UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 24: Post-War Upsurge, Cabinet Mission and the Constituent Assembly (24 MCQs)
UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 24: Post-War Upsurge, Cabinet Mission and the Constituent Assembly (24 MCQs) – 23 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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The Royal Indian Navy mutiny began in February 1946 at:
Correct Answer: D [Bombay]
Explanation:
HMIS Talwar.
The Simla Conference of 1945 was called by:
Correct Answer: C [Lord Wavell]
Explanation:
Viceroy Lord Wavell convened the Simla Conference in June–July 1945 to discuss his plan for an all-Indian Executive Council.
The Rajaji formula of 1944 proposed:
Correct Answer: D [a plebiscite after the war in contiguous Muslim-majority districts]
Explanation:
Rajagopalachari proposed that, after the war, a plebiscite in contiguous Muslim-majority districts of the north-west and east would decide on separation.
Which of the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
Correct Answer: D [Lord Wavell]
Explanation:
Viceroy, not a member.
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the Union was to deal with:
Correct Answer: A [foreign affairs, defence and communications]
Explanation:
The Union was limited to three subjects – foreign affairs, defence and communications – with all other subjects left to the provinces.
The Muslim League's Direct Action Day was observed on:
Correct Answer: C [16 August 1946]
Explanation:
The Muslim League observed Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946, which led to large-scale riots in Calcutta.
The Interim Government headed by Nehru was formed on:
Correct Answer: A [2 September 1946]
Explanation:
The Interim Government took office on 2 September 1946, with Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice-President of the Executive Council.
The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on:
Correct Answer: B [9 December 1946]
Explanation:
The Constituent Assembly held its first session on 9 December 1946, with Dr Sachchidananda Sinha as Provisional President.
Consider the following about the Cabinet Mission Plan:
1. It rejected the demand for a separate sovereign Pakistan.
2. It placed the provinces in three sections.
3. It proposed a Constituent Assembly elected directly by adult franchise.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
The plan rejected a sovereign Pakistan and grouped provinces into sections A, B and C, but its Assembly was indirectly elected.
Assertion (A): The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan in July 1946.
Reason (R): After Nehru's statement, the League feared that the grouping scheme would not be honoured.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Nehru's July 1946 statement on the Assembly's freedom made the League fear grouping would be overturned, so it withdrew its acceptance.
The Tebhaga movement of 1946 took place in:
Correct Answer: D [Bengal]
Explanation:
Tebhaga was a 1946 movement of Bengal sharecroppers demanding two-thirds of the crop instead of half.
The Punnapra–Vayalar rising of 1946 took place in:
Correct Answer: A [Travancore]
Explanation:
Punnapra–Vayalar was the October 1946 rising of workers in Travancore against the Dewan's rule.
In the Interim Government, the finance portfolio was held by the League's:
Correct Answer: C [Liaquat Ali Khan]
Explanation:
Liaquat Ali Khan, the League's leading nominee when it joined in October 1946, held the finance portfolio.
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the total strength of the Constituent Assembly was:
Correct Answer: C [389]
Explanation:
The plan fixed 389 seats: 296 for British India (292 provinces, 4 Chief Commissioners' provinces) and 93 for the princely States.
The Telangana movement that began in 1946 was directed against:
Correct Answer: B [the Nizam of Hyderabad and the landlords]
Explanation:
The Telangana armed struggle, from 1946, was waged by peasants against the Nizam of Hyderabad and the oppressive landlords.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Cabinet Mission Plan
2. Simla Conference
3. First meeting of the Constituent Assembly
4. RIN mutiny
Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]
Explanation:
June 1945, February 1946, May 1946, December 1946.
The Simla Conference of 1945 failed mainly because:
Correct Answer: A [Jinnah insisted that the League alone nominate all Muslim members]
Explanation:
The conference broke down because Jinnah demanded that the League alone nominate every Muslim member of the Executive Council.
The British Prime Minister who sent the Cabinet Mission to India was:
Correct Answer: D [Clement Attlee]
Explanation:
Clement Attlee, Labour Prime Minister from July 1945, sent the three-member Cabinet Mission, which reached India in March 1946.
Rashid Ali Day (February 1946) in Calcutta was a protest against:
Correct Answer: B [the sentence passed on an INA officer]
Explanation:
Rashid Ali Day protested the seven-year sentence passed on INA officer Abdul Rashid Ali, sparking clashes in Calcutta.
Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?
Correct Answer: D [Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha]
Explanation:
Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, presided as Provisional President from 9 December until Rajendra Prasad's election on 11 December 1946.
With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru – President, All India Liberal Federation
2. K.C. Neogy – Member, The Constituent Assembly
3. P.C. Joshi – General Secretary, Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3]
Explanation:
All three pairs are correct: Sapru led the Liberal Federation, Neogy sat in the Assembly, Joshi was CPI General Secretary.
With reference to Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: A [1 only]
Explanation:
The Mission recommended a federal Union of British India and the States; it said nothing on courts or Indianisation of the ICS.
With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were
Correct Answer: C [Elected by Provincial Legislative Assemblies]
Explanation:
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, Provincial Legislative Assemblies elected the provincial members by proportional representation, community-wise.
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