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S6 History: Indian Independence and Partition (10 Basic Items)
S6 History: Indian Independence and Partition (10 Basic Items)
Ten basic items: the Congress in 1885, the Amritsar massacre of 1919, the Salt March of 1930 and independence on 15 August 1947, checking dates, terms and key figures.
Nail the four dates Most marks are lost to muddled dates and terms, so fix 1885, 1919, 1930 and 1947 before discussing causes.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 25 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: S6 History: Indian Independence and Partition |
| Level | S6 History |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationIn which year was the Indian National Congress founded?
- FoundationIn which year did the Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh) massacre take place?
- FoundationWhere did Gandhi start and end the 1930 Salt March?
- FoundationOn what date did India become an independent dominion?
- IntermediateWhich movement did Gandhi launch in 1920, urging Indians to boycott British goods and schools?
- IntermediateWhat did the Muslim League demand in the 1940 Lahore Resolution?
- IntermediateWhat did the June 1947 Mountbatten Plan propose?
- ChallengeThe Salt March covered about 240 miles in 24 days. What was the daily average in miles and in kilometres?
- ChallengeAgainst what background did the 1942 Quit India Movement break out?
- Error redoA student writes that India became an independent republic on 15 August 1947. What is wrong?
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1885 | It was founded in 1885 by English-educated professionals who first asked only for a voice in legislation. |
| 2 | 1919 | In 1919 British troops fired on a crowd at Amritsar, and even moderates turned against British rule. |
| 3 | From Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on the coast | Gandhi walked to the coast to make salt himself, defying the British salt monopoly. |
| 4 | 15 August 1947 | Pakistan came into being one day earlier, on 14 August 1947. |
| 5 | The Non-Cooperation Movement | It moved the freedom struggle from the councils to the masses, and Gandhi called it off in 1922 after violence. |
| 6 | Independent Muslim states in Muslim-majority areas | It turned a demand for safeguards into a demand for a separate state, the basis of Pakistan. |
| 7 | Two dominions, India and Pakistan, with princely states choosing sides | It set the division into two dominions and the date of the transfer of power. |
| 8 | 10 miles a day, about 16.1 km, with the whole march near 386 km | 240 miles in 24 days is 10 miles a day, about 16.1 km at 1.609 km per mile. |
| 9 | After the Cripps Mission failed, Gandhi demanded an immediate British withdrawal | Britain was at war and feared an unstable rear, so it jailed the Congress leadership in a mass sweep. |
| 10 | In 1947 it was only a dominion under the Crown; it became a republic on 26 January 1950. | Dominion status and republic status are two different stages and must not be mixed up. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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