Communal Riots Following India's Independence and Mahatma Gandhi's Assasination

Q. What were the causes for the eruption of communal riots in several parts of India post-independence?

1. The divide-and-rule policy of the British in the pre-independence era
2. The partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement
3. The partition of India
4. The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Q. While preaching non-violence in a mass gathering in Delhi to prevent the communal riots, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on .

1. 30 January, 1948
2. 28 February, 1948
3. 30 December, 1948

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following statement(s) is/are false?

1. Mahatma Gandhi's assassination was a result of communal violence.
2. Nathuram Vinayak Godse shot dead Mahatma Gandhi.
3. Mahatma Gandhi's death lead to communal violence in India.
4. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948.

Q. Assertion: Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on 30th January, 1948.

Reason: He believed in assertive militant Hinduism and blamed Mahatma Gandhi for the atrocities against Hindus in pre and post-independent India.

Read the above given statements about Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and select the option that is true.

1. The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
2. The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
3. Both the assertion and the reason are correct.
4. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following were the immediate challenges for India after independence?

1. Launch of Space Research Agency
2. Conduct the general elections
3. Control the communal riots
4. Develop the economy of India

Q. As millions of people tried to cross the border between India and Pakistan, communal riots broke out in several parts of the country.

1. True
2. False

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following were the immediate challenges for India after independence?

1. Launch of Space Research Agency
2. Conduct the general elections
3. Control the communal riots
4. Develop the economy of India

Q. As millions of people tried to cross the border between India and Pakistan, communal riots broke out in several parts of the country.

1. True
2. False