Question 8 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 2 Class 10 History - Nationalism in India - History

This question was asked in (OD Set-II, 2017)

Evaluate the role of Business Classes in the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’.

Answer:

Points to Remember 

 Role of Business class in 'Civil Disobedience  Movement': 

1. Reacted against the colonial policies 
2. Protection against imports of foreign goods .
3. A rupee-sterling foreign exchange ratio
4. Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress  
5. Industrialists attacked colonial control
6. Refused to buy or sell imported goods.

We use any 3 points and elaborate on them   

Answer to be written in the exam

• Keen on expanding their business , they now reacted against the colonial policies that restricted business activities .
• A rupee-sterling foreign exchange ratio that would discourage imports.
• To organise business interests , they formed the Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress in 1920 and the Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in 1927.