Category 21 · Modern History
Congress After Civil Disobedience and the Provincial Ministries
5 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Debates on Future Strategy After Civil Disobedience; Nationalist Response to the Government of India Act, 1935; and 3 more.
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Debates on Future Strategy After Civil Disobedience
After the Civil Disobedience Movement was withdrawn, nationalists debated what to do in the non-mass phase of 1934-35. Three views emerged: constructive work, council entry, and the Nehru-led left's call for continued mass struggle. Gandhi allowed…
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Nationalist Response to the Government of India Act, 1935
The Government of India Act, passed by the British Parliament in August 1935, proposed an all-India federation that never came into being, a bicameral Centre with reserved and transferred subjects, and provincial autonomy in place of…
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Congress in the 1937 Elections
In early 1937, elections to the provincial assemblies of eleven provinces were held under the 1935 Act, with about 30.1 million people enfranchised. After a second-stage debate on office acceptance, the Congress fought on a manifesto…
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Congress Ministries: Civil Liberties and Agrarian Reforms
The Congress ministries governed several provinces for 28 months, until October 1939. Gandhi advised holding office lightly, as crowns of thorns. They eased curbs on civil liberties, releasing prisoners and lifting bans, though with some blemishes,…
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Congress Ministries: Labour Policy, Social Welfare and Evaluation
The Congress ministries sought to advance workers' interests while keeping industrial peace, favouring compulsory arbitration before strikes and treating militant protest as a law-and-order problem, which left critics dissatisfied. They also made welfare reforms on prohibition,…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Congress After Civil Disobedience and the Provincial Ministries?
Congress After Civil Disobedience and the Provincial Ministries has 5 micro topics in Modern History: Debates on Future Strategy After Civil Disobedience; Nationalist Response to the Government of India Act, 1935; Congress in the 1937 Elections; Congress Ministries: Civil Liberties and Agrarian Reforms; Congress Ministries: Labour Policy, Social Welfare and Evaluation.
Is Congress After Civil Disobedience and the Provincial Ministries important for UPSC Prelims?
Congress After Civil Disobedience and the Provincial Ministries is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 5 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.