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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
What special authority was given to Gandhi at the Ahmedabad session of 1921?
A. Full executive authority of the Congress for the movement
B. Power to appoint the Viceroy
C. Control of British troops
D. Authority to partition provinces
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi was made the sole executive authority with broad AICC powers for directing the struggle.
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Who actually presided over the Ahmedabad session of 1921?
A. Hakim Ajmal Khan
B. C.R. Das
C. M.A. Ansari
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: A
Hakim Ajmal Khan was unanimously chosen to preside in Das's absence.
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Who was the president-elect for the 1921 Ahmedabad session but could not preside because he was imprisoned?
A. C.R. Das
B. Hakim Ajmal Khan
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: A
C.R. Das was in jail, so Hakim Ajmal Khan presided over the session.
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Which material became a symbol of Congress self-reliance under Gandhi?
A. Khadi
B. Imported silk
C. British wool
D. Military uniform
Correct Answer: A
Hand-spun khadi symbolized swadeshi, dignity of labour and economic self-reliance.
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Which fund was launched after the death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A. Tilak Swaraj Fund
B. Nehru Planning Fund
C. Azad Education Fund
D. Khadi Defence Fund
Correct Answer: A
The Tilak Swaraj Fund mobilized money and volunteers for the Non-Cooperation programme.
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What happened to the Congress membership fee during the Nagpur reorganization?
A. It was reduced to make mass membership easier
B. It was raised to one hundred rupees
C. It was abolished only for lawyers
D. It was limited to landlords
Correct Answer: A
The fee was reduced to a nominal amount, commonly four annas, making membership accessible to ordinary people.
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What major organizational innovation was created at the Nagpur session of 1920?
A. A Working Committee of fifteen members
B. A hereditary executive
C. A military council
D. A separate Muslim chamber
Correct Answer: A
A fifteen-member Working Committee gave Congress a more effective central executive structure.
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How were Provincial Congress Committees reorganized at Nagpur in 1920?
A. On linguistic lines
B. On religious lines
C. According to military districts
D. Only according to princely states
Correct Answer: A
Linguistic reorganization helped align party organization with regional languages and mass communication.
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Who presided over the Nagpur session of 1920?
A. C. Vijayaraghavachariar
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Hakim Ajmal Khan
D. Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: A
C. Vijayaraghavachariar was president of the thirty-fifth Congress session.
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At which session was the Non-Cooperation programme finally confirmed and Congress reorganized?
A. Nagpur, 1920
B. Gaya, 1922
C. Belgaum, 1924
D. Madras, 1927
Correct Answer: A
The Nagpur session confirmed Non-Cooperation and transformed Congress into a broader mass organization.
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Which step was included in the Non-Cooperation programme approved in 1920?
A. Surrender of titles and boycott of government institutions
B. Joining the colonial army
C. Acceptance of separate electorates only
D. Payment of additional taxes
Correct Answer: A
The programme called for surrender of titles and boycott of schools, courts, councils and foreign goods in stages.
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Who presided over the Special Calcutta session of 1920?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. C. Vijayaraghavachariar
C. Hakim Ajmal Khan
D. C.R. Das
Correct Answer: A
Lala Lajpat Rai presided over the special session that debated Non-Cooperation.
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Which Congress session first approved Gandhi's Non-Cooperation proposal in principle?
A. Special Calcutta session, 1920
B. Surat session, 1907
C. Lahore session, 1929
D. Karachi session, 1931
Correct Answer: A
The special Calcutta session adopted the Non-Cooperation resolution after a major debate.
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Which movement was linked with Congress's Non-Cooperation strategy in 1920?
A. Khilafat Movement
B. Aligarh Movement
C. Deoband Movement only
D. Pakistan Movement after 1940
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi linked the Khilafat grievance and Punjab wrongs with a broad programme of Non-Cooperation.
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Which inquiry's majority report was rejected by Congress as biased in relation to Punjab events?
A. Hunter Committee
B. Simon Commission
C. Butler Committee
D. Fraser Commission
Correct Answer: A
Congress rejected the official Hunter Committee majority findings and conducted its own Punjab inquiry.
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Who presided over the 1919 Amritsar session of the Congress?
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. C.R. Das
D. Maulana Azad
Correct Answer: A
Motilal Nehru presided over the Congress session held in the aftermath of Punjab repression.
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Which massacre profoundly changed Congress attitudes toward British rule in 1919?
A. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
B. Bibighar massacre
C. Chauri Chaura incident
D. Qissa Khwani massacre
Correct Answer: A
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Amritsar intensified distrust of British claims to justice.
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Which repressive law of 1919 was strongly opposed by Congress and Gandhi?
A. Rowlatt Act
B. Vernacular Press Act 1878
C. Pitt's India Act
D. Ilbert Bill
Correct Answer: A
The Rowlatt Act allowed extraordinary detention powers and triggered nationwide protest.
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Which reforms followed the Montagu Declaration and were embodied in the Government of India Act 1919?
A. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
B. Morley-Minto Reforms
C. Cabinet Mission Plan
D. Wavell Plan
Correct Answer: A
The 1919 reforms introduced dyarchy in the provinces and expanded legislatures.
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Which British declaration of 1917 promised the gradual development of responsible government in India?
A. Montagu Declaration
B. August Offer
C. Cripps Declaration
D. Communal Award
Correct Answer: A
Secretary of State Edwin Montagu announced the goal of progressive realization of responsible government.