Multiple choice

With reference to the first Interim National Government, consider the following statements:

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was designated as the Vice-President of Viceroy's Executive Council.
  2. Syed Ali Zaheer and Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan joined the Viceroy's Executive Council later as the representatives of the Muslim League. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In the first Interim National Government, Jawaharlal Nehru was the Vice-President of the Viceroy's Executive Council, not Rajendra Prasad. The Muslim League joined the government in October 1946, but the specific individuals mentioned in the statement are not the correct representatives who joined at that time.

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