Swaraj Party to Purna Swaraj GK Practice Quiz Level 1: Modern History Basics
This Level 1 quiz is for students starting Modern Indian History for general awareness papers. It covers the Swaraj Party, the Simon Commission, the Nehru Report, the Bardoli Satyagraha, the HSRA and the Lahore declaration of Purna Swaraj. Aptitude360 explains the answer to every question, so you can check the basic facts as you go.
Topics covered in this Swaraj Party and Simon Commission quiz
- Formation of the Swaraj Party by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru within the Congress
- Simon Commission: its purpose, its all-British membership and the 'Go back Simon' slogan
- Death of Lala Lajpat Rai after a police assault during an anti-Simon protest
- Nehru Report and its demand for Dominion Status at the Calcutta Congress
- Bardoli Satyagraha and Vallabhbhai Patel
- HSRA, the Saunders killing, the Assembly bomb and the execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
- Lord Irwin's offer, the Lahore session and the pledge taken on the day observed as Independence Day
Key facts to revise for this Modern History topic
- Which leader presided over the Calcutta and Lahore sessions of the Congress
- Full forms of revolutionary organisations such as the HSRA
- The provincial councils the Swarajists wanted to enter, set up under the Government of India Act
- How the worldwide economic Depression hit Indian peasants as farm prices fell
Revision tips for the Purna Swaraj phase
- Learn the events as one story running from the end of Non-Cooperation to the Lahore session
- Pair every event with one person, for example Bardoli with Patel and the Assembly bomb with Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt
- Keep separate notes on Dominion Status and Purna Swaraj so the two demands never get mixed up
Who should take this Level 1 set
It suits general awareness aspirants who are building a base in Modern Indian History before moving on to the harder statement-based levels.