Question

Consider following statements regarding Indian National Movement and select the correct one/s
1. Congress supported the British Government in First World war
2. Congress was against Communal award
3. Communist party of India opposed Quit India Movement
4. All of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : All of the above

The correct answer is option 4 i.e All of the above.

• The Communist Party of India was officially against the Quit India movement.
• The Award of 1932 was built on the notion of separate electorates that the British government had already put in place through the Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) and the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919).
• Mahatma Gandhi was opposed to the communal award.
• However, after the series of negotiations both Gandhiji and Ambedkar agreed to a solution called Poona Pact and thereby withdrawing separate electorates for depressed classes.
• Congress supported the British Government in the First World war.
• Congress felt that Britain had a fair chance of winning the war and by supporting them freedom can be quickly achieved.