Towards Independence & Partition PYQs

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1. Prelims 2024Q61Towards Independence & Partition

   Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over ?

   aC. RajagopalacharibDr. B.R. AmbedkarcT.T. KrishnamacharidDr. Sachchidananda Sinha
2. Prelims 2022Q54Towards Independence & Partition

   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 ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
3. Prelims 2021Q47Towards Independence & Partition

   In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

   aleaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movementbmembers of the Interim Government in 1946cmembers of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assemblydofficers of the Indian National Army
4. Prelims 2018Q91Towards Independence & Partition

   Consider the following events :

   1.The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.

   2.India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.

   3.Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.

   4.Goa became a part of independent India.

   Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?

   a4 – 1 – 2 – 3b3 – 2 – 1 – 4c4 – 2 – 1 – 3d3 – 1 – 2 – 4
5. Prelims 2016Q93Towards Independence & Partition

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

   aIndia should be granted complete independencebIndia should be partitioned into two before granting independencecIndia should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the CommonwealthdIndia should be given Dominion status
6. Prelims 2015Q51Towards Independence & Partition

   With reference to the 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.

   a1 onlyb2 and 3c1 and 3dNone
7. Prelims 2014Q15Towards Independence & Partition

   The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

   asolve the problem of minorities in Indiabgive effect to the Independence Billcdelimit the boundaries between India and Pakistandenquire into the riots in East Bengal
8. Prelims 2010Q54Towards Independence & Partition

   After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled "The Way Out".

   Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

   aThe establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and the Indian StatesbReconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaderscFresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possibledA solution for the constitutional deadlock
9. Prelims 2010Q122Towards Independence & Partition

   Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?

   aMahatma Gandhi and Sardar PatelbAcharya J. B. Kripalani and C. RajagopalacharicPandit Nehru and Maulana AzaddDr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
10. Prelims 2009Q53Towards Independence & Partition

    Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

    aJames Ramsay MacDonaldbStanley BaldwincNeville ChamberlaindWinston Churchill
11. Prelims 2009Q62Towards Independence & Partition

    Consider the following statements:

    The Cripps Proposals include the provision for

    1.Full independence for India.

    2.Creation of Constitution-making body.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
12. Prelims 2008Q38Towards Independence & Partition

    Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?

    aGunturbKurnoolcNelloredWarangal
13. Prelims 2008Q58Towards Independence & Partition

    During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?

    aLala HardayalbRashbehari BosecSubhas Chandra BosedV. D. Savarkar
14. Prelims 2008Q59Towards Independence & Partition

    Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?

    aSimon CommissionbSimla ConferencecCripps ProposaldCabinet Mission
15. Prelims 2007Q49Towards Independence & Partition

    Who wrote the book "The Story of the Integration of Indian States"?

    aB. N. RaubC. RajagopalacharicKrishna MenondV. P. Menon
16. Prelims 2007Q147Towards Independence & Partition

    Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.

    Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

    aBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
17. Prelims 2006Q52Towards Independence & Partition

    Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?

    aDefencebExternal Affairs and CommonwealthcFood and AgriculturedNone
18. Prelims 2006Q89Towards Independence & Partition

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    aStates Reorganization Act : Andhra PradeshbTreaty of Yandabu : AssamcState of Bilaspur : Himachal PradeshdYear 1966 : Gujarat becomes a State
19. Prelims 2006Q119Towards Independence & Partition

    Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?

    1.SLV-3 Launch

    2.Formation of Bangladesh

    3.Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union

    4.Pokharan-I test

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    a2, 4, 3, 1b3, 1, 2, 4c2, 1, 3, 4d3, 4, 2, 1
20. Prelims 2005Q52Towards Independence & Partition

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Shimla Conference took place.

    2.Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
21. Prelims 2004Q123Towards Independence & Partition

    Consider the following events:

    1.Fourth general elections in India

    2.Formation of Haryana State

    3.Mysore named as Karnataka State

    4.Meghalaya and Tripura become full States

    Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?

    a2 ‑ 1 ‑ 4 ‑ 3b4 ‑ 3 ‑ 2 ‑ 1c2 ‑ 3 ‑ 4 ‑ 1d4 ‑ 1 ‑ 2 ‑ 3
22. Prelims 2003Q136Towards Independence & Partition

    An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was

    athat all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for Indiabthe creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World Warcthe active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after wardthe framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
23. Prelims 2003Q149Towards Independence & Partition

    Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the 1946?

    aRajendra PrasadbJawaharlal NehrucSardar Vallabhbhai PateldRajagopalachari
24. Prelims 2002Q2Towards Independence & Partition

    The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of

    aCripps MissionbRajagopalachari FormulacCabinet MissiondWavell Plan
25. Prelims 2002Q79Towards Independence & Partition

    The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India was

    aC. RajagopalacharibJ. B. KripalanicJawaharlal NehrudMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
26. Prelims 2000Q8Towards Independence & Partition

    At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?

    aPunjabbAssamcBengaldBihar
27. Prelims 2000Q15Towards Independence & Partition

    The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of

    aW. ChurchillbM. A. JinnahcLord MountbattendV. P. Menon
28. Prelims 2000Q60Towards Independence & Partition

    The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in

    aJapanbBurmacSingaporedMalaya
29. Prelims 2000Q70Towards Independence & Partition

    As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

    apostpone granting of independencebinvite Jinnah to form the governmentcinvite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government togetherdinvite the army to take over for some time
30. Prelims 1999Q71Towards Independence & Partition

    'It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces.' The above quotation is related to

    aSimon CommissionbGandhi Irwin PactcCripps MissiondCabinet Mission