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Question 01
Consider the following statements regarding the Interim Government of 1946: 1. It was formed in September 1946 with Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice-President of the Viceroy's Executive Council. 2. The Muslim League initially stayed out but joined it in October 1946. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Both 1 and 2
**Statement 1 is correct.** The **Interim Government** took office on **2 September 1946**, with **Nehru** as **Vice-President** of the Executive Council; the Viceroy remained its head. **Statement 2 is correct.** The **League** joined in **October 1946**, but used its position to obstruct rather than to cooperate, and continued to boycott the Constituent Assembly.
Question 02
Consider the following statements regarding Direct Action Day: 1. The Muslim League called for it to be observed on 16 August 1946. 2. It followed the League's withdrawal of its earlier acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan. 3. Bengal had a Congress ministry when large-scale killings broke out in Calcutta that day. Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 1 and 2 only
3. Option C: 2 and 3 only
4. Option D: 1, 2 and 3
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. 1 and 2 only
**Statement 1 is correct.** The League fixed **16 August 1946** as **Direct Action Day** to press for Pakistan. **Statement 2 is correct.** In **July 1946** the League **withdrew its acceptance** of the Cabinet Mission Plan and resolved on direct action. **Statement 3 is incorrect.** Bengal had a **Muslim League ministry** under **H.S. Suhrawardy**; the 'Great Calcutta Killing' that followed spread to **Noakhali** and **Bihar**.
Question 03
On 15 August 1947, when independence was being celebrated in Delhi, Gandhi was
1. Option A: in Noakhali, touring the riot-affected villages
2. Option B: at Sevagram, observing a day of silence
3. Option C: in Calcutta, working to restore communal peace
4. Option D: in Delhi, attending the ceremonies at the Constituent Assembly
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. in Calcutta, working to restore communal peace
**Why C is correct.** Gandhi spent **15 August 1947** in **Calcutta**, staying with **Suhrawardy** in **Beliaghata**, fasting and praying to keep the city at peace. **Why A is incorrect.** His **Noakhali** walk was in **late 1946 and early 1947**. **Why B is incorrect.** He was not at **Sevagram** at the time. **Why D is incorrect.** He **did not attend** the ceremonies in Delhi.
Question 04
During the Imphal campaign of 1944, the INA hoisted the national tricolour on Indian soil at Moirang. Moirang lies in present-day
1. Option A: Tripura
2. Option B: Mizoram
3. Option C: Nagaland
4. Option D: Manipur
Answer and explanation
Answer: D. Manipur
**Why D is correct.** **Moirang**, near **Loktak Lake** south of Imphal, is in **Manipur**; the INA hoisted the flag there in **April 1944**. **Why A is incorrect.** **Tripura** lay far from the line of the U-Go offensive. **Why B is incorrect.** **Mizoram** (then the Lushai Hills) was not the scene of this event. **Why C is incorrect.** **Nagaland** contains **Kohima**, the other great battle of 1944, but not Moirang.
Question 05
Consider the following statements regarding the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1929: 1. It was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru. 2. It declared Purna Swaraj to be the goal of the Congress and authorised the Congress Working Committee to launch a programme of civil disobedience. 3. It resolved that the Congress would take part in the Round Table Conference to be convened in London. Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Option A: 1 and 2 only
2. Option B: 2 and 3 only
3. Option C: 1 and 3 only
4. Option D: 1, 2 and 3
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. 1 and 2 only
**Statement 1 is correct.** **Jawaharlal Nehru** presided over the **Lahore session**, and the tricolour was hoisted on the banks of the **Ravi** at midnight on 31 December 1929. **Statement 2 is correct.** The session adopted the **Purna Swaraj** resolution and empowered the **Congress Working Committee** to launch **civil disobedience**, including non-payment of taxes. **Statement 3 is incorrect.** The session decided to **boycott the Round Table Conference** and asked Congressmen to resign from the central and provincial legislatures.

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