Class 08 Social Science History National Movement From 1870 To 1947 CBSE Questions & Answers

Name the person speaking to Gandhiji in the image given, based on the following clues:A veteran nationalist, and leader of the salt Satyagraha in the South , he is popularly known as Rajaji. He also served as a member of the Interim Government of 1946 and as free India?s first Indian Governor General.

Recognise and name this great leader from a peasant family of Gujarat. He was the foremost organiser of the freedom movement from 1918 onwards and also served as the Presdient of the Congress in 1931 . Also known as the Iron man of India.

This famous personality with Mahatma Gandhiji , was the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity until 1920 .He also played an important role in the Lucknow Pact . He later became a major spokesperson for Pakistan

Recognise the personality in dark glasses , sitting alongwith the members of the Congress Working Committee, Sevagram, 1942. based on the clues given :He was born in Mecca to a bengali mother and an Arab father. Well versed in many languages and a scholar of Islam , he was an active participant in Gandhian movements and a staunch advocated of Hindu-Muslim unity .He opposed i Jinnah?s two- nation theory

Pick out thedate on which Clement Atlee made an important announcement that the British would completely transfer power to the Indians by June 1948.

Clement Atlee, send a Cabinet Mission to India, to negotiate the terms of the transfer of power with the Indian leaders and general elections were held in India. After the general elections, who was invited to form the Interim Government in 1946?

Pick out from the following dates on which Mohammed Ali Jinnah decided to launch Direct Action Day

Recognise and name this great Pashtun leader from the North West Froniter Province, standing along with Mahatma Gandhiji .

Some of the important points of Lord Mountbatten plan are given below. Pick out the statements that are not TRUE, if any , with respect to the Lord Mountbatten plan.Two states India and Pakistan were to be set up with different constitutionThe provinces of Punjab and Bengal were to be divided on the basis of Muslim and non-Muslim majority areas.India and Pakistan were free to leave or remain in the british CommonwealthA boundary commission was appointed to determine the boundaries between what was to be Pakistan and the rest of India

Identify the person sitting in the centre with Jawaharalal Nehru and Mohammed Ali Jinnah . He was also the last Viceroy .

Complete the given statement :After the discussions of the Mountbatten plan, on ___________________ the Congress accepted the Mountbatten Plan.

On which date given below did the British Parliament pass the Indian Independence Act so as to end the British rule and transfer power to the two new dominions of India and Pakistan

Pick out the important event that happened on 14- 15 August 1947 at Red Fort, New Delhi.

Tryst with Destiny was an important speech made by the first Prime Minsiter of independent India on the eve of Independence . Based on the image attached, recognise the great leader who gave this awe- inspiring speech ?

During the first round of discussions of framing the Constitution, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee?