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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The civil Disobedience Movement was launched with the _____________ ________________ in 1930.
   2. The Cripps' Mission offered _______________ ________________ to India after the war.
   3. The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year __________________.
   4. ________________ ________________ presented the plan to partition India into two independent states.
   5. On 26 January 1950, India was declared a _____________ _____________ _______________.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. The Simon Commission was given a warm welcome by the Indian people.
   2. According to the salt laws, the British had the sole right to make salt in India.
   3. The Quit India Resolution proposed a violent struggle for independence under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose.
   4. The British had intended to transfer power to Indians only in june 1948.
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. The Chairman of the drafting Committtee was:
      1. Dr Ambedkar
      2. Dr Rajendra Prasad
      3. Jawaharlal Nehru
      4. Mahatma Gandhi 
   2. Direct Action day was observed on:
      1. 15 August 1947
      2. 26 January 1950
      3. 16 August 1946
      4. 23 January 1948
   3. The last viceroy of India was:
      1. Lord Reading
      2. Clement Attlee
      3. Lord Mountbatten
      4. Lord Wellington
   4. The first president of independent India was:
      1. Dr Rajendra Prased
      2. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
      3. Jawaharlal Nehru
      4.  Motilal Nehru
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   1. Bhagat Singh	a. 16 August
   2. Stafford Cripps	b. Republic Day
   3. Jinnah	c. Dominion Status
   4. Direct Action Day	d. Saunders
   5. 26 January	e. Muslim League

    

5. 5.

   What was the purpose of the Simon Commission? Why did the Indians oppose it? What was the impact of the commission's visit?
6. 6.

   Which movement did the Dandi March launch? Why did Mahatma Gandhi undertake the Dandi March?