Forest law only
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi made salt to challenge the government's monopoly and tax on an essential commodity.
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Which campaign began with Gandhi's march from Sabarmati to Dandi in 1930?
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
Correct Answer: A
The Salt March launched a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience against colonial laws.
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Where was the tricolour hoisted during the Lahore session's independence declaration?
A. On the bank of the Ravi River
B. At the Red Fort
C. At India Gate
D. At Sabarmati Ashram only
Correct Answer: A
The flag was hoisted on the banks of the Ravi at Lahore as the Purna Swaraj pledge was taken.
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On which date did Congress call upon Indians to observe Independence Day following the Lahore Resolution?
A. 26 January 1930
B. 15 August 1947
C. 23 March 1940
D. 14 August 1947
Correct Answer: A
26 January 1930 was observed as Purna Swaraj Day throughout India.
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What did the Lahore Congress session of 1929 declare as the goal of Congress?
A. Purna Swaraj or complete independence
B. Only council reform
C. Separate communal dominions
D. Restoration of dyarchy
Correct Answer: A
The Lahore session formally adopted complete independence as the national goal.
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Who presided over the Lahore Congress session of 1929?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: A
Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the session that made complete independence the Congress objective.
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Jinnah's Fourteen Points of 1929 were largely formulated as a response to which document?
A. Nehru Report
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Cripps Proposals
D. Wavell Plan
Correct Answer: A
The Fourteen Points summarized Muslim constitutional demands after disagreement over the Nehru Report.
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Why did Muhammad Ali Jinnah object to the Nehru Report?
A. It did not adequately accept Muslim constitutional safeguards such as separate electorates and federal protections
B. It demanded Pakistan
C. It supported the Simon Commission
D. It abolished provincial autonomy
Correct Answer: A
Jinnah sought amendments to protect Muslim representation and provincial powers; their rejection deepened political differences.
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Which younger leaders pressed for complete independence rather than Dominion Status in 1928?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Gokhale and Mehta
C. Hume and Wedderburn
D. Tyabji and Sayani
Correct Answer: A
Nehru and Bose represented the younger radical current demanding complete independence.
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What compromise was adopted at the Calcutta Congress session of 1928?
A. Britain was given one year to grant Dominion Status
B. Congress accepted the Simon Commission
C. Congress endorsed separate electorates permanently
D. Congress abandoned independence
Correct Answer: A
Congress gave the British government an ultimatum to accept Dominion Status or face a campaign for full independence.
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Who presided over the Calcutta Congress session of 1928?
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. M.A. Ansari
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Answer: A
Motilal Nehru presided over the session that debated his constitutional report.
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What was the Nehru Report's position on separate communal electorates?
A. It proposed their replacement by joint electorates with limited reservations
B. It expanded them to all communities
C. It made them permanent
D. It ignored representation entirely
Correct Answer: A
The report favored joint electorates, which became a major point of disagreement with Muslim political leaders.