Short Answer TypeWith reference to the transfer of power to India, answer the following :
Mention any two clauses of the Indian Independence Act 1947.
With reference to the transfer of power to India, answer the following :
Why did the Congress accept the Mountbatten Plan ?
The war that broke out in 1914 was different from the previous wars in many ways. In this context discuss the following points briefly :
(a) Militant Nationalism as a cause of the war.
(b) How did the Treaty of Versailles seek to cripple Germany's military strength ?
(c) What was the territorial re-arrangement of Europe as a result of this war ?
The United Nations was established to be an effective peace keeping international organization. In this context explain the following:
its objectives and purposes.
The United Nations was established to be an effective peace keeping international organization. In this context explain the following:
Name the agency that the UN set up to deliver relief to children and mothers after World War II. State any three of its functions.
The United Nations was established to be an effective peace keeping international organization. In this context explain the following:
The meaning of Human Rights as incorporated in the Human Charter.
Long Answer TypeIn 1930 Mahatama Gandhi's demands were rejected by the British, as a result of which he launched the Civil Disobedience Movement. In this contest explain the following:
(a) Name the famous march undertaken by Gandhiji. Where did he begin this march? State two of its features.
(b) The Gandhi - Irwin Pact as a consequence of this Movement.
(c) Significance of the Second Round Table Conference.
(a) It was Dandi March. He began his march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi.
Features: i. It involved defiance of Salt laws, boycott of liquor. ii. It also involved non-payment of taxes and land revenue.
(b) The famous Gandhi Irwin pact was signed on 5th March, 1931. The Governor - General agreed.
i. To release all political prisoners except those guilty of violence.
ii. Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement and also agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.
(c) Gandhi was chosen as the sole representative of the Congress for the Second Round Table . The conference devoted most of its time to the communal question and the representation of minorities. The question of Independence or of setting up a Responsible Goverment receded into background and Gandhi returned empty handed to India.
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