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11: Independence and Partition of India

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  • Qstn #11
    Name the persons who constituted the Cabinet Mission.
    Ans :
    1. Lord Pethick Lawrence (Secretary of State for India)
    2. Sir Stafford Cripps and (President of the Board of Trade)
    3. Mr. A .V. Alexander (The first lord of Admiralty)
  • Qstn #12
    What was the reaction of the Muslim League on the proposals of Cabinet Mission?
    Ans : The League accepted it in its entirety in June 1946 because it felt that the grouping of Muslim majority provinces in a way meant the formation of Pakistan. The League asked Wavell, the Viceroy, to constitute an Interim Government.
  • Qstn #13
    Why were the Cabinet Mission's proposals rejected by the Sikhs?
    Ans : They rejected the proposals because Punjab was placed in Group B along with the Muslim majority provinces. They felt that the Muslim League would play a dominant role in the region.
  • Qstn #14
    Why did the Muslim League first accept and then reject the Cabinet Mission proposals?
    Ans : The League initially accepted the plan since it felt that grouping of Muslim majority provinces meant formation of Pakistan. But later on it was rejected because it failed to win more seats than the Congress.
  • Qstn #15
    Who was Attlee? Why was Attlee's announcement welcomed by the Muslim League?
    Ans : Clement Attlee of Labour Party was the Prime Minister of Britain when India became independent. He was the person who announced that the British would quit India by June, 1948. It was accepted by the Muslim League because the Prime Minister had made it clear that power would not necessarily be handed over to a single government for the whole of India.
  • Qstn #16
    What was the significance of Nehru's resolution in Constituent Assembly?
    Ans : Nehru moved his famous resolution on December 11th, 1946. The resolution declared the Assembly's resolve to make India an Independent Sovereign Republic.
  • Qstn #17
    Which territorial provisions were suggested by Lord Mountbatten to implement the partition of India?
    Ans : Following are territorial provisions suggested by Lord Mountbatten:
    • Bengal and Punjab: The partition of Bengal and Punjab was proposed provided that the Legislative Assemblies of the two provinces decided in favour of partition.
    • Sindh: The Legislative Assembly of Sindh was to take its own decision at a special meeting.
    • The North-West Frontier Province: A plebiscite was to be held to ascertain whether the people wanted to join India or Pakistan.
    • The District of Sylhet: It was to be decided by a referendum whether Sylhet would join East Bengal or remain in Assam.
  • Qstn #18
    What made Lord Mountbatten present the plan of partition of India?
    Ans : The Cabinet Mission Plan failed to bring a settlement between the Congress and the League for the speedy transfer of power from the British to the Indian hands. Communal riots broke out. The uncompromising attitude of Jinnah and Muslim League made it difficult to preserve the unity of India. It looked as if that Partition was the only option left otherwise a brutal civil war could take place.
  • Qstn #19
    When did Lord Mountbatten assume his office? What was his immediate task?
    Ans : Lord Mountbatten assumed the office of the Viceroy and Governor- General on 3rd June 1947. His immediate task was to restore peace among the two warring sections - the Congress and the League - both in his Executive Council, and in the country at large.
  • Qstn #20
    In what way did the outcome of the general elections in 1945-46 strengthen Jinnah's demand for partition?
    Ans : Jinnah's demand for partition strengthened after the general elections in 1945-46 because the Muslim League could not form the Government in any province, despite of its victories in the elections.
  • Qstn #21
    Name the three ministers of the British Cabinet under whom the cabinet mission was concerned.
    Ans : Pethick Lawrence, the Secretary of state Sir Stafford Cripps, president of the Board of Trade. A.V. Alexender, the first Lord of Admiralty.
  • Qstn #22
    Mention two proposals of the Wavell's Plan.AnswerTwo proposals of Wavell's Plan are: (i) The Viceroy's Executive Council would have representatives from the two main communities i.e., the Hindus and the Muslims. (ii) A British High Commissioner would live in India to represent Great Britains Commercial and other interests.
  • Qstn #23
    On what grounds did the Cabinet Mission reject Jinnah's demand for partition of India?
    Ans : The Cabinet Mission rejected Jinnah's demand for partition of India on the ground that partition would involve dislocation of communication networks and would involve division of the armed forces and service personnel.
  • Qstn #24
    State two clauses of the Cabinet Mission?
    Ans : Two clauses of Cabinet Mission were:
    (i) India would be a federation of British Indian Provinces and Princely States.
    (ii) The Central Government would have three subjects under its jurisdiction-defence, foreign affairs and communication. The other subjects rested with the provinces.
  • Qstn #25
    Give any two salient features of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
    Ans : (i) India would be a federation of British provinces and the Indian States.
    (ii) The Federal Government would deal with defence, foreign affairs and communication. All other subjects would be under the control of the provinces.
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