UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'indentured labour'. 2. In Lord Chelmsford's 'War Conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War. 3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 3 only

Explanation

Gandhi's campaign against the indenture system contributed to its abolition (1917), so statement 1 is correct. At the 1918 Delhi War Conference called by Lord Chelmsford, Gandhi did support the resolution on recruitment, so statement 2 is incorrect. During the Civil Disobedience Movement that followed the breaking of the Salt Law, the Congress was declared illegal, so statement 3 is correct.

Topics: gandhian era, gandhi's campaigns and civil disobedience, history, modern india