Historical Events | MCQs

Explanation

• The Quit India Movement was launched after the failure of the Cripps Mission in 1942.
• The Cripps Mission was an attempt by the British government to secure Indian cooperation during World War II, but it failed due to various reasons, including the distrust between the British and the Indian National Congress.
• The Quit India Movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, was a call for immediate independence and an end to British rule in India.

Explanation

In March 1947, Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy of India and oversaw the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan. 

The legislature representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the Sikh community came to an agreement with Lord Mountbatten through "The Indian Independence Act of 1947"

This plan is known as the 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan.

This plan was the last plan for independence.

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Explanation

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is a historic garden close to the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

 It is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021****

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Explanation

After becoming Governor-General of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's first official visit was to Britain.

This trip was part of his efforts to establish strong diplomatic relations and seek support for the newly independent country.

His visit to Britain was significant in setting the tone for Pakistan's international relations in its early years.

Explanation

On 3 June 1947 Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan

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The 3rd June 1947 Plan was also known as the Mountbatten Plan.

The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal were divided in the 3rd June Plan.

The third June Plan was worked out by Lord Mountbatten.

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The 3 June 1947 Plan was also known as the Mountbatten Plan.

The British government proposed a plan, announced on 3 June 1947, that included these principles:

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Explanation

The Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.

It was launched by Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay.

The movement, started by the Congress party.

It's demanded an end to British rule in India.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah responded with the slogan "Divide and Quit India."

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Bait-e-Rizwan took place in 6th Hijrah.

Bait Rizwan was the pledge taken to get revenge of Hazrat Usman (RA) under the tree known as Rizwan

Bait-e-Rizwan is also known as Bait-e-Shajra made under the Keekar tree.

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Explanation

The book “Modern Muslim India and the Birth of Pakistan, 1858–1951” was written by S. M. Ikram.

It was first published in 1965 as an expanded English version of his earlier Urdu works.

Explanation

The Treaty of Amritsar, executed by the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu.

First Anglo-Sikh War, established the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Indian Empire.