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Which plan allowed the Provinces to form groups with common executives and legislatures?

  1. Wavell Plan

  2. Dikie Bird Plan

  3. Cabinet Mission Plan

  4. Mountbatten Plan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cabinet Mission was the one which was to for see the transfer of power from British. One of its recommendation was to allow the Provinces to form groups with common executives and legislatures.

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As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by ____________ members in the Constituent Assembly.

  1. $90$
  2. $93$
  3. $103$
  4. $100$
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, the Constituent Assembly was to consist of 389 members, of which 93 were allocated to represent the Princely States.

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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.

  1. $14$
  2. $10$
  3. $8$
  4. $4$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Cabinet Mission Plan allocated 4 seats in the Constituent Assembly to the Chief Commissioner's Provinces (Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara, Coorg, and British Baluchistan).

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

  1. Union of India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Constituent Assembly

  4. Groups by Provinces
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B Correct answer
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.

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

  1. The Indian Union

  2. Constituent Assembly

  3. Indian National Congress

  4. The United Kingdom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed a treaty between the United Kingdom and the Constituent Assembly (representing the Indian Union) to handle the transfer of power. The Indian National Congress was a political party, not a party to the treaty itself.

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

  1. The Indian National Congress

  2. The Interim Government

  3. The Viceroy

  4. The Princes of the States
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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

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Wavell Plan was announced in the year __________.

  1. $1945$
  2. $1942$
  3. $1946$
  4. $1940$
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A 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' 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..

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

  1. Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Jinnah

  4. Rajaji
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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. 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.

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

  1. January $26$, $1947$
  2. August $15$, $1947$
  3. January $26$, $1948$
  4. February $20$, $1947$
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D Correct answer
Explanation

On February 20, 1947, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons that the British government intended to transfer power to responsible Indian hands by June 1948.

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

  1. The Peel Commission

  2. The Radcliffe Commission

  3. Hunter Commission

  4. Sapru Commission
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B Correct answer
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.