Multiple choice

The Congress ministries that had been formed in several provinces in 1937 resigned in November 1939 in protest against the _______.

  1. refusal of the British government to grant independence to India

  2. british policy of repression

  3. participation of India in the Second World War, without consulting the Indian National Congress

  4. interference of the viceroy and the Government in administration
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Explanation

The Congress ministries resigned in November 1939 because the Viceroy unilaterally declared India at war with Germany without consulting Indian leaders. This was a violation of the principle that Indian representatives should have been consulted on such a major decision. The resignation marked the end of the Congress-League cooperation that had existed since 1937.

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