‘It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be the Federal Union composed of British provinces’. The above quotation is related to:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Cabinet Mission
Promulgated on 16 May, 1946, the plan to create a United Dominion of India as a loose confederation of provinces came to be known by the date of its announcement. (1) A united dominion of India would be given Independence. (2) Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan was rejected. (3) The Union should have an Executive and Legislature constituted from British Indian and State Representative. (4) Constituent Assembly would be formed with the representatives of State Legislature and the Princely States.
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22
Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Cabinet Mission, 1946
The Cabinet Mission, 1946 suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders.
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23
With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
It recommended a federal Government.
It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(A)
1 only
The Cabinet Mission announced its recommendation on 16th May, 1946. The main provision of the recommendations was: The whole of India including the Princely States should form a Federation. The Central Government should be in charge of foreign affairs, defence and communication. The provinces and the states should enjoy all the powers. The British Indian Provinces and territories were to be divided into three groups; Group A: Madras, Central Provinces, UP, Bihar, Bombay and Orrisa. Group B: Punjab, North-West Frontier province Sindh and Baluchistan. Group C : Bengal and Assam. The Constituent Assembly was to be elected to frame a Constitution for the Indian Union. The province should have the right to leave the Union in future if it so liked after elections under its new Constitution. There should be an interim National Government with leaders of the Indian parties to take charge of the administration.
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24
Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Congress Party in 1936
The idea of the Constitution of India was seen in ‘Swarajya Vidheyak’ of 1895 for the first time but officially it was said in the Faizpur Congress Session in 1936. In this session, the constituent Assembly was vastly explained. It is notable that if option (a) would be Swaraj Party, 1934 then it would be the correct answer. The Swaraj Party demanded the development of Constituent Assembly in Ranchi (1934).
Ques:
25
The Constituent Assembly that framed India’s constitution was set up –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan
Constituent Assembly was founded under Cabinet Mission. The President of Cabinet Mission declared that the main purpose of this mission was to make a Constitution Committee for Constitutional reforms in India. Cabinet Mission decided that representatives of native states will control the Constituent Assembly.
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26
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on :
Correct Answer:
(C)
9th December, 1946
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in December, 1946. After two days, Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December, 1946.
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27
Who among the following was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was President of the Drafting Committee. Jawaharlal Nehru was President of Union Power Committee, Union Constitution Committee and States Committee. Vallabhbhai Patel was President of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, Tribal and excluded areas.
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28
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Correct Answer:
(A)
The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly and it was set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May, 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the Provincial Assemblies by the method of single transferable vote system of proportional representations. The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389, out of which 292 were the representatives of the states, 93 were representatives of princely states and 4 were from the Chief Commissioners provinces of Delhi, Ajmer-Mewar, Coorg and British Baluchistan. The elections for the 296 seats assigned to the British Indian provinces were completed by July-August, 1946. Congress won 208 seats and Muslim League won 73 seats and other independent candidates won 15 seats. M .A. Jinnah was not a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. The Constituent Assembly was the first Parliament of Independent India. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first President (Temporary Chairman of the Assembly) of the Constituent Assembly when it met on December 9, 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad then became the President of the Constituent Assembly, and later became the first President of India. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November, 1949.
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29
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he –
Correct Answer:
(B)
Invite Jinnah to form the Government.
The first meeting between Gandhiji and Mountbatten had taken place on 31st March , 1947. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that the best course would be to ask Jinnah to take over as Prime Minister of Interim Government and run the affairs of the Country but this suggestion of Gandhiji was not acceptable to Congress Leaders and Congress Working Committee. He told his attendants: “Today I find myself all alone. Even Sardar and Jawaharlal think that he was wrong, and peace was sure to return if the partition was agreed upon. Nevertheless, I must speak as I feel we may not feel the full impact immediately but, I can see clearly that the future of independence gained at this price is going to be dark. Should the evil I apprehend overtake India let posterity know what agony this old soul went through, thinking of it Let it not be said that Gandhi was party to Indian vivisection.”
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30
The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to –
Correct Answer:
(C)
Demarcate the boundaries between India and Pakistan.
Viceroy of British India, Lord Mountbatten formed two commissions namely Punjab Border Commission and Bengal Border Commission to decide the borderline between India and Pakistan on June 30, 1947. Radcliffe was appointed as President of both the Commissions. Those Commissions had to demarcate borders by Muslims and Non-Muslims population. They had to consider other factors too. There were four members in each Commission of which two were from Indian National Congress and two from the Muslim League.