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Towards Civil Disobedience Movement

2 UPSC Prelims MCQs tagged "Towards Civil Disobedience Movement". Free practice with answer keys, explanations, and timed mock tests on Anantam IAS.

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  1. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the…

    With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. 3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. A1 and 2 only
    2. B3 only
    3. C1, 2 and 3
    4. DNone
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    Statement 1 is Incorrect: While the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) aimed to radicalize the Congress and mobilize peasants and workers, it did not specifically advocate for the evasion of taxes as a policy; its focus was on the abolition of zamindari and the socialistic reorganization of the economy.

    Statement 2 is Incorrect: The CSP was founded on the principles of democratic socialism. It explicitly rejected the 'dictatorship of the proletariat'—a concept central to Marxism-Leninism and the Communist Party—preferring to work within the democratic framework of the Indian National Congress.

    Statement 3 is Incorrect: The CSP, being a faction within the Indian National Congress, adhered to the Congress's stand of opposing separate electorates. They advocated for joint electorates and believed that the problems of minorities and oppressed classes should be addressed through economic and social reforms rather than communal representation.

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  2. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because:

    The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because:

    1. AIndians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
    2. BSimon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy in the Provinces
    3. CThere was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
    4. DThe Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: C

    The Simon Commission, officially known as the Indian Statutory Commission, was appointed in 1927 to review the working of the Government of India Act, 1919. The primary reason for the intense agitation and the slogan "Simon Go Back" was that the commission consisted of seven British Members of Parliament and had no Indian members. This exclusion was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination and an insult to the self-respect of Indians, as an all-white body was tasked with deciding India's constitutional future.

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    History UPSC 2013 Easy