Indian Independence | MCQs

Explanation

Cabinet Mission was sent to India in February 1946.

They arrived in India on March 24, 1946.

The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced on May 16, 1946.

The plan was created by the Cabinet Mission, which was sent to India by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee to discuss transferring power from the British to the Indians.

The mission's members (3) were Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A. V. Alexander.

Explanation

The Wavell Plan was first presented at the Shimla Conference in 1945.

It was named after Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell.

Explanation

The mission sent by the British government to India in 1946 was called the Cabinet Mission:

The Cabinet Mission of 1946 consisted of three members:

1. Lord Pethick-Lawrence: The Secretary of State for India
2. Sir Stafford Cripps: The President of the Board of Trade
3. A.V. Alexander: The First Lord of the Admiralty

Explanation

• The Cripps Mission (1942) was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps.
• He was a member of the War Cabinet and was sent to India to discuss the British Government’s Draft Declaration on the Constitution of India with Indian leaders.
• The mission was a failed attempt by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

Explanation

• The two Muslims who contributed to writing the Nehru Report were Syed Ali Imam and Shoaib Qureshi.
• The Nehru Report was published on August 28, 1928, at the Lucknow conference.
• It appealed for dominion status and a federal government setup for India.
• The committee was chaired by Motilal Nehru, with Jawaharlal Nehru as a member.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah voted against this report and responded with his 14 Points.

Explanation

Home rule movement:

• Its objective was to establish self-government.
• Tilak started the movement in April 1916 at Belgaum while Annie Besant started in September 1916 at Adyar, Madras.
• Tilak’s movement was confined to Maharashtra and Karnataka and the Annie Besant movement was spread to other parts of India.
• The All India Home league ended in 1920 when it elected Mahatma Gandhi as its President and when it merged into the Indian National Congress.
• In 1920, All India Home Rule League changed its name to Swarajya Sabha.

Explanation

The Lahore Congress - 1929:

• The Congress met at Lahore under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru In 1929.
• It declared Puma Swam or Complete Independence for India as Its goal.
• At mid night on 31, December 1929, the tri colour flag was unfurled on the bank of river Ravi amidst the Slogans Vande Mataram.

Explanation

Mian Muhammad Shafi led the dissident section of the Muslim League that supported cooperation with the Simon Commission.

• Simon's commission was rejected by Indian National Congress and  Muslim League
  
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• Simon Commission was appointed in 1928
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• It comprises 7 members of the British
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• It was opposed by both Jinnah & Gandhi

Explanation

On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain, the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer" at Simla.

Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru served as the Foreign Minister in the Interim Government of British India, formed in 1946 before the partition.

He later became the first Prime Minister of independent India.