Punjab - Study Mode
[#356] Consider the following statements 1. The Ghadar Party was an organisation founded by Punjabi Indians in the United States and Canada with the aim to liberate India from British rule. 2. The Ghadar Party, initially the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed under the leadership of Lala Hardayal with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its President. 3. The Ghadar activists undertook what the British described as political terrorism. 4. Their newspaper, 'The Ghadar' was published from Canada. Which of the statement(s) given above about Ghadar party in Punjab is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(A) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Solution: Ghadar Party newspaper, 'The Ghadar' was published from San Francisco, California. Other statements are correct.
[#357] Consider the following statements 1. Kirti Kisan Sabha is a party of workers and peasants, fostered and to some extent funded by the Ghadar party. 2. It aimed at organising small agriculturists and industrial workers for revolutionary activity. 3. Sabha launched a monthly magazine in Punjabi, 'The Kirti' was published from Amritsar. 4. The Kirti Kisan Sabha was declared unlawful under Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct about the Kirti Kishan Sabha?
Correct Answer
(A) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Solution: Initially, the Kirti Kisan Sabha planned to prepare the masses for action, then started propaganda through the press and launched a monthly magazine in Punjabi. The first issue i.e. The Kirti was published from Amritsar in February, 1926. The 1929, Annual Session of the Sabha was held at Lahore during the Christmas week. Throughout this period, the Kirti continued to disseminate Communist thought and preach the faith of revolt against British imperialism. The Kirti Kisan Conference held on 4th March, 1931 at Anandpur Sahib on the occasion of Hola Mohalla festival, called upon workers and peasants to set-up units of the Sabha in the villages.
[#358] Consider the following statements regarding the Gurdwara Reform 1. The shrines and land attached to them, priests began to consider them as their personal properties. 2. Appropriation of shrines income by priests for their private use. 3. Introduction of ceremonies which were anathema to orthodox Sikhs. 4. There were complaints of immorality. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(D) All of these
Explanation
Solution: Gurdwara Reform is also known as Akali Movement. It was a demand of the Sikhs for the liberation of their shrines or Gurdwaras from the Priests (mahantas) who controlled the properties of the Gurdwaras and asserted these as their own property. Sikhs were fed up with the immoral activities of mahantas and wanted to reform the Gurdwaras. But these priests were under the protection of the British Government. Under the patronage of the British Government, the lands and properties attached to the Gurdwaras were entered against the names of these priests. The Sikhs claimed that the Gurdwaras were public property, thus the public had a right to remove these mahantas. But the government considered mahantas as the legal owners of Gurdwaras. This resulted in the Akali Movement or Gurdwara Reform Movement.
[#359] The President of Congress during the 1929 session, of Lahore was
Correct Answer
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
[#360] The Muslim leader, who was given the keys of Golden Temple was
Correct Answer
(C) Dr. Kitchlew
Explanation
Solution: The Khilafat Movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam after World War I. While seemingly pan - Islamic, the movement was primarily a means of achieving pan-Indian Muslim political mobilization. The movement collapsed by late 1922 when Turkey gained a more favorable diplomatic position and moved toward secularism. By 1924 Turkey simply abolished the roles of Sultan and Caliph
For Hindu Muslim unity in political action, Swami Shradhanand of Arya Samaj was asked by Muslims to preach from pulpit of Jama Masjid at Delhi while Dr. Kitchlew, a Muslim, was given the keys of the Golden Temple of Amritsar