Question

Q. Which of the following were the achievements of 28 months of Congress rule during the last phase of the 1930s?

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 1 and 3 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

The 28-months rule of Congress had many achievements including:

• The Congress ministers in the provinces of UP and Bihar decided to release the political prisoners. They lifted the ban on newspapers. Emergency powers-related laws were also repealed. Hence both 1st and 2nd statements are correct.
• The ministers tried to give economic relief to the peasants and the workers. A number of laws relating to land reforms, debt relief, forest grazing fees, arrears of rent, and land tenure were passed.
• The ministers gave emphasis to primary, technical, and higher education, public health, and sanitation. The ministers worked for the upliftment of Harijans, children of God as Mahatma Gandhi called them. Reforms in education, public health, sanitation as well as in prisons were undertaken.
• The short period in which Congress ruled gave a taste of self-government to the people.
• Indian people exercising power shattered the myth by which the British had held Indians in subjection: that Indians were not fit to rule. Hence this boosted the self-confidence of Indians. Hence the 3rd statement is also correct.