About the Topic: Partition of India is one of the most important Modern History topics covering the Mountbatten Plan, Indian Independence Act 1947, causes, consequences and the partition of British India into India and Pakistan. Practice MCQ Questions with answers and explanations.
Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on :
Correct Answer:
(D)
16 August, 1946
16th August, 1946 was the date which was decided by Muslim League as the ‘Direct Action Day.’ Muslim League demanded separate Pakistan by rejecting the interim cabinet decision of Viceroy. On that day, by spreading riots, they wanted to show that Hindu and Muslims cannot exist together. During the action, ‘Nowakhali’ was the centre of riots.
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Which one of the following parties was in power in the U.K. when India got independence. ?
Correct Answer:
(B) Labour Party
During the independence of India, Clement Richard Attlee from Labour party was the Prime Minister of U.K. He was the Prime Minister of U.K. from 1945 to 1951.
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The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in :
Correct Answer:
(B) February, 1947
Prime Minister of Britain Attlee declared in the House of Commons on February, 20, 1947 that British will leave India before June, 1948, after transferring power to liable people. Attlee appointed Lord Mountbatten as the Viceroy of India in place of Wavell. Mountbatten initiated the efforts of power transfer in March, 1947.
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The British Monarch at the time of Indian Independence was
Correct Answer:
(B) George VI
George VI was the British monarch at the time of Indian independence. He was the king of the United Kingdom from 1936 until his death in 1952.
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Which plan became the platform of Indian Independence?
Correct Answer:
(C) Mountbatten Plan
Lord Mountbatten came to India in March, 1947 with the purpose to give complete independence to India. He decided 15 August, 1947 as the date for power transfer. He made a plan of partition of India under instructions of Attlee which was considered as Mountbatten Plan.
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The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on –
Correct Answer:
(A) July 18th, 1947
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was an implementation of the Mountbatten Plan. The Indian Independence Act was presented in the British Parliament on July 4, 1947 by the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee. The Indian Independence Act was passed by the House of Commons on July 15, 1947 and next day by the House of Lords. Finally, it received royal assent on July 18, 1947.
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The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain- child of –
Correct Answer:
(C) Lord Mountbatten
After arriving in India to negotiate terms for an Independent India, Mountbatten soon concluded that transfer of power to one central representative constituency assembly for India would be impossible to achieve as neither the India National Congress nor the Muslim League could agree to the terms, and he accordingly came up with ‘Plan Balkan’, separate dominion for Pakistan, the Princely States and the rest of British India with certain key areas of administration run by Central Government.
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The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because –
Correct Answer:
(C) They wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots.
Attlee announced the appointment of Lord Mountbatten as Viceroy replacing Lord Wavell. Lord Mountbatten, the last British Governor-General and Viceroy arrived in India in March, 1947 and immediately began to take measures for the transfer of power. The prevailing communal violence in the country led Mountbatten to announce the partition plan or the June 3rd Plan. The Congress leaders too had come to the conclusion that partition was the only choice to check the widespread communal violence and bloodshed that was ravaging the country. The plan provided for the immediate transfer of power on the basis of the grant of Dominion Status. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the Country mainly because they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots.