Background to the Cripps Mission

Q. In which year did Jinnah demand the creation of Pakistan as a separate Muslim state?

1. 1938
2. 1939
3. 1940
4. 1937

Q. Which of the following describes the 'All India Federation' provided by the Government of India Act, 1935?

1. It was a federation that included 11 British provinces and the Princely States.
2. It was a form of provincial government.
3. It was an association under the British government.
4. It was a form of subordinate government with limited powers.

Q. What is the Day of Deliverance?

1. The Muslim League winning the 1939 elections.
2. Britain entering the Second World War.
3. The day Pakistan was formed.
4. The Muslim League celebrating the resignation of Congress Ministers.

Q. Why did the British realize the urgent need of the support of Indians during World War II?

1. The British wanted to divert the attention of Indians.
2. The British did not want to involve themselves in the war.
3. Japan was aggressively winning Asian countries, and the British anticipated an attack on India.
4. The British wanted to divide the Indians.

Q. Which of the following is the prime reason for the resignation of the Congress ministers during World War II?

1. The Congress ministers were forced to resign.
2. The British dragged India to the war without consulting its people or Congress ministers.
3. Congress ministers did not want to be a part of the British government.
4. The Indian National Congress demanded a fresh election.

Q. The third Round Table Conference was held in .

1. 1933
2. 1930
3. 1932
4. 1931

Q. In which year did Japan join the Second World War?

1. 1941
2. 1940
3. 1942
4. 1943

Q. Why did the Mulsim League celebrate the 'Day of Deliverance'?

1. To rejoice India's participation in World War II
2. To launch a new movement against the British
3. To mark the demand of a separate country
4. To rejoice the resignation of all Congress ministers

Q. When was the Constitution of India adopted?

1. 1942
2. 1943
3. 1940
4. 1941

Q. Where was the idea of the Government of India Act 1935 conceived?

1. Third Round Table Conference
2. Fourth Round Table Conference
3. First Round Table Conference
4. Second Round Table Conference

Q. Under which of the following Viceroys of India, the British came up with the 'August Offer'?

1. Lord Linlithgow
2. Lord Mountbatten
3. Lord Wavell
4. Lord Hastings

Q. How many Countries attended the Bandung conference?

1. 13
2. 28
3. 26
4. 29

Q. What did the British offer through 'August offer'?

1. Constitution would be framed by an Indian representative body as soon as the war was over.
2. It offered 'complete independence' after the end of the war.
3. The executive council of the Viceroy would be expanded without any delay.
4. It assured the minorities that power would not be transferred to any government which undermined their existence and authority.

Q. In which of the following provinces did the Indian National Congress form ministries after elections of 1937?

1. United Province
2. Sind
3. Central Province
4. Bihar
5. Bengal
6. Orissa
7. Bombay
8. Madras

Q. Name the following.

Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games

Q. What were the dictums of the 1940 August offer?

1. Executive Council of the Viceroy would be expanded without any delay.
2. A Constitution would be framed by an Indian representative body as soon as the Second World War was over.
3. It assured the minorities that power would not be transferred to any government which undermined their existence and authority.
4. India would be given total authority to form their autonomous government while still being ruled by the Crown.

Q. Muhammad Ali Jinnah demanded the creation of Pakistan as a separate Muslim state at the Karachi session in 1945.

1. True
2. False