60 + Interview Questions in MAHATMA IN GENERAL AWARENESS Page 2 InterviewSolution

51.	When was Vinoba Bhave arrested after he started the Individual Satyagraha?A. On the fifth dayB. On the fourth dayC. On the sixth dayD. On the seventh day
Answer» A. On the fifth day

52.	Vallabhbhai Patel accepted the leadership of which Satyagraha?A. Nagpur JhandaB. BardoliC. ChamparanD. Kheda
Answer» Answer is B. Bardoli

53.	In which year did the Bardoli Satyagraha take place?A. In 1931B. In 1928C. In 1926D. In 1920
Answer» Answer is B. In 1928

54.	This was not one of the proposals put forth by the Cabinet Mission PlanA. To establish a single rule in the whole country.B. To divide the whole country into three provinces.C. Formation of an interim or provisional government till the constitution was framed.D. To allow the nation to frame its own constitution.
Answer» A. To establish a single rule in the whole country.

55.	Which British Prime Minister declared that India will be given complete freedom?A. Ramsay McDonaldB. Clement AtleeC. Lord LinlithgowD. Winston Churchill
Answer» B. Clement Atlee

56.	In which year did the Cabinet Mission come to India ?A. In 1943B. In 1946C. In 1944D. In 1945
Answer» Answer is B. In 1946

57.	What were the proposals of the Cabinet Mission ?
Answer» The various proposals of the Cabinet Mission were : 1. To establish total self-rule in the country. 2. To divide the whole country into three provinces. 3. Allow India to design its own constitution. 4. Formation of an interim or provisional government till the constitution was framed.

57.

What were the proposals of the Cabinet Mission ?

Answer»

The various proposals of the Cabinet Mission were :

1. To establish total self-rule in the country.

2. To divide the whole country into three provinces.

3. Allow India to design its own constitution.

4. Formation of an interim or provisional government till the constitution was framed.

58.	What announcement did the British Prime Minister Atlee make on 20th February, 1947 ?
Answer» On 20^thFebruary, 1947, the British Prime Minister announced that powers would be transferred to India latest by June 1948.

59.	When and why did the British Prime Minister Atlee send the Cabinet Mission to India?
Answer» The Prime Minister of Britain, Mr Clement Atlee sent a Cabinet Mission in 1946 to India that aimed to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British to Indian leadership thereby conferring India with complete independence (Purna Swaraj).

60.	Why the Rowlett Act was called the Black Acr by Gandhiji?
Answer» The Rowlett Act authorized the government to exercise stricter control on press. The British also arrested people without warrants and sentenced them to indefinite jail sentences without trial. The accused were not allowed to know the reason for their arrest nor were they allowed to appeal or know the evidence used against them in court. Thus, this act was a complete violation of the fundamental rights and freedom of expression and speech. Gandhiji protested against this act and called it the ‘Black Act’.