UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 22: Second World War, August Offer and the Cripps Mission (22 MCQs)

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UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 22: Second World War, August Offer and the Cripps Mission (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

India was declared a party to the Second World War in September 1939 by:

Correct Answer: D [Lord Linlithgow]

Explanation:

Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy 1936–1943, declared India a belligerent on 3 September 1939 without consulting Indian leaders.

2.  

The Ramgarh session of the Congress (1940) was presided over by:

Correct Answer: B [Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]

Explanation:

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad presided over the Ramgarh session of March 1940, which resolved on civil disobedience when ready.

3.  

The Lahore resolution of the Muslim League was adopted in:

Correct Answer: C [1940]

Explanation:

The Muslim League adopted the Lahore resolution at its session of 22–24 March 1940, presided over by Jinnah.

4.  

The first individual satyagrahi chosen by Gandhi in 1940 was:

Correct Answer: D [Vinoba Bhave]

Explanation:

Gandhi chose Vinoba Bhave as the first individual satyagrahi; he began on 17 October 1940.

5.  

The August Offer was made in:

Correct Answer: A [1940]

Explanation:

Lord Linlithgow announced the August Offer on 8 August 1940, after the fall of France.

6.  

The August Offer said that after the war a constitution would be framed by:

Correct Answer: C [a body mainly of Indians]

Explanation:

The August Offer promised a post-war constitution-making body composed mainly of Indians.

7.  

The Indian communists began to call the war a "People's War" after:

Correct Answer: D [the German attack on the Soviet Union]

Explanation:

Indian communists called the war a 'People's War' after the German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941.

8.  

The Cripps Mission came to India in:

Correct Answer: C [March 1942]

Explanation:

Sir Stafford Cripps arrived in India in March 1942 and left in April 1942.

9.  

Under the Cripps proposals, members of the constitution-making body from the provinces were to be:

Correct Answer: B [elected by the provincial assemblies]

Explanation:

The Cripps plan had provincial members elected by the provincial assemblies, while the princes nominated States' members.

10.  

Consider the following about the Cripps proposals:

1. India would get dominion status after the war.
2. A province could stay out of the new Union.
3. Defence would be transferred to Indians at once.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Cripps offered dominion status after the war and a provincial opt-out, but defence stayed under British control.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.

Reason (R): The proposals offered dominion status only after the war and allowed provinces to stay out of the Union.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

The Congress rejected Cripps, objecting among other things to post-war dominion status and the provincial option.

12.  

The description of the Cripps proposals as a "post-dated cheque" is usually attributed to:

Correct Answer: C [Mahatma Gandhi]

Explanation:

Gandhi is widely reported to have described the Cripps offer as a 'post-dated cheque'.

13.  

The name "Pakistan" was coined by:

Correct Answer: B [Choudhary Rahmat Ali]

Explanation:

Choudhary Rahmat Ali coined the name 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.

14.  

The Viceroy at the time of the Cripps Mission was:

Correct Answer: D [Lord Linlithgow]

Explanation:

Lord Linlithgow was Viceroy from 1936 to 1943, covering the Cripps Mission of March–April 1942.

15.  

The Lahore resolution of the Muslim League (1940) was moved by:

Correct Answer: B [A.K. Fazlul Huq]

Explanation:

A.K. Fazlul Huq, Premier of Bengal, moved the Lahore resolution on 23 March 1940.

16.  

The Individual Satyagraha was launched in:

Correct Answer: C [October 1940]

Explanation:

The Individual Satyagraha began on 17 October 1940 with Vinoba Bhave.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Cripps Mission
2. August Offer
3. Lahore resolution of the Muslim League
4. Outbreak of the Second World War

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [4-3-2-1]

Explanation:

Order: Outbreak of the Second World War (1939) → Lahore resolution of the Muslim League (March 1940) → August Offer (August 1940) → Cripps Mission (1942).

18.  

The second individual satyagrahi in 1940 was:

Correct Answer: A [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru was the second individual satyagrahi, after Vinoba Bhave, and was arrested in October 1940.

19.  

The Congress rejected the August Offer mainly because:

Correct Answer: A [it offered only dominion status and gave the minorities a virtual veto]

Explanation:

The Offer gave only dominion status as a distant goal and its minority assurance gave the League a virtual veto.

20.  

The Muslim League rejected the Cripps proposals because they:

Correct Answer: B [did not clearly accept the demand for Pakistan]

Explanation:

The League rejected Cripps because the plan did not clearly concede Pakistan, though the provincial option hinted at it.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2022

With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.
2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

Provincial members were to be elected, not nominated, so statement 1 is wrong; the provincial option made statement 2 correct.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2016

The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War:

Correct Answer: D [India should be given Dominion status]

Explanation:

The Cripps plan offered an Indian Union with dominion status after the war.

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