Independence and Partition

Q. India became free from British rule on , 1947.

1. 26 January
2. 15 August
3. 15 January

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> On 16 August 1946, the Muslim League pressurised the government for _______.

1. more seats in the Constituent Assembly
2. formation of Pakistan
3. India's independence
4. formation of provincial government

Q. ‘Having a well-organised Central Government having administrative units under the centre shall be more peaceful and progressive, instead of a weak Central Government consisting of many autonomous and opposite constituents.’

Who said this?

1. Mountbatten
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallahbhai Patel
4. Lord Wavell

Q. Mountbatten was appointed as Viceroy in place of _______.

1. John Simon
2. Lord Wavell
3. Clement Attlee
4. Lord Birkenhead

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> __________ and ___________ pleaded the case of INA commanders.

1. Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Bulabhai Desai and Gandhiji
4. Jawaharlal Nehru and Bulabhai Desai

Q. Which of the following are true of the period between 1946 and 1947 in the context of India?

1. The Congress lost the provincial election held in 1946.
2. By March 1947, communal riots had spread across the nation.
3. The people of the Sylhet province of Assam decided to join West Pakistan.
4. The Mountbatten Plan was put into action in 1947.