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  1. Who moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December 1946?
    1. B.R. Ambedkar
    2. Rajendra Prasad
    3. Sardar Patel
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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    Answer: (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

    It was adopted on 22 January 1947 and shaped the Preamble.

  2. About the INA trials — 1. P.K. Sehgal, Shah Nawaz Khan and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon were tried. 2. Bhulabhai Desai led the defence.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

    The trials opened at the Red Fort in November 1945.

  3. Who commanded the INA’s Rani Jhansi Regiment?
    1. Usha Mehta
    2. Anne Mascarene
    3. Aruna Asaf Ali
    4. Lakshmi Sehgal
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    Answer: (D) Lakshmi Sehgal

    Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan (Sehgal).

  4. About the Cabinet Mission — 1. It recommended a federal government. 2. It enlarged the powers of Indian courts. 3. It increased Indian numbers in the ICS. (IAS 2015)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. None
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    A loose federal Union; nothing on courts or the ICS.

  5. Aruna Asaf Ali is best remembered for her role in —
    1. Bardoli Satyagraha
    2. Quit India Movement
    3. Civil Disobedience Movement
    4. Khilafat Movement
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    Answer: (B) Quit India Movement

    She hoisted the flag at Gowalia Tank and worked underground.

  6. Why is 26 October 1947 important?
    1. Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession
    2. Ceasefire with Pakistan
    3. Merger of Sind
    4. Pakistan declared war on India
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    Answer: (A) Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession

    Kashmir joined India that day.

  7. Whom did Lord Wavell invite to form the Interim Government in 1946?
    1. C. Rajagopalachari
    2. Sardar Patel
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Rajendra Prasad
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    Answer: (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

    Invited on 12 August; sworn in on 2 September 1946.

  8. After withdrawing from the Cabinet Mission Plan in July 1946, the League called for —
    1. Direct Action
    2. Boycott of foreign goods
    3. Civil disobedience
    4. A plebiscite in Bengal
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    Answer: (A) Direct Action

    Direct Action Day, 16 August 1946.

  9. In 1943 League ministries held office in four provinces — Sind, NWFP and which two others?
    1. Punjab and Bengal
    2. Assam and Punjab
    3. Bengal and Assam
    4. Bengal and United Provinces
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    Answer: (C) Bengal and Assam

    Punjab stayed with the Unionist Party.

  10. Correct order: 1. Cripps Mission 2. Cabinet Mission 3. Quit India 4. Individual Satyagraha 5. RIN mutiny
    1. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
    2. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
    3. 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
    4. 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
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    Answer: (B) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2

    1940 → Mar 1942 → Aug 1942 → Feb 1946 → Mar 1946.

  1. The Simla Conference of 1945 was called —
    1. to solve the communal problem
    2. to agree on the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government
    3. to discuss post-war elections
    4. to show support for the INA
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    Answer: (B) to agree on the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government

    It failed over the League’s claim to nominate all Muslim members.

  2. A key feature of the Cripps proposals of 1942 was — (IAS 2003)
    1. All states must join the Union first
    2. An Indian Union with Dominion Status soon after the war
    3. Independence only in return for war support
    4. One constitution with no provincial opt-out
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    Answer: (B) An Indian Union with Dominion Status soon after the war

    Provinces could in fact opt out — the clause Gandhi saw as an opening for Pakistan.

  3. The longest-running parallel government of 1942–46 was at —
    1. Ballia
    2. Tamluk
    3. Satara
    4. Talcher
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    Answer: (C) Satara

    Satara’s Prati Sarkar under Nana Patil lasted till 1946; Ballia’s lasted about a week.

  4. Who called Gandhi the "Father of the Nation" first, in a radio broadcast?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Subhas Chandra Bose
    3. Rabindranath Tagore
    4. Sarojini Naidu
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    Answer: (B) Subhas Chandra Bose

    On Azad Hind Radio in 1944; Gandhi called Bose the "Prince among Patriots".

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