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The Indian independence movement quiz
How well do you really know The Indian independence movement? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
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The questions
- Easy
Gandhi leads a long protest against the British salt tax in 1930. What was the march called, and where did it end?
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- It was called the Salt March or Dandi March.
- It ended at Dandi, a coastal village in Gujarat.
- Gandhi and his followers made salt there in protest.
- Easy
In Amritsar in 1919, what was the crowd-shooting event called, and which force opened fire?
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- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also called the Amritsar massacre
- Occurred in Amritsar in 1919
- British troops opened fire on the crowd
- Medium
In 1942, Gandhi launched a campaign demanding an immediate end to British rule. What was it called, and in which city was it launched?
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- It was called the Quit India Movement or Quit India campaign.
- It was launched in Bombay, now called Mumbai.
- Gandhi announced it at the All-India Congress Committee meeting in August 1942.
- Medium
Which 1919 law sparked mass protests, and what power did it give the authorities over people they arrested?
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- The Rowlatt Act, also called the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act
- Passed in 1919
- Allowed detention without trial
- Medium
Which British commission arrived in 1928 to discuss reforms, and what made Indian nationalists boycott it?
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- It was the Simon Commission.
- It had no Indian members.
- Indian nationalists boycotted it.
- Hard
What 1905 British decision split Bengal, and what movement arose with a boycott of British goods?
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- The British partitioned Bengal in 1905.
- The Swadeshi movement arose in response.
- Supporters boycotted British goods.
- Hard
At which 1929 Congress session was a resolution passed, and what independence goal did it declare?
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- It was the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress.
- It declared complete independence as the goal.
- The resolution is known as Purna Swaraj.
- Boss
When Gandhi and Lord Irwin struck a deal in 1931, what was it called, what campaign did Gandhi pause, and which conference did he agree to attend?
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- It was the Gandhi–Irwin Pact, also called the Delhi Pact.
- Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement.
- He agreed to attend the Second Round Table Conference.
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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