Participation of business class in the Civil Disobedience Movement

Q. Why did the business class actively support the Civil Disobdience Movement?

1. They wanted protection against the import of foreign goods.
2. They wanted a socialist working class.
3. They wanted a a rupee-sterling foreign exchange ratio.
4. They wanted a more government controlled economy.

Q. When did the Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress come into existence?

1. 1915
2. 1920
3. 1927
4. 1933

Q. When was the Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress formed?

1. 1910
2. 1920
3. 1915
4. 1925

Q. Which of the following was/were not the cause(s) of the withdrawal of the business class from the Civil Disobedience Movement?

1. Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
2. Increase in militant activities
3. Increase in the influence of Socialism on young members of the Congress
4. Increasing job opportuities of the working class

Q. Farming communities belonging to which of the following states were heavily affected by the worldwide economic depression?

1. Rajasthan
2. Haryana
3. Gujarat
4. Bengal

Q. What were the major demands of industrialists during the Civil Disobedience Movement ?
(A) Permission to establish large scale industries in India.
(B) Protection against import of foreign goods.
(C) High rupee-sterling ratio.
(D) Nationalization of all industries.

1. B, D
2. A, B
3. B, C
4. C, D

Q. The Red Scare of 1919-1920 was, in part, a response to the _____________.

1. labor unrest that produced a nationwide strike wave
2. rise of fascism in Europe
3. teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
4. rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan
5. temperance movement and its success in establishing Prohibition.