Partition of India and Independence MCQ Question Answer In English

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1. The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in

(A) 1946

(B) February, 1947

(D) June, 1947

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

(A) George V

(B) George VI

(D) None of the above

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

(A) Conservative Party

(B) Labour Party

(D) Socialist Party

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

(A) Winston Churchill

(B) Clement Attlee

(D) None of the above

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

(A) Balkanize the Indian sub-continent

(B) Keep India United if possible

(D) Persuade the Congress to accept partition

6. Which plan became the platform of Indian Independence?

(A) Cripps Plan

(B) Wavell Plan

(D) None of the above

7. The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for

(A) Continuity of British Rule

(B) Transfer of power

(D) Solution of communal problems

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

(A) Sindh

(B) Baluchistan

(D) All of the above

9. The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act in

(A) January, 1947

(B) July, 1947

(D) August, 1946

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

(A) 4 July, 1947

(B) 10 July, 1947

(D) 14 August, 1947

11. The formula for transfer of sovereignty to India in 1947 was known as

(A) Durand Plan

(B) Morely-Minto Reforms

(D) Wavell Plan

12. ‘Mountbatten Plan’ regarding the partition of India was officially declared on

(A) 04 June, 1947

(B) 10 June, 1947

(D) 03 June, 1947

13. The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on

(A) 18th July, 1947

(B) 19th July, 1947

(D) 21st July, 1947

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

(A) W. Churchill

(B) M.A. Jinnah

(D) V.P. Menon

15. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because

(A) The principal of Two-nation Theory was then acceptable to them

(B) It was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard

(D) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom

16. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

(A) Postpone granting of independence

(B) Invite Jinnah to form the Government

(D) Invite the army to take over for sometime

17. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

(A) Solve the problem of minorities in India

(B) Give effect to the Independence Bill

(D) Enquire into the riots in East Bengal

18. Who headed the Boundary Commission appointed in 1947 in the context of India’s partition?

(A) Mountbatten

(B) Radcliffe

(D) Richardson

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

(A) Cripps Mission

(B) Rajagopalachari Formula

(D) Wavell Plan

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

(A) Rajendra Prasad

(B) Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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21. 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?

(A) Govind Ballabh Pant

(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Abul Kalam Azad

22. 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’?

(A) Dr. Kitchlew

(B) Purushottam Das Tandon

(D) G.B. Pant

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

(A) J.B. Kripalani

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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

(A) Abul Kalam Azad

(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

(D) Govind Ballabh Pant

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

(A) Central Legislative Assembly

(B) Constituent Assembly

(D) Chamber of Princes

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

(A) Rameshwari Nehru

(B) Meera Ben

(D) M.S. Subbulakshmi

27. Who appointed the first Prime Minister of India?

(A) Governor General

(B) British Emperor

(D) Viceroy

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

(A) C. Rajagopalachari

(B) Warren Hastings

(D) Lord Mountbatten

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

(A) C. Rajagopalachari

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(D) Lord Canning

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

(A) Rajagopalachari

(B) Surinder Nath

(D) B.R. Ambedkar

31. The first and last Indian GovernorGeneral of India was

(A) R.M. Gopala

(B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

(D) Ramanuja Acharya

32. Last Viceroy of India was

(A) Lord Wavell

(B) Lord Mountbatten

(D) Achinlake

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

(A) M.C. Sitalwad

(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(D) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

34. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of persons who occupied the office of the President of India right from beginning?

(A) C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri

(B) Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, V.V. Giri, Zakir Hussain

(D) Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri

35. Who represented the Indian National Congress in the Partition Council headed by Lord Mountbatten?

1. Abul Kalam Azad

2. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Sardar Patel

4. Rajendra Prasad

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 4

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

(A) C. Rajagopalachari

(B) J.B. Kripalani

(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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

(A) Rajendra Prasad

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Sardar Patel

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

(A) J.B. Kripalani

(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(D) B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

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

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(D) J.B. Kripalani

40. In August 1947, who of the following leaders did not participate anywhere in Independence Day celebrations?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Rajendra Prasad

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41. 26 January, 1950 had chosen for the enforcement of the Constitution because

(A) This was an auspicious day

(B) ‘Quit India Movement’ was begun on this date in 1942

(D) None of the above

42. ‘Indian Nationalism was the child of the British Rule’. Who made this statement?

(A) Bipin Chandra

(B) R. Coupland

(D) P.E. Roberts

43. Who among the following said that ‘the most notable achievement of the British Rule was the unification of India’?

(A) K.M. Panikkar

(B) M.N. Srinivas

(D) Yogendra Singh

44. Assertion (A): Britain made India free in 1947.

Reason (R): Britain had become weak during the second World War. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is/are correct?

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

45. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.

Reason (R): The British sovereign appointment the last Governor General of free India.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Code

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

46. Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress accepted the Mountbatten plan.

Reason (R): It believed in twonation theory.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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