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QUESTION 11
GS1
15 marks

Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Explain how different groups and ideologies enriched the national movement during 1919–47.

ElaborateAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Peasants and workers: Kisan Sabhas, AITUC, Bardoli≈50 words
  2. 2Socialists and revolutionaries: Nehru, Bose, CSP, HSRA≈50 words
  3. 3Dalits and social reformers: Ambedkar, Periyar; women (Sarojini Naidu, Kamaladevi, Aruna Asaf Ali); tribals; princely state movements≈50 words
  4. 4Effect: wider base, social agenda in national movement≈50 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

ContextEach voice with exampleEffectConclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Only Gandhi
  • No named voices, e.g. Ambedkar, Bose, Kamaladevi, Kisan Sabhas, AITUC, HSRA

Draw this

  • Tree with branches for each voice

Value addition

  • FactThe All India States People's Conference (1927) mobilised people in princely states.Historical record
  • FactAruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank on 9 August 1942.Historical record

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