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On Cabinet Mission, _________ observed, "the proposals preserve the essential unity of India which was threatened by the dispute between two major communities".

  1. Lord Wavell

  2. Nehru

  3. Patel

  4. Mahatma Gandhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India at the time, expressed this view regarding the Cabinet Mission's proposals, as he believed they offered a framework to maintain Indian unity while addressing communal concerns.

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As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of _________.

  1. Viceroy

  2. Parliament

  3. An Indian Member of the Executive Council

  4. Secretary of State
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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. It had the provision of a new Executive Council at the center in which all the members except the Viceroy and the Commander in Chief would be Indian. All portfolios except Defence were to be under the control of Indian members.

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The Cabinet Mission which arrived in Delhi in 1946 was headed by ___________.

  1. Lord Pethick Lawrence

  2. Sir Stafford Cripps

  3. A V Alexander

  4. Lord Attlee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A high-powered mission of three British Cabinet members- Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty reached Delhi on 24th March 1946. It was called the Cabinet Mission and it was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.


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Match the following:

A. Govt. of India Act, 1919 1. Provincial autonomy
B. Govt. of India Act, 1935 2. Separate Electorate
C. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dyarchy
D. Cabinet Mission Plan 4. Constituent Assembly

  1. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

  2. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

  3. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

  4. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A-3 (1919 Act introduced Dyarchy), B-1 (1935 Act introduced Provincial Autonomy), C-2 (1909 Minto-Morley introduced Separate Electorates), D-4 (Cabinet Mission proposed the Constituent Assembly).

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Which of the following reason compel the leaders of Muslim League to enter in the Interim Government?

  1. The Congress accepted their demand that it would not nominate a non-Muslim League Muslim to the Interim Government.

  2. The Viceroy accepted its stand that it would not join the Constituent Assembly.

  3. The Viceroy had accepted its stand that it would not take steps to rescind the League Councils resolution of July 29.

  4. The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Muslim League joined the Interim Government in 1946 primarily to gain a position of influence from which they could better advocate for their demand for Pakistan and protect their interests within the administrative framework.

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The Shimla Conference of $1945$ failed on account of ____________.

  1. Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council

  2. The demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council

  3. The demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserve seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population.

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Shimla Conference of 19451945 failed on account of the following reasons:

1- Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council.
2- The demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council.
3- The demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserve seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population.

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Cabinet committee had recommended ________ form of government in India.  

  1. Unitary

  2. Federal

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Constitution establishes a federal system of government, characterized by the division of powers between the central government and the states. While it contains unitary features, the fundamental structure is federal.

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The demand for a separate State of Pakistan was made on the basis of 'two nation' theory at the Lahore Session of All Indian Muslim League held in ___.

  1. 1907

  2. 1928

  3. 1937

  4. 1940
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Pakistan Movement was a political movement in the 1940s that aimed for and succeeded in the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India.The movement progressed within India alongside the Indian independence movement, but the Pakistan Movement sought to establish a new nation-state that protected the religious identity and political interests of Muslims in South Asia.