Q.1
In which other area, apart from India, was Gandhi active as a radical lawyer, protesting against racial discrimination, before his return to India?
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Uganda
  • Nigeria
Q.2
In 1930 Gandhi led a famous "March to the Sea" to protest about a government tax on a particular commodity. What was this commodity?
  • Sugar
  • Cotton
  • Tea
  • Salt
Q.3
Jawarhalal Nehru led a mainly Hindu party seeking to compel Britain to offer independence to India. What was the full name of this party?
  • The Congress Party
  • The Hindu League
  • The Indian National Congress
  • Congress
Q.4
In 1931 Gandhi managed to sign a deal with the then Viceroy (Governor) of India. The agreement did not last. Who was this viceroy?
  • Willingdon
  • Linlithgow
  • Reading
  • Irwin
Q.5
A Muslim League was founded in Which Muslim aristocrat was responsible for this?
  • Ayub Khan
  • Zia ul-Haq
  • Jinnah
  • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Q.6
Churchill sent a left-wing Labour figure to India in 1942 to urge Gandhi especially to support the British war effort, as India seemed increasingly vulnerable to a Japanese attack. Who was this envoy?
  • Arthur Henderson
  • Aneurin Bevan
  • Sir Stafford Cripps
  • Michael Foot
Q.7
Gandhi became more militant as the war went on. Later in 1942 he began a campaign to force the British to leave. What was the name of this campaign?
  • British Out
  • British Go
  • Time To Go
  • Quit India
Q.8
On the other hand another Hindu, Subhas Chandra Bose, set up an army to fight on the same side as the Japanese. What name was given to this army?
  • The Indian Nationalist Army
  • The Indian National Army
  • The Indian Independence Army
  • Sons of India
Q.9
Who replaced Wavell as Viceroy, instructed to pull the British out of India on honourable terms?
  • Mountbatten
  • Slim
  • Freyberg
  • Smuts
Q.10
Which princely state in the far north of British India was not a part of the 1947 terms, and remains a bone of contention between India and Pakistan to this day?
  • Punjab
  • Sikkim
  • Bhutan
  • Kashmir
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