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TOWARD INDEPENDENCE * THE REASONS FOR INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE..................................

Test yourself! Say if these statements are "True" or "False". Need some help: try this (Wikipedia)

1. Indians fought in trenches on French soil during WW1.
True      False
 
2. India's Independence was then considered a logical reward.
True      False
 
3. The US Congress was ready to set a date for Independence.
True      False
 
4. Gandhi took over Congress in 1915.
True      False
 
5. Gandhi dressed in traditional clothes unlike his colleagues to be closer to all Indians.
True      False
 
6. Satyagraha is the name of a city.
True      False
 
7. He urged Indians to cooperate with the British authorities.
True      False
 
8. Gandhi was considered as the main leader of the campaign to get the independence.
True      False
 
9. Gandhi asked his people not to attempt to fight back and to be prepared to be arrested if necessary.
True      False
 
10. Edwin Montagu was the Viceroy of India.
True      False
 
11. He immediately set up a date for India's independence.
True      False
 
12. The reforms which bear his name concerned education and public health.
True      False
 
13. These reforms were well-welcomed by the Indians.
True      False
 
14. The viceroy was the British Governor general of India and represented the Sovereign.
True      False
 
15. During the First World War, the viceroy had a lot of powers. He could even decide to arrest and imprison without a trial.
True      False
 
16. After the war, the viceroy's powers were reduced.
True      False
 
17. Consequently, there were many demonstrations.
True      False
 
18. In April 1919, General Nehru, a newly-appointed British commander banned all meetings in Bombay.
True      False
 
19. General Dyer ordered his soldiers to open fire at people who were celebrating a Sikh festival in Amritsar and 371 were killed.
True      False
 
20. Many politicians and personalities thus understood that Gandhi was right to fight for independence.
True      False
 
21. Motilal Nehru became one of Gandhi's major supporters.
True      False
 
22. Nehru was an Untouchable.
True      False
 
23. A national movement for independence was created at that period.
True      False
 
24. Gandhi became a major figure in that movement.
True      False

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