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Why did the Muslim League call for 'Direct Action Day' on August 16th, 1946?

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  1. It wanted to hasten the process of Partition

  2. It wanted to teach the Congress a lesson

  3. It was unable to resolve differences over the formation of Coalition Interim Government.

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The 1946 Cabinet Mission to India for the planning of the transfer of power from the British Raj to the Indian leadership proposed an initial plan of a composition of the new Dominion of India and its government. However, soon an alternative plan to divide the British Raj into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan was proposed by the Muslim League. The Congress rejected the alternative proposal outright. The Muslim League planned a general strike on 16 August, terming it as Direct Action Day, to protest this rejection and assert its demand for a separate Muslim homeland.
The Action resulted in the worst communal riots that British India had seen.

On which date did the Muslim League call for 'Direct Action'?

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  1. August 16th, 1946

  2. June 16th, 1946

  3. January 30th, 1946

  4. August 15th, 1947

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the Great Calcutta Killings, was a day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta in the Bengal province of British India.
The 'Direct Action' was announced by the Muslim League Council to show the strength of Muslim feelings both to British and Congress. Muslims feared that if the British just pulled out, Muslims would surely suffer at the hands of the overwhelming Hindu majority. The Action resulted in the worst communal riots that British India had seen.

When did the Congress Ministry resign after their formation in 1937?

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  1. 1938

  2. 1937

  3. 1939

  4. 1940

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh. The Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. The Congress ministries resigned in October and November 1939, in protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's action of declaring India to be a belligerent in the Second World War without consulting the Indian people.

 

In 1947 the leaders of the Indian National Congress accepted the partition because _________.

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  1. They realised that the seeds of communalism had been sown too deep to solve in the country

  2. Fratricidal riots were taking place in many parts of the country

  3. An agreement was reached with the Muslim League about it

  4. Other political parties were pressing them

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Congress accepted the partition due to the long term failure t draw Muslim masses into the national movement. They realised that the seeds of communalism had been sown too deep and only partition could stop the spread of 'direct action' and communal violence.

Which of the following pairs is not correct ?

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  1. Minto-Morley reforms-

    Communal representation

  2. Government of India Act 1935-

    Provincial Autonomy

  3. Simon Commission-

    Partition of India

  4. Cabinet Mission-

    The constitution of the Constituent Assembly

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Partition of India was mentioned in the Mountbatten Plan. It was also known as Indian Independence Act 1947 and was put forward by Lord Mountbatten on June 3, 1947. This plan was the last plan for independence. 

Simon Commission was a group appointed in November 1927 by the British government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919.

Which of the following statements about the Indian nationalism and decolonization movement post World War II is most correct?

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  1. The British Parliament was actively working toward passing decolonization legislation.

  2. B.G Tilak led the Quit India movement as a radical militant.

  3. Mohandas Gandhi led a violent resistance movement which included such feats as the Salt March.

  4. Events such as the Amritsar Massacre led the British public to demand that India be given immediate home rule.

  5. Muslims and Hindus worked together through the Indian National Congress for Indian Independence.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After the World War II, the change in government took place in Britain. Conservative party was replaced by the Labour party. The new government supported the Demands of Congress. They started working on the demands of independence of India and other demands. The British Parliament was actively working towards passing decolonization legislation.

The cabinet mission plan of 1946 proposed that there shall be a Union of India which was to be empowered to deal with?

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  1. Defense

  2. Foreign Affairs

  3. Communication

  4. All above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The cabinet mission plan of 1946 proposed that there shall be a Union of India which was to be empowered to deal with the defense, foreign affairs and communications.

 

Who rejected the idea of a weak centre and division of India in small states?

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  1. Congress

  2. Muslim League

  3. None of above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Congress  rejected the idea of a weak centre and division of India in small states. Congress was against decentralization and the idea was to have a strong centre.

 

The Cabinet Mission recommended?

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  1. Undivided India

  2. Separate Pakistan

  3. Limited Powers

  4. Interim Cabinet

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The cabinet mission recommended an undivided India and turned down the Muslim league’s demand for a separate Pakistan. The Cabinet mission restricted the Communal representation.

 

Who said these words: "We are convinced that India is on the threshold of very great future."?

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  1. Lord Curzon

  2. Lard Pathick Lawrence

  3. Edwin Samuel Montague

  4. Woodrow Wilson

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Cabinet Mission arrived in Karachi on 23 March 1946. Lord Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India,  stated at Karachi "We are convinced that India is on the threshold of very great future."