Indian Independence Movement

✪ Question: Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

✪ Question: What was the name of the nonviolent protest led by Gandhi against the British salt tax in 1930?

Answer: The Salt March (Dandi March)

✪ Question: Which act passed by the British Parliament granted India its independence?

Answer: The Indian Independence Act of 1947

✪ Question: Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

✪ Question: What was the name of the movement launched by the Indian National Congress in 1942 demanding an end to British rule?

Answer: The Quit India Movement

✪ Question: What was the main objective of the Indian National Congress when it was founded in 1885?

Answer: To obtain a greater share in government for educated Indians

✪ Question: Who was the leader of the Indian National Army that sought to overthrow British rule during World War II?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

✪ Question: What tragic event occurred in Amritsar in 1919, leading to widespread outrage in India?

Answer: The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

✪ Question: What term refers to the partition of British India into two independent dominions in 1947?

Answer: The Partition of India

✪ Question: What was the name of the policy initiated by Lord Curzon that aimed to divide and rule India by separating Bengal in 1905?

Answer: The Partition of Bengal