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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-ll

A. August Declaration - 1. Lord Linlithgow
B. August Offer - 2. Montague
C. August Resolution - 3. M.A. Jinnah
D. Direct Action - 4. Gandhi

Code:
A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 2 1 4 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 1 4 3 ”.
1) On 20th August 1917, Montagu presented the historic Montagu Declaration (August Declaration) in the British Parliament. This declaration proposed the increased participation of Indians in the administration and the development of self-governing institutions in India.

2) The August Offer, proposed in 1940 by Lord Linlithgow, then Viceroy of India, was an attempt to garner Indian support during World War II.

3) The Quit India Resolution was passed by the Congress Working Committee on 8 August 1942 in Bombay. Gandhi was named the movement's leader.

4) In 1946, Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared 16 August as 'Direct Action Day' and called for Muslims all over the country to 'suspend all businesses'.

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