UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 25: Communalism, Partition and Independence (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 25: Communalism, Partition and Independence (21 MCQs) – 21 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.  

Attlee's statement of 20 February 1947 declared that the British would leave India by:

Correct Answer: A [June 1948]

Explanation:

Attlee announced on 20 February 1947 that Britain would transfer power into Indian hands by June 1948.

2.  

The Mountbatten Plan was announced on:

Correct Answer: B [3 June 1947]

Explanation:

Mountbatten's plan for partition and transfer of power was announced in the British statement of 3 June 1947.

3.  

Under the Mountbatten Plan, referendums were held in:

Correct Answer: C [the North-West Frontier Province and Sylhet]

Explanation:

Under the 3 June Plan, NWFP voters and the Sylhet district of Assam decided their future through referendums.

4.  

Since 2021, the Government of India observes Partition Horrors Remembrance Day every year on:

Correct Answer: C [14 August]

Explanation:

the Home Ministry notified 14 August as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on 14 August 2021.

5.  

In 1930, the idea of a Muslim State in north-west India was put forward in his Allahabad address by:

Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Iqbal]

Explanation:

Presiding over the League's Allahabad session in 1930, Iqbal proposed a consolidated Muslim State in north-west India.

6.  

The Indian Independence Act received the royal assent on:

Correct Answer: B [18 July 1947]

Explanation:

The Indian Independence Act, passed by the British Parliament, received the royal assent on 18 July 1947.

7.  

The first Governor-General of independent India was:

Correct Answer: B [Lord Mountbatten]

Explanation:

At India's request Mountbatten stayed on as the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India until June 1948.

8.  

The last Governor-General of India was:

Correct Answer: D [C. Rajagopalachari]

Explanation:

C. Rajagopalachari succeeded Mountbatten in June 1948 and held office until India became a republic on 26 January 1950.

9.  

The boundary commissions for Punjab and Bengal in 1947 were chaired by:

Correct Answer: A [Sir Cyril Radcliffe]

Explanation:

Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired both boundary commissions, Punjab and Bengal, and his award was published on 17 August 1947.

10.  

Consider the following about the Indian Independence Act 1947:

1. It created two dominions, India and Pakistan.
2. British paramountcy over the princely States lapsed.
3. It abolished the Constituent Assembly.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Act created the dominions of India and Pakistan and ended paramountcy; it made the Constituent Assemblies sovereign, not abolished.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Congress accepted the partition of India in 1947.

Reason (R): Communal violence and the League's obstruction in the Interim Government made a united India seem possible only at the cost of civil war.

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

Explanation:

The Congress accepted partition because riots and League obstruction made unity possible only at the risk of civil war.

12.  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded in 1925 at:

Correct Answer: C [Nagpur]

Explanation:

K.B. Hedgewar founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at Nagpur in 1925.

13.  

Hyderabad was integrated into India in September 1948 through:

Correct Answer: C [police action (Operation Polo)]

Explanation:

After the Nizam refused to accede, Indian forces moved in during Operation Polo in September 1948 and Hyderabad was integrated.

14.  

The Maharaja of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession on:

Correct Answer: B [26 October 1947]

Explanation:

Facing the tribal invasion, Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession dated 26 October 1947 and sought Indian help.

15.  

A plebiscite held in February 1948 decided the accession of:

Correct Answer: C [Junagadh]

Explanation:

After its Nawab acceded to Pakistan and fled, Junagadh's plebiscite in February 1948 voted overwhelmingly to join India.

16.  

The integration of the princely States was carried out by Vallabhbhai Patel with the help of:

Correct Answer: D [V.P. Menon]

Explanation:

V.P. Menon, Secretary of the States Department, worked with Patel to bring rulers to sign the Instrument of Accession.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Mountbatten Plan
2. Direct Action Day
3. Indian Independence Act
4. Attlee's statement fixing a deadline

Select the correct answer:

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

Explanation:

August 1946, February 1947, June 1947, July 1947.

18.  

On 15 August 1947 Gandhi was in:

Correct Answer: C [Calcutta]

Explanation:

Gandhi stayed away from the Delhi celebrations and spent 15 August 1947 in Calcutta working for communal peace.

19.  

The demand for Pakistan was formally adopted by the Muslim League in:

Correct Answer: D [the Lahore resolution of 1940]

Explanation:

The League's Lahore session of March 1940 adopted the resolution demanding independent States for Muslim-majority areas, later called Pakistan.

20.  

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on:

Correct Answer: A [30 January 1948]

Explanation:

Nathuram Godse shot Gandhi in Delhi on 30 January 1948, observed since as Martyrs' Day.

21.  
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The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

Correct Answer: C [delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan]

Explanation:

The Radcliffe Committee (two boundary commissions) was set up to delimit the India–Pakistan boundaries in Punjab and Bengal.

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