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The correct answer is 1946.

Key Points

• In 1946, Mahatma Gandhi visited Noakhali and other riot-torn areas to stop communal violence.
• The riots in Noakhali took place in the backdrop of unrest due to the demand for partition by the Muslim league.
• This happened in Noakhali, a place in then Bengal(now in Bangladesh) in the year 1946.
• Gandhiji visited the place to advocate his message of non-violence.
• A large scale of atrocities was committed against the members of the Hindu community.

Additional Information

• Important movements by Gandhi Ji:
  • ​1915 - Mahatma Gandhi returns from South Africa.
  • 1917 - Champaran movement.
  • 1918 - Peasant movements in Kheda (Gujarat), and workers’ movement in Ahmadabad
  • 1919 - Rowlatt Satyagraha (March-April).
  • 1919 - Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April).
  • 1921 - Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movements.
  • 1928 - Peasant movement in Bardoli.
  • 1929 - Purna Swaraj accepted as Congress's goal at the Lahore Congress (December).
  • 1930 - Civil Disobedience Movement begins; Dandi March (March-April).
  • 1931 - Gandhi-Irwin Pact (March); Second Round Table Conference (December).
  • 1935 - The Government of India Act promises some form of representative government.
  • 1939 - Congress ministries resigned.
  • 1942 - Quit India Movement begins (August).
  • 1946 - Mahatma Gandhi visits Noakhali and other riot-torn areas to stop communal violence.

The correct answer is Gandhiji's practice of disobedience.

Key Points Gandhian Ideologies:

• Civil Disobedience:
  • ​Non-violent method of boycotting institutional arrangements of the government.
  • Examples: Non-payment of taxes, the boycott of courts, schools, colleges, etc.
  • This principle greatly influenced Henry D. Thoreau.
• Satyagraha:
  • ​It means the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression, and exploitation through non-violent actions.
  • It is a method of securing rights by personal suffering and not inflicting injury on others.
  • Inspired by Upanishads, Buddhism, Jainism, and Tolstoy.
• Sarvodaya:
  • ​The term was first coined by Gandhi Ji in the translation of John Ruskin's tract on political economy, "Unto This Last".
  • The literal meaning is "progress for all".
• Truth and Non-violence:
  • ​They constitute the twin cardinal principles of Gandhian thoughts.
  • For Gandhi Ji, truth is truthfulness in words and deeds, and the absolute truth is the ultimate reality which is God.

The correct answer is 1873.

• Jyotirao Phule establishes Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873.

Key Points

•  Satyashodhak Samaj
  • Literal Meaning - Truth-seekers' Society
  • Founded by - Jyotirao Phule
    • In Pune, Maharashtra
    • 24 September 1873

Additional Information

The correct answer is Chicago.

Important Points 

• Swami Vivekananda participated at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago (USA) on 11th September 1893 and raised the prestige of India and Hinduism very high.
• He preached Vedantic Philosophy. He condemned the caste system and the current Hindu emphasis on rituals and ceremonies.

Key Points

• Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramkrishna Mission at Belur in Howrah in 1897. It is a social service and charitable society.
• The objectives of this Mission are providing humanitarian relief and social work through the establishment of schools, colleges, hospitals, and orphanages.
• He asked the people to improve the lives of the poor and depressed classes. He believed that service to mankind is service to God.
• The original name of Swami Vivekananda was Narendranath Dutta (1863-1902). 
• He became the most famous disciple of Shri Ramkrishna Paramahamsa.
• In 1886, Narendranath took the vow of Sanyasa and was given the name, Vivekananda. 
• Swami Vivekananda emphasized Man making education.
• Man-making means a harmonious development of a child in respect to their morality, humanity, honesty, character health, etc. Therefore, a supportive environment to fulfill these aims of education should be created in our school.

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• When the Japanese routed the allies in southeast Asia, they took some 60,000 soldiers of British Indian army prisoners.
• 20,000 of them agreed to switch sides and go to war against their former masters- the Britishers, in the Indian National army under command of Subhas Chandra Bose.
• After the allies won the war, the INA soldiers once again became prisoners under Britishers.
• The British Government decided to make an example of the INA leaders by performing their court-martial and treason trial-the first one was to take place in Delhi’s iconic Red Fort.
• Of the three INA generals arraigned for the first trial were a Hindu (Prem Kumar Sehgal), a Muslim (Shah Nawaz Khan) and a Sikh (Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon).
• The INA Defence Committee was a committee established by the Indian National Congress in 1945 to defend those officers of the Indian National Army who were to be charged during the INA trials.
• The committee declared the formation of the Congress' defence team for the INA and included famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju and Lt. Col Horilal Varma Bar at Law. Hence option 4 is correct.
• Over the course of 10 hours spread across two days, Desai presented a stirring defence without any interruption or notes, which among other aspects included “probably the first legal argument before any court in the world which sought to establish the legal right of an enslaved nation to wage a war of national liberation against its foreign ruler.

