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In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the Commissioner's Provinces to represent by ___________ members in the Constituent Assembly.

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  1. $14$

  2. $10$

  3. $8$

  4. $4$

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Correct Option: D

The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the formation of __________.

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  1. Union of India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Constituent Assembly

  4. Groups by Provinces

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Cabinet Mission to India consisted of the Secretary of state Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander. As per the plan, the unity of India had to be retained i.e no possibility of Pakistan. It proposed a very loose union of all the Indian territories under a centre that would control merely defence, the Foreign Affairs and the Communication.

Which of the following was not included in the Treaty to be negotiated as provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan?

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  1. The Indian Union

  2. Constituent Assembly

  3. Indian National Congress

  4. The United Kingdom

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Correct Option: C

As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to ___________.

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  1. The Indian National Congress

  2. The Interim Government

  3. The Viceroy

  4. The Princes of the States

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As per the cabinet Mission, the power would be first transferred to Interim Government. The interim government was formed on September 2, 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly with the powers of a prime minister bestowed on the vice-president of the Council, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was in place till 15th August 1947, when the nations of Indian and Pakistan received Independence from colonial rule

Wavell Plan was announced in the year __________.

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  1. $1945$

  2. $1942$

  3. $1946$

  4. $1940$

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Correct Option: A
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Lord Wavell, the Governor-General of India, with a view to resolving the deadlock in Indian politics put forward a plan which is known as the 'Wavell Plan' announed in 1945. It proposed the formation of an interim government. It had the provision of a new Executive Council at the centre in which all the members except the Viceroy and the Commander in Chief would be Indian..

The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of ________.

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  1. Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Jinnah

  4. Rajaji

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lord Wavell, the Governor-General of India, with a view to resolving the deadlock in Indian politics put forward a plan which is known as the 'Wavell Plan' announced in 1945. The discussions on the plan were held at Shimla. Discussion was stuck at a point of selection of Muslim representatives. Jinnah said that no non-league Muslim should be represented to the Executive Council because only Muslim League has right to represent the Muslims of India.

On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, $1948$?

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  1. January $26$, $1947$

  2. August $15$, $1947$

  3. January $26$, $1948$

  4. February $20$, $1947$

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Correct Option: D

Name the commission that was responsible for the drawing of boundaries between the new nations of Pakistan and India.

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  1. The Peel Commission

  2. The Radcliffe Commission

  3. Hunter Commission

  4. Sapru Commission

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The commission that was responsible for the drawing of boundaries between the new nations of Pakistan and India named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions for the two provinces, received the responsibility to equitably divide 450,000 km2 of territory with 88 million people.

Why did the Muslim League call for 'Direct Action Day' on August 16th, 1946?

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  1. It wanted to hasten the process of Partition

  2. It wanted to teach the Congress a lesson

  3. It was unable to resolve differences over the formation of Coalition Interim Government.

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The 1946 Cabinet Mission to India for the planning of the transfer of power from the British Raj to the Indian leadership proposed an initial plan of a composition of the new Dominion of India and its government. However, soon an alternative plan to divide the British Raj into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan was proposed by the Muslim League. The Congress rejected the alternative proposal outright. The Muslim League planned a general strike on 16 August, terming it as Direct Action Day, to protest this rejection and assert its demand for a separate Muslim homeland.
The Action resulted in the worst communal riots that British India had seen.

On which date did the Muslim League call for 'Direct Action'?

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  1. August 16th, 1946

  2. June 16th, 1946

  3. January 30th, 1946

  4. August 15th, 1947

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the Great Calcutta Killings, was a day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta in the Bengal province of British India.
The 'Direct Action' was announced by the Muslim League Council to show the strength of Muslim feelings both to British and Congress. Muslims feared that if the British just pulled out, Muslims would surely suffer at the hands of the overwhelming Hindu majority. The Action resulted in the worst communal riots that British India had seen.