The Cripps Proposals

Q. Why did Indian National Congress reject the 'Cripps Proposal'?

1. The princely states did not have the right to elect their representatives to the Constituent Assembly.
2. Congress wanted the responsibility of the country’s defence in the hands of the national government.
3. Congress was not convinced with a dominion status offered by the British.
4. The proposal did not allow the provinces to leave the Indian Union.

Q. Why did Gandhiji launched 'Individual Satyagraha' during World War II? Choose the most appropriate option.

1. Gandhiji was requested for the same by the Congress leaders.
2. Indians wanted to demonstrate that though they are taking part in the war, the participation was not voluntary.
3. Gandhiji explicitly expressed his support to British.
4. Gandhiji wanted to gain independence through individual effort.

Q. Which of the following was referred to as a 'post-dated cheque' by Gandhiji?

1. The Government of India Act, 1935
2. The Cripps Proposal
3. The August proposal
4. The Government of India Act, 1919

Q.

The Constitution declares India as a Union of

1. Provinces

2. Princely states

3. Principalities

4. States

Q. Who called the Cripps Proposal a ‘post-dated cheque’?

1. M. K. Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. Md. Ali Jinnah

Q. Were the Princely States granted any freedom in accordance with the Cripps Proposal?

1. Princely states had the freedom of joining or leaving the Indian Union.
2. Princely states did not have the freedom of joining or leaving the Indian Union.
3. Princely states were integrated into India.
4. Princely states were ousted from India.

Q. Write a short note on the Cripps Proposals.

Q. What status was India to be given in accordance with the Cripps Proposal?

1. Commonwealth status
2. Independent status
3. Autonomous status
4. Dominion status

Q. Which of the following was not a part of the 'Cripps Proposal'?

1. A constituent assembly to draft a new constitution
2. Full independence after the war
3. The province could make its own constitution
4. Freedom for princely states to join or leave the Indian Union

Q. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour?

1. 7 December 1941
2. 7 December 1942
3. 11 November 1941
4. 11 November 1942

Q. What is the basic tenet of Satyagraha?

1. Violent protest
2. Non-Violence
3. Economic resurgence
4. Political downfall

Q. When the Congress ministries had resigned?

1. October - November 1939
2. March - April 1939
3. June - July 1939
4. February - March 1940

Q. Who was to form the Constituent Assembly, in accordance with the Cripps Proposal?

1. Only British officials
2. Elected members of British India
3. Members of the House of Commons
4. Nominated representatives of the Princely States

Q. One of the first actions taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after his inauguration in 1933 was to __________.

1. establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
2. declare a bank holiday
3. establish Social Security
4. establish the National Recovery Administration
5. pack the Supreme Court

Q. After his inauguration in 1933, one of the first actions taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to ________.

1. Establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
2. Declare a bank holiday
3. Establish Social Security
4. Establish the National Recovery Administration
5. Pack the Supreme Court

Q. Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of 'domination status' for India in October 1929?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. None of these

Q. Gandhiji called for a limited ‘Individual Satyagraha’ as the response to the 'August Offer' of the British.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Cripps Proposal promised India full independence on the conclusion of World War II.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Cripps Mission was sent to India during World War I.

1. True
2. False