The correct answer is Annie Besant.

Key Points

• Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress.
• She presided over the Indian National Congress at the Calcutta session of 1917.
• She was a leading member of INC.
• She established the Home Rule League in 1916 at Madras.
• She first visited India in 1893 and was involved in the Indian National Movement.

Additional Information

• Sarojini Naidu:
  • She was the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress.
  • She became the president of the Indian National Congress in the Kanpur session in 1925.
  • She was given the title of "Nightingale of India" for her contributions in the field of poetry writing.
  • She was called 'Bharat Kokila'.
  • She is the first woman to hold the office of governor in the dominion of India.
  • She became the governor of the United Provinces in 1947.

Important Points

• Chittaranjan Das became the president of the Indian National Congress in the Gaya session in 1922.
• Motilal Nehru became the president of the Indian National Congress in the Calcutta session in 1928.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel became the president of the Indian National Congress in the Karachi session in 1931.

The correct answer is option Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Key Points

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Atmiya Sabha” a precursor organization in the socio-religious reforms in Bengal in the year 1814 in Kolkata.
• It was a philosophical discussion circle where debates and discussions were held leading to the ideas for social reforms. 

The correct answer is Sabarmati.

Key Points

Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in Sabarmati launched on March 12, 1930, and it lasted till April 5, 1930, in Dandi (Navsari).

• It was a part of Non-violent Civil Disobedience.
• It was against the tax collected by the British Raj on salt and Gandhi opposed this by producing salt through evaporation.
• This significantly influenced American activist's Martin Luther King, James Bevel, and others.
• It is also known as the White Flowing River as all people took part in the march by wearing White Khadi.
• Gandhi called it “Poor Man’s Struggle”.
• Due to this, mass civil disobedience was observed and Indians boycotted British clothes and goods.
• International Walk for Justice and Freedom – Mahatma Gandhi Foundation re-framed and cast the Salt March in 2005 on the 75^th anniversary of Dandi March
• National Salt Satyagraha Memorial – Dandi (inaugurated Jan 30, 2019)

Mistake Points

• C Rajgopalachari, Gandhi’s associate organized Vedaranyam Salt March along the east coast while Gandhi launched along the west coast.
• C Rajgopalachari was the 1^st Governor-General of India after Independence.
• 1^st women arrested in Salt March – Sarojini Naidu
• To commemorate the 50^th and 75^th anniversary of Dandi March in 1980 and 2005 respectively, stamps were also released by the government.

(Stamp released in 2005 on the 75^th anniversary of Dandi Satyagraha)

The correct answer is Lahore.

Key Points

• The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session.
  • A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as 'Independence Day.
• It was the same session in which Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as president of Congress.

Additional Information

• The Indian National Congress (INC) was formed by Allan Octavian Hume in 1885.
• The first session of INC was held in Bombay from 28–31 December 1885 under the chairmanship of W.C. Bannerjee.
• Sessions of Indian National Congress before Independence:

The correct answer is Badruddin Tayyabji.

Important Points

Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress.

• Badruddin Tyabji was a prominent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist, and politician during the times of British India.
• He was the first Indian to practice as a barrister of the High Court of Bombay.
• He served as the third President of the Indian National Congress.
• Rahimtullah M Sayani was the second Muslim to serve as president after Badruddin Tyabji.

Additional Information

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian Independence activist, a congress leader.
• Hakim Ajmal Khan holds the record of 'sole person elected to the Presidency of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the All India Khilafat Committee'.
• Rafi Ahmed Kidwai became India's first Minister for Communications after Independence. 
• Rafi Ahmed Kidwai and Abul Kalam Azad were only two Muslim in Jawahar Lal Nehru Central Cabinet. 

The correct answer is 1915.

Key Points

• Satyagraha Ashram at Ahmedabad is the place where Mahatma Gandhi lived after he returned from South Africa in 1915.
• The “Satyagraha Ashrama” was founded by Mahatama Gandhi at Kocharab near Ahmedabad in the year 1915.
• Later in 1917, the ashram was shifted to Sabarmati and came to be known as the “Sabarmati Ashram”.
• The ashram was relocated because Gandhiji wanted to carry out agricultural activities.

