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Who was sent as viceroy to India, to hasten the process of handing over the power? 

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  1. Stafford Cripps

  2. Clement Attlee

  3. Louis Mountbatten

  4. Frederick Pethick-Lawrence

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On 20 February l947, Prime Minister Atlee announced in the House of Commons the definite intention of the British Government to transfer power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June 1948. Thus, to effect the transference of that power Atlee decided to send Lord Mountbatten as Viceroy to India. Lord Mountbatten armed with vast powers became India's Viceroy on 24 March 1947. The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan appeared inevitable to him. After extensive consultation, Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan of partition of India on 3 June 1947. The Congress and the Muslim League ultimately approved the Mountbatten Plan.

The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of $1935$ would cease to exist as per ____________.

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  1. The Cabinet Mission Plan

  2. Wavell's Plan

  3. The Indian Independence Act of $1947$

  4. The Dikie Bird Plan

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Correct Option: C

Who marked the boundaries between India and Pakistan?

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  1. Radcliffe commission

  2. Mc Mahon

  3. General Campbell

  4. All of Above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In June 1947, Britain commissioned Sir Cyril Radcliffe to head the two Boundary Commissions (one for Punjab and the other for Bengal), to determine which territories will be assigned to which nation. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options, Mc Mohan Commission set down the Indo-Tibetan Boundary, General Campbell inspected the aftermath of the Orissa famine in 1865. Hence, these options are incorrect.


The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the:

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  1. Minto-Morley Reforms

  2. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

  3. Simon Commission

  4. First Round Table Conference

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Correct Option: C

When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the Indians?

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  1. February, 1947

  2. August, 1947

  3. June, 1948

  4. June, 1949

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following agencies of public opinion serves better the interest of the rural masses in comparison to the urban ones?

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  1. Radio

  2. Cinema

  3. News Papers

  4. Television

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to a recent study, 76 percent of Indians now listen to FM radio via their mobile phones, while an average of 22.5 percent tunes in while driving. With mobile phone penetration growing in rural India, radio as a medium of mass communication is now reaching the remotest corners of the country via handsets.

Local self-government institutions help in ___________.

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  1. The National or union matters only

  2. The State matters only

  3. The local matters only

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Local self-government institutions help in the local matters only. It is an administrative body for a small geographic  area, such as a city, town, county, or state. A local government only has control over their specific geographical region, and can not pass or enforce laws that will affect a wider area.

Democratic decentralisation in India means ______.

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  1. Establishment of Panchayati Raj

  2. More financial decentralization in favour of the states

  3. Decentralisation of power in bureaucratic structures

  4. Distribution of powers among three organ of the government

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Panchayati Raj generally refers to the system introduced by constitutional amendment in 1992, although it is based upon the traditional panchayat system of South Asia. The Panchayati Raj system was formalized in 1992, following a study conducted by a number of Indian committees on various ways of implementing more decentralized administration in the Democracy.

In respect of provisions under Article $3$ for formation and alteration of States what is true about the "Principles relating to a change of sovereignty in international Law".

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  1. Are applicable to a re-organization of territory of a State

  2. Are not applicable to a re-organization of territory of a State

  3. India is not a subject to International law

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

The winter session of the Parliament is convened between ____________.

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  1. January-March

  2. February-May

  3. July-August

  4. November-December

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A parliament session is a duration in which its business is conducted. There are three parliament sessions in a year:

  • Budget Session: February to May
  • Monsoon Session: July to September
  • Winter Session: November to December