Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad.

• Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad were official Congress negotiators for Cripps Mission.

Key Points

• On 11 March 1942, Churchill announced that the British government had prepared a plan to overcome India's political deadlock and Sir Stafford Crips would be sent to India.
• Sir Cripps was also a member of the British Cabinet and actively supported the Indian National Movement.
• The Cripps Mission provided for a separate constitution for other provinces of India, whose hidden goal was to divide India into pieces.
• This proposal was against the principle of national unity of India.

Bhimbetka caves in Madhya Pradesh are the finest example of pre-historic cave paintings and murals. This archaeological site of central India is situated near Bhopal and spans the prehistoric Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. Few paintings at the Bhimbetka rock shelters are about 3,000 years old.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Arjunlal Sethi and Kapoorchand Patni

• In 1931 Jaipur Praja Mandal was established by Arjunlal Sethi and Kapoorchand Patni.
• It was restablished in 1938 by Jamnalal Bajaj and Hiralal Shashtri.
• Bharatpur Praja mandal was established by Kishan Lal Joshi and Master Adityendra in 1938.
• The Praja Mandal movement in Kishangarh Region was started by Kantilal Chothani and Jamalshah in 1939.

The correct answer is the Jaisinghpura massacre 

Key Points

• Jaisinghpura massacre-
  •  On 21 June 1934 AD, Thakur Ishwar Singh of Dundlod opened fire on people working on the fields in Jaisinghpura village, In which 20-25 people were injured.
  • Ishwar Singh was tried in the princely state of Jaipur and sentenced to 1.5 years.
  • This was the first farmer massacre of Rajasthan in which the killers were punished.
  • British officer W.T. Web was appointed to prevent violence in this region.

Additional Information

• The Kudan massacre took place in Sikar due to the robbery of Captain Webb and the operation firing on the farmers.
• Chandraval massacre took place in Marwar where 6 farmers were killed on 29 March 1942 AD.
• The Dabla massacre took place on 13 March 1947 in Nagaur, this was the last incident related to the peasant movement in Rajasthan.

The correct answer is Chittaranjan Das.

Key Points

• Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922.
• List of Presidents in their respective Sessions and years:
  • Chittaranjan Das - Gaya Session, 1922.
  • S.N.Banerjee - Pune Session, 1895 and Ahmedabad Session, 1902.
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Bombay Session, 1934.
  • Hakim Ajmal Khan -  Ahmedabad Session, 1921.