Indian National Movement | Partition of India and Independence

Indian National Movement | Partition of India and Independence

Nov 25, 2024 - 12:08 Updated: Nov 25, 2024 - 12:43
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1. The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in

1946
February, 1947
April, 1947
June, 1947

2. The British Monarch at the time of Indian Independence was

George V
George VI
King Edward VII
None of the above

3. Which one of the following parties was in power in U.K. when India got independence?

Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal Party
Socialist Party

4. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India attained independence?

Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Harold Mc Millan
None of the above

5. Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy alongwith specific instruction to

Balkanize the Indian sub-continent
Keep India United if possible
Accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
Persuade the Congress to accept partition

6. Which plan became the platform of Indian Independence?

Cripps Plan
Wavell Plan
Mountbatten Plan
None of the above

7. The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for

Continuity of British Rule
Transfer of power
Partition of the country
Baluchistan

8. Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a referendum in which of the following province(s)?

Sindh
Baluchistan
North-West Frontier Province
All of the above

9. The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act in

January, 1947
July, 1947
August, 1947
August, 1946

10. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on

4 July, 1947
10 July, 1947
18 July, 1947
14 August, 1947

11. The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on

18th July, 1947
19th July, 1947
20th July, 1947
21st July, 1947

12. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain child of

W. Churchill
M.A. Jinnah
Lord Mountbatten
V.P. Menon

13. Who headed the Boundary Commission appointed in 1947 in the context of India's partition?

Mountbatten
Radcliffe
James Bolt
Richardson

14. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of

Cripps Mission
Rajagopalachari Formula
Cabinet Mission
Wavell Plan

15. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Congress Session of Delhi wherein resolution of divided India was passed on 14 June, 1947?

Rajendra Prasad
Vallabhbhai Patel
Acharya J.B. Kripalani
Jawaharlal Nehru

16. Who among the following had seconded the resolution on the partition in the meeting of All India Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947?

Govind Ballabh Pant
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
J.B. Kripalani
Abul Kalam Azad

17. Who of the following took the passing of a resolution on the partition in the meeting of the Congress Committee (1947) as a 'Surrender of Nationalism in favour of Communalism'?

Dr. Kitchlew
Purushottam Das Tandon
Jawaharlal Nehru
G.B. Pant

18. Who presided over the Delhi Session of Indian National Congress in 1947?

J.B. Kripalani
Rajendra Prasad
Abul Kalam Azad
Jawaharlal Nehru

19. In the meeting of All India Committee on 14 June, 1947; who among voted against the partition of India?

Abul Kalam Azad
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Sardar Patel
Govind Ballabh Pant

20. Which of the following assumed sovereign power at midnight of 14/15 August, 1947 provisionally?

Central Legislative Assembly
Constituent Assembly
Interim Government
Chamber of Princes

21. Who sang 'Hindustan Hamara' of Iqbal and 'Jan-gan-man' in the Central Assembly at midnight of 14/15 August, 1947?

Rameshwari Nehru
Meera Ben
Sucheta Kriplani
M.S. Subbulakshmi

22. Who appointed the first Prime Minister of India?

Governor General
British Emperor
Mahatma Gandhi
Viceroy

23. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India?

C. Rajagopalachari
Warren Hastings
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Mountbatten

24. Who was the last Governor-General of Independent India?

C. Rajagopalachari
Rajendra Prasad
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Canning

25. The first Indian to hold office as Governor-General of independent India was

Rajagopalachari
Surinder Nath
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B.R. Ambedkar

26. The first and last Indian Governor- General of India was

R.M. Gopala
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Rajagopalachari
Ramanuja Acharya

27. Last Viceroy of India was

Lord Wavell
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Linlithgow
Achinlake

28. Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India?

M.C. Sitalwad
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Kailash Nath Katju
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

29. The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was

C. Rajagopalachari
J.B. Kripalani
Jawaharlal Nehru
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

30. Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress on 15th August, 1947?

Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
J.B. Kripalani
Sardar Patel

31. Who presided over the 1946 Session of the Indian National Congress held at Meerut?

J.B. Kripalani
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

32. Who was the Congress President at the time of transfer of power in 1947 to India by the British?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajendra Prasad
Abul Kalam Azad
J.B. Kripalani

33. In August 1947, who of the following leaders did not participate any where in Independence Day celebrations?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Vallabhbhai Patel
Rajendra Prasad

34. 26 January, 1950 had chosen for the enforcement of the Constitution because

This was an auspicious day
'Quit India Movement' was begun on this date in 1942
Congress had celebrated 26 January, 1930 as the first Independence Day
None of the above

35. 'Indian Nationalism was the child of the British Rule'. Who made this statement?

Bipin Chandra
R. Coupland
R.C. Majumdar
P.E. Roberts

36. Who among the following said that 'the most notable achievement of the British Rule was the unification of India'?

K.M. Panikkar
M.N. Srinivas
Rajni Kothari
Yogendra Singh