Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

For plantation workers in Assam, 'swaraj' meant the freedom to move freely out of the tea gardens and return to their home villages. Confined under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, they could not leave without permission. When the Non-Cooperation Movement began, thousands defied authorities and left the plantations, believing Gandhi Raj was coming and they would receive land in their villages. They were, however, caught by police and brutally beaten up.

Source: Chapter 2, Section 2.3 – Swaraj in the Plantations

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• The question tests understanding of how different groups interpreted 'swaraj' in their own way — a key theme in Chapter 2.
• Mention two things: (1) what swaraj meant to plantation workers, and (2) how they acted on it.
• Examiners expect reference to the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 and the detail that workers never reached home — these fetch marks.
• Avoid mixing in details about other groups (peasants, business classes) — stay focused on plantation workers only.