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Who offered its friendship to British government after resignation of Congress ministries?

  1. Indian Socialist Congress

  2. Muslim League

  3. Members of the Central legislature

  4. Communist Party of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Muslim League was jubilant over the resignation of the Congress ministries and offered its friendship to the British government. It celebrated the day when the Congress ministries resigned as a 'day of deliverance and thanks-giving.'

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Which ministries did not resign to win the government's goodwill?

  1. Punjab

  2. Bengal

  3. Sind

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

The Congress had formed ministries in the United Provinces, Central Provinces, Orissa, Bihar, Madras and Bombay, Later Assam and the North-West Frontier also came under the Congress rule. When the Congress asked its ministries to resign, the ministries in Punjab, Bengal and Sind did not resign to win the government's goodwill.

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Who declared Dominion Status as the British policy in India?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Linlithgow

  3. Lord Irwin

  4. Lord Mountbatten
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Second World War when the British government of India immediately joined the war without consulting the National Congress or the elected members of the Central Legislature. The Congress leaders asked how it was possible for an enslaved nation to aid others in their fight for freedom. They, therefore demanded that India must be declared free or at least have effective power before it could actively participate in the War. Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy, could not give any such assurance. He declared Dominion Status as the goal of British Policy in India.

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When Gandhiji declared "We do not seek our independence out of British ruin"?

  1. 1 June 1940

  2. 15 August 1940

  3. 27 July 1940

  4. 25 November 1940
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi wrote in Harijan on 1 June 1940, expressing that the Indian struggle for independence was not intended to cause the ruin of the British Empire, but rather to achieve self-determination.

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In July 1942, Quit India Resolution was adopted at ______.

  1. Wardha

  2. Lahore

  3. Calcutta

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

The Congress Working Commitee met at Wardha in July, 1942. It adopted a resolution, known as the Quit India Resolution. The resolution stated: 'British rule in India must end immediately'.

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Failure of Cripps' mission led to ______.

  1. Civil Disobedience Movement

  2. Non Cooperation Movement

  3. Quit India Movement.

  4. Election in 1945
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In 1942, the failure of the Cripps' Mission left no further meeting ground between the British Government and the Congress. Mahatma Gandhi felt that the British presence in India was an invitation to Japan to invade India and that their withdrawal would remove the bait. He, therefore, asked the British "to leave India in God's hand". The Congress Working Committee met at Wardha in July 1942. It adopted a resolution, known as the Quit India Resolution. The resolution stated: 'British rule in India must end immediately'.

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Who declared "We do not seek our independence out of British ruin"?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Bipin Chandra Pal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When the change of government took place in Britain, the fall of France and the danger of Nazi occupation of Britain temporarily softened the hard stance of Congress. On June 1, 1940, Mahatma Gandhi declared, "We do not seek our independence out of British ruin".

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Who became the Prime Minister of Britain in May 1940?

  1. Winston Churchill

  2. Clement Attlee

  3. Neville Chamberlain

  4. Stanley Baldwin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A change of government took place in Britain in May 1940. Winston Churchill became Prime Minister and Leo Amery took over as Secretary of State for India.