Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Arrest of Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Peshawar): When Khan was arrested, the people of Peshawar took to the streets in protest. Crowds faced armoured cars without fear; some Indian soldiers of the Garhwal regiment even refused to fire on the unarmed crowd. This showed that the Civil Disobedience Movement had reached the predominantly Muslim North-West Frontier, a region previously considered outside the Congress's reach.

Arrest of Mahatma Gandhi: When Gandhi was arrested, the industrial workers of Sholapur attacked police posts, municipal buildings, and law courts, disrupting normal administration until martial law was imposed.

What this reveals: Together, these incidents show that the movement had spread geographically (from the frontier to peninsular India) and socially (from elites to workers and frontier communities), though the character of protest sometimes turned violent despite Gandhi's insistence on non-violence.

Source: Chapter 2 — The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China / Nationalism in India, Civil Disobedience Movement section

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• The examiner expects a comparison (not just description of one event), so both responses must be addressed and contrasted.
• Key insight: Peshawar shows geographical spread to the frontier and communal breadth (Muslim participation); Sholapur shows class spread to industrial workers.
• Mention the Garhwal soldiers' refusal — it is a textbook detail that earns marks.
• End with a synthesis line about what both incidents collectively reveal about the movement's reach and character — that is what "explain what they reveal" demands.