The Shimla Conference

Q. Assertion (A): The Shimla Conference was declared a failure by Lord Wavell on 10 July, 1946.
Reason (R): The Muslim League and Indian National Congress (INC) failed to reach a mutual agreement on the representation of Hindus in the Viceroy's Executive Council.

1. A is false but R is true.
2. Both A and R are false.
3. Both A and R are true.
4. A is true but R is false.

Q. Who was the chief spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC) at the Shimla Conference?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q. Lord Wavell called a Conference in Shimla on to discuss his plan to resolve the political issue in India.

1. 25 June, 1945
2. 14 May, 1946
3. 15 July, 1945

Q. In order to defend the Khalifat's temporal powers, the Khilafat Committee was formed in March 1919 in _________.

1. Gujarat
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Punjab

Q. On 25 June 1945, Lord Wavell called a Conference in Simla to discuss the Wavell Plan. Which of following reason(s) led to the failure of the Shimla Conference?

1. One-fourth of the Muslim seats in the Council to be filled by members of the League.
2. Half of the Muslim seats in the Council to be filled by members of the League.
3. Three-fourth of the Muslim seats in the Council to be filled by members of the League.
4. All the Muslim seats in the Council to be filled by members of the League.

Q. When was the failure of the Shimla Conference announced by Lord Wavell?

1. 15 May, 1946
2. 31 March, 1946
3. 14 July, 1946
4. 20 August, 1946

Q. When did Lord Wavell call a Conference at Shimla to resolve the political issue of the transfer of power to the Indian hands?

1. 31 July, 1944
2. 25 June, 1945
3. 16 August, 1946
4. 25 May, 1945

Q. The Second World War gave India an opportunity to reassert its claims for complete independence and self-rule.

1. True
2. False