- Which state’s plantation workers participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
- Assam
Explanation: Plantation workers in Assam interpreted Swaraj as the freedom to return to their villages.
- Assam
- Under which act were plantation workers restricted from leaving the estates?
- Inland Emigration Act
Explanation: The Inland Emigration Act of 1859 prohibited plantation workers from leaving without permission.
- Inland Emigration Act
- What did plantation workers believe would come with Swaraj?
- Land
Explanation: They thought Gandhi Raj would give them land in their villages.
- Land
- What mode of transport did the plantation workers use to leave the tea gardens?
- Railway
Explanation: Many plantation workers left the estates and traveled by railway to return home.
- Railway
- What halted the plantation workers’ journey back home?
- Strike
Explanation: A railway and steamer strike stranded many plantation workers before they could reach home.
- Strike
- Which organization did the plantation workers associate their movement with?
- Congress
Explanation: They linked their struggle to the Congress-led Non-Cooperation Movement.
- Congress
- What happened to the plantation workers after they left their estates?
- Beaten
Explanation: Many workers were caught by the police and brutally beaten while trying to return home.
- Beaten
- What term did the workers use to describe the expected new rule?
- Gandhi Raj
Explanation: Plantation workers believed that Gandhi Raj would bring them freedom and land.
- Gandhi Raj
- What industry were these plantation workers primarily employed in?
- Tea
Explanation: The plantation workers were mostly employed in tea estates in Assam.
- Tea
- Which colonial power controlled the plantations in Assam?
- British
Explanation: The British government controlled the tea plantations and imposed strict rules on workers.
