Study the given passage and answer the questions that follow:-The Independence Day Pledge, 26 January 1930.
‘We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth. We believe also that if any government deprives a people of these rights and oppresses them, the people have a further right to alter it or to abolish it. The British Government in India has not only deprived the Indian people of their freedom but has based itself on the exploitation of the masses, and has ruined India economically, politically, culturally and spiritually. We believe, therefore, that India must sever the British connection and attain Puma Swaraj or Complete Independence.’

1. Why was it the inalienable right of the Indian people to have freedom?
2. How did British Government exploit the Indian masses? Explain.

How did poor peasants join Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)?

Name the person who worked for the revival of folk culture in Madras.

Which were the two types of demands mentioned by Gandhiji in his letter to Viceroy Irwin on 31st January, 1930? Why was abolition of ‘Salt tax’ most stirring demand?

What was ‘Champaran Movement’?

How was Rowlatt Act opposed by the people in India? Explain with examples.

What was Inland Emigration Act of 1859?

Describe the main features of ‘Poona Pact’.

Which organisations did business classes form?

What do you know about the peasant movement in Awadh?