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1)

Arrange the following events chronologically.

1. The August Offer
2. The Cripps Mission
3. Quit India Resolution
4. Rajagopalachari Formula
5. The Wavell Plan

Select the correct option using the codes given below.

(a)1-2-3-4-5          

(b)2-1-3-4-5

(c)1-5-2-3-4

(d)2-1-3-4-5

2)

Consider the following statements with reference to the Wavell Plan:

1. It provided a virtual veto to the Muslim League.

2. The Viceroy Executive Council would have all Indians except the Governor-General and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 Only

(b)2 Only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

3)

Consider the following statements with respect to the CR Formula:

  1. It was proposed after Individual Satyagraha and before the August Offer.
  2. It was an attempt to bring cooperation between Congress and the Muslim League.
  3. It asked the Muslim League to support the demand for independence.
  4. It rejected any idea of any plebiscite. 

How many statements given above is/are not correct?

(a)Only one

(b)Only two

(c)Only three

(d)All four

4)

Who among the following was famously referred to as the "Inner Conscience of Gandhi" or "Conscience-Keeper of Gandhi" for his ethical influence and counsel?

(a)Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)Vallabhbhai Patel

(c)C. Rajagopalachari

(d)Vinoba Bhave

5)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah referred to which of the following proposals as "moth-eaten, mutilated, and maimed"?

(a)August Offer

(b)C. Rajagopalachari (CR) Formula

(c)Cripps Mission

(d)Cabinet Mission Plan

6)

The Desai-Liaqat Pact (1945) proposed which of the following?

  1. Formation of an interim government at the center with Congress and the Muslim League sharing power equally.
  2. Minority representation of no less than 1/3rd in the provincial legislative assemblies.
  3. Accession of Princely States to the Indian Union.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 and 2 only

(b)2 and 3 only

(c)1 and 3 only

(d)1, 2, and 3

7)

Which of the following were primary reasons for the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) revolt of 1946?

  1. Racial discrimination faced by Indian officers
  2. Reduced salaries for Indian officers post-World War II
  3. Continued deployment of Indian troops in Indonesia

Choose the correct answer:

(a)1 and 2 only

(b)1, 2, and 3 only

(c)1 and 3 only

(d)2 and 3 only

8)

Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946?

  1. Pethick-Lawrence
  2. A.V. Alexander
  3. Lord Wavell
  4. Sir Stafford Cripps

(a)1 only

(b)2 and 3 only

(c)3 only

(d)4 only

9)

What was CR formula? Why did Jinnah reject the C. R. Formula? [150 words]

10)

Discuss the provisions of the Wavell Plan and how congress and the Muslim league reacted to it. [150 words/ 10 Marks]



Answers
1) a
2) c
3) b
4) c
5) b
6) a
7) b
8) c