The August Offer was made by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The August Offer was made by:

A. Lord Linlithgow

B. Lord Mountbatten

C. Lord Wavell

D. Lord Irwin

Answer: Option A

In 1940, it proposed expansion of the Viceroy's Executive Council.

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Question #1 Report Error

The 'Champaran Satyagraha' (1917) was related to:

A. Opium cultivation

B. Salt tax

C. Indigo cultivation

D. Peasant exploitation under tinkathia system

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Champaran Satyagraha was against the tinkathia system, where peasants were forced to grow indigo on 3/20 of their land.

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Question #2 Report Error

Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to Gandhi?

A. Subhas Chandra Bose

B. Rabindranath Tagore

C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore is said to have first used the title 'Mahatma' for Gandhi around 1915.

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Question #3 Report Error

The 'Chauri Chaura incident' occurred on 5 February 1922. Where is Chauri Chaura?

A. Bihar

B. Uttar Pradesh (Gorakhpur)

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Rajasthan

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Chauri Chaura is in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

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