Q. Consider the following statements regarding Provincial elections held in British India in 1936-37:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding Provincial elections held in British India in 1936-37:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is C 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Provincial elections were held in British India in 1936-37 as mandated by the 1935 Act. Elections were held in 11 provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab & Sindh. Congress emerged in power in 8 of the provinces - the 3 exceptions being Bengal, Punjab (Unionist Party) & Sindh. It got a majority in all provinces, except in Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Sindh & NWFP, & emerged as the largest party in Bengal, Assam & NWFP.
Statement 2 is incorrect: League did badly in the constituencies reserved for Muslims. It failed to win a single seat in the North-West Frontier Province. It could capture only 2 out of 84 reserved constituencies in Punjab & 3 out of 33 in Sindh. It failed to form the government in any province
Statement 3 is incorrect: Gandhi did not attend a single election meeting.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Provincial elections were held in British India in 1936-37 as mandated by the 1935 Act. Elections were held in 11 provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab & Sindh. Congress emerged in power in 8 of the provinces - the 3 exceptions being Bengal, Punjab (Unionist Party) & Sindh. It got a majority in all provinces, except in Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Sindh & NWFP, & emerged as the largest party in Bengal, Assam & NWFP.
Statement 2 is incorrect: League did badly in the constituencies reserved for Muslims. It failed to win a single seat in the North-West Frontier Province. It could capture only 2 out of 84 reserved constituencies in Punjab & 3 out of 33 in Sindh. It failed to form the government in any province
Statement 3 is incorrect: Gandhi did not attend a single election meeting.
