Indian Independence Act and the End of British Rule

Q. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?

1. Lord Mountbatten
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Rajendra Prasad
4. C. Rajagopalachari

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Who was the first women Governor of a State in free India from the following?

1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Sucheta Kriplani

3. Indira Gandhi

4. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Q. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Allan Octavian Hume
4. Motilal Nehru

Q.

The first chief commissioner of Assam.

Q. When did the Indian Independence Bill receive Royal Assent?

1. 1947

Q.

Who became the first governor general of free India in 1947

Q. The Indian Independence Bill received Royal Assent on .

1. 4 July, 1947
2. 15 July, 1947
3. 18 July, 1947

Q. Choose the clauses of the Indian Independence Act, 1947.

1. Pakistan would include Sind, Baluchistan, Northwest Frontier Province, West Punjab, East Bengal, and the Sylhet district in Assam.
2. The dominions of India and Pakistan would have their own Constituent Assemblies with legislative powers over their dominions.
3. The two dominions would be led by a President, acting upon the advice of the Prime Minister.
4. The office of the Secretary of State for India would be abolished.

Q. The Cabinet Mission Plan planned to have a Constituent Assembly that had ____ members.

1. 365
2. 375
3. 385
4. 395

Q.

Which article stipulates that there shall be a Vice-President of India?

1. Article 63

2. Article 21

3. Article 45

4. Article 79

Q.

Name the last Viceroy of India. State any one of the provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

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The Indian Constitution was Enforced on

Q. The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting to begin drafting the Constitution of India on ____.

1. 9 December 1945
2. 9 December 1946
3. 26 November 1948
4. 26 November 1949

Q. In which year did the Congress win eight out of eleven provinces of British India?

1. 1937
2. 1935
3. 1932
4. 1930

Q. In February 1946, elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures were held. As a result, the Congress formed Ministries in 8 Provinces out of ____.

1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 10

Q. The native states of India had the choice of joining India or Pakistan, or they could choose to remain independent.

1. True
2. False