1. In which city was the first post-War Congress session held in September 1945, where a resolution supporting the INA cause was adopted?
2. Consider the following statements regarding the defence of INA prisoners in court:
(I) Bhulabhai Desai was among the defence counsel.
(II) Tej Bahadur Sapru was among the defence counsel.
(III) Muhammad Ali Jinnah was among the defence counsel.
Which of the above is/are correct?
3. INA Day was observed on which date in 1945?
4. Which of the following organizations supported the INA cause, apart from the Congress?
5. The first of the three major upsurges of the winter of 1945-46 occurred on which date?
6. The February 11, 1946 Calcutta upsurge was triggered by the seven-year sentence given to which INA officer?
7. The Royal Indian Navy ratings' strike aboard HMIS Talwar began on which date?
8. Consider the following statements regarding the causes of the RIN ratings' strike:
(I) Racial discrimination in pay between Indian and white soldiers.
(II) Arrest of a rating for scrawling "Quit India" on HMIS Talwar.
(III) Demand for the withdrawal of Indian troops from Indonesia.
Which of the above is/are correct?
9. Who persuaded the RIN ratings to surrender on February 23, 1946?
10. It was a battalion of which unit that rounded up the RIN ratings and restored them to their barracks in Bombay?
11. Which of the following statements regarding the Congress and the three upsurges is/are correct?
(I) The Congress officially supported the upsurges.
(II) In Gandhi's opinion, the mutiny was badly advised.
(III) The Congress viewed negotiations as an integral part of its strategy.
Which of the above is/are correct?
12. In the 1945-46 Central Assembly elections, how many of the 102 seats did the Congress capture?
13. What percentage of non-Muslim votes did the Congress secure in the 1945-46 elections?
14. Consider the following statements regarding the Muslim League's performance in the 1945-46 elections:
(I) It captured all 30 reserved seats in the Central Assembly.
(II) It secured a majority in the Bengal and Sindh provincial elections.
(III) It secured 86.6 per cent of the Muslim votes.
Which of the above is/are correct?
15. In Punjab, a coalition government under whom assumed power after the 1945-46 elections?
16. As per the significant features of the 1945-46 elections, less than what percentage of the population was eligible to vote for the Central Assembly?
17. The Cabinet Mission comprised three British cabinet members. Who chaired the mission?
18. The Cabinet Mission reached Delhi on which date?
19. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, which provinces were grouped under Section C?
20. Consider the following pairs regarding the Cabinet Mission Plan's sectional grouping:
(I) Section A – Madras, Bombay, Central Provinces, United Provinces, Bihar and Orissa
(II) Section B – Punjab, North-West Frontier Province and Sindh
(III) Section C – Bengal and Punjab
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
21. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the proposed constituent assembly was to be a body of how many members?
22. Which party accepted the Cabinet Mission's long-term plan first, on June 6, 1946?
23. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission's long-term plan on which date, giving a call for "direct action"?
24. "Direct Action" to achieve Pakistan was called for from which date?
25. The Interim Government headed by Nehru was sworn in on which date?
26. The Muslim League was brought into the Interim Government on which date?
27. In the Interim Government, Vallabhbhai Patel held which portfolio?
28. Which Muslim League member held the Finance portfolio in the Interim Government?
29. The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on which date?
30. In February 1947, Congress members of the cabinet demanded the resignation of League members and threatened to do what?
31. Which region(s) were among the worst-hit by communal riots that began from August 16, 1946?
32. Consider the following statements regarding communalism's stages as described:
(I) Communal Nationalism holds that secular interests of a religious group are uniform.
(II) Liberal Communalism holds that different communities have different secular interests too.
(III) Extreme Communalism holds that different communities' interests are incompatible.
Which of the above is/are correct?
33. The Punjab Hindu Sabha was founded in 1909 by whom?
34. The All-India Hindu Mahasabha held its first session in April 1915 under the presidency of whom?
35. In which year was the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) established?
36. The Shuddhi movement, aimed at reconverting Muslim converts to Hinduism, was started by which organization?
37. Who presided over the second Congress session (1886) where the intention not to raise socio-religious questions was declared?
38. The idea of Muslims as a separate nation was first proposed in the early 1930s by which young Muslim intellectual?
39. Consider the following statements regarding socio-economic reasons for the growth of communalism:
(I) The proportion of educated persons was lower among Muslims than among Hindus, Parsis or Christians.
(II) Landlords and zamindars, whether Hindu or Muslim, generally supported British rule out of self-interest.
(III) Educated Muslims found ample opportunities in trade and industry.
Which of the above is/are correct?
40. Who was used by the British to counter the growing influence of the Congress among Muslims after the 1870s?
41. In 1906, a Muslim delegation led by whom met Viceroy Lord Minto to demand separate electorates for Muslims?
42. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 by Agha Khan along with which of the following?
43. Separate electorates for Muslims were awarded under which reforms in 1909?
44. In 1916, the Congress accepted the Muslim League's demand for separate electorates through which agreement?
45. The Nehru Report on constitutional reforms, opposed by Muslim hardliners, was presented in which year?
46. In response to the Nehru Report, Jinnah proposed how many points demanding separate electorates and reservations for Muslims?
47. The Communal Award, which accepted all Muslim communal demands in the fourteen points, was announced in which year?
48. Consider the following statements regarding Muslim participation in nationalist movements:
(I) Muslim groups such as the Jamaat-i-ulema-i-Hind and Khudai Khidmatgars participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(II) The Congress attended all three Round Table Conferences held in London.
(III) The overall participation of Muslims in the Civil Disobedience Movement was nowhere near the level of the Khilafat agitation.
Which of the above is/are correct?
49. After performing badly in which year's provincial elections did the Muslim League resort to extreme communalism?
50. The 'Pakistan Resolution' was passed at the Lahore session of the Muslim League on which date?
51. Consider the following pairs regarding the evolution of the Two-Nation Theory:
(I) 1909 – Separate electorates awarded under Morley-Minto Reforms
(II) 1915 – First session of All India Hindu Mahasabha
(III) 1928 – Communal Award accepted Muslim demands
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
52. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, what proportion of the North-West's population in the proposed Pakistan area would be non-Muslim, cited as a reason for rejecting a full-fledged Pakistan?
53. Who presented the 'Breakdown Plan' to the Cabinet Mission in May 1946, envisaging a middle course between "repression" and "scuttle"?
54. Consider the following statements regarding Wavell's 'Breakdown Plan':
(I) It envisaged withdrawal of British forces to the Muslim provinces of North-West and North-East.
(II) It handed over the rest of the country to the Congress.
(III) It was implemented in place of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
Which of the above is/are correct?