Additional Information

• Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of the Nation and is commonly called Bapu.
• His birthday on 2 October is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday.
• He was a prolific writer. One of Gandhi's publications Hind Swaraj was published in Gujarati in 1909.
• He was the leader of various movements (Satyagraha, Champaran Movement, Kheda Movement).
• On 9th January, we celebrate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day because Gandhiji returned to India on this day from South Africa in 1915. 
• He became the president of Congress during its Belgaum session, 1924. 

The correct answer is 1960.

• The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in 1960.

Key Points

The correct answer is Swami Dayananda Saraswati.

Key Points

• Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
• Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875 in Bombay.
• There are 10 principles related to Arya Samaj.
• The famous freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was his disciple.
• Swami Dayananda Saraswati is known as the 'Grandfather of Indian Nation'.
• The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati - Mul Shankar.

Additional Information

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'.
• He is also known as the 'Prophet of Indian Nationalism'.
• He started Atmiya Sabha in 1814 and Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
• He launched a movement for the abolition of Sati through his journals Sambad Kaumudi (1821) and the book named Precepts of Jesus (1820).
• The Mughal emperor Akbar II gave the title 'Raja' to Ram Mohan Roy.

Atmaram Pandurang

• Prathana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in Bombay in 1867.
• He was one of the two Indian co-founders of the Bombay Natural History Society.
• Atmaram Pandurang served briefly as sheriff of Bombay in 1879.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was an Indian educator and social reformer considered the 'Father of Bengali prose'.
• The contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar towards such issues, the Widow remarriage Act passed in 1856.

The correct answer is 1946.

Key Points

• In 1946, Mahatma Gandhi visited Noakhali and other riot-torn areas to stop communal violence.
• The riots in Noakhali took place in the backdrop of unrest due to the demand for partition by the Muslim league.
• This happened in Noakhali, a place in then Bengal(now in Bangladesh) in the year 1946.
• Gandhiji visited the place to advocate his message of non-violence.
• A large scale of atrocities was committed against the members of the Hindu community.

Additional Information

• Important movements by Gandhi Ji:
  • ​1915 - Mahatma Gandhi returns from South Africa.
  • 1917 - Champaran movement.
  • 1918 - Peasant movements in Kheda (Gujarat), and workers’ movement in Ahmadabad
  • 1919 - Rowlatt Satyagraha (March-April).
  • 1919 - Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April).
  • 1921 - Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movements.
  • 1928 - Peasant movement in Bardoli.
  • 1929 - Purna Swaraj accepted as Congress's goal at the Lahore Congress (December).
  • 1930 - Civil Disobedience Movement begins; Dandi March (March-April).
  • 1931 - Gandhi-Irwin Pact (March); Second Round Table Conference (December).
  • 1935 - The Government of India Act promises some form of representative government.
  • 1939 - Congress ministries resigned.
  • 1942 - Quit India Movement begins (August).
  • 1946 - Mahatma Gandhi visits Noakhali and other riot-torn areas to stop communal violence.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and in turn, inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Key Points

Champaran Satyagraha: 

• The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first Satyagraha movement led by Gandhiji in India and is considered a historically important revolt in the Indian Independence Movement.
• It was a farmer's uprising that took place in the Champaran district of Bihar, India, during the British colonial period. The farmers were protesting against having to grow indigo with barely any payment for it.
• Champaran, where tens of thousands of landless serfs, indentured labourers, and poor farmers were forced to grow indigo and other cash crops instead of the food crops which were necessary for their survival.
• These goods were bought from the farmers at a very low price. Suppressed by the brutal militias of the landlords, they were given negligible compensation, leaving them in extreme poverty.
• Even in the painful time of devastating famine, the British government levied a heavy tax on them and insisted on increasing the rate.
• Without food and money, the situation was growing progressively unbearable and the peasants in Champaran revolted against the government in indigo plant cultivation in 1914 (at Pipra) and in 1916 at (Turkaulia).
• Raj Kumar Shukla who was an indigo cultivator persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to go to Champaran and hence, the Champaran Satyagraha began. Gandhiji arrived in Champaran on 10 April 1917 with a team of eminent lawyers i.e.Brajkishore Prasad, Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, and  Acharya Kripalani.

​Hence, the correct answer is to protest against British exploitation of the Indigo farmers.