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Towards Quit India Movement

4 UPSC Prelims MCQs tagged "Towards Quit India Movement". Free practice with answer keys, explanations, and timed mock tests on Anantam IAS.

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  1. With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1.…

    With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States. 2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. A1 only
    2. B2 only
    3. CBoth 1 and 2
    4. DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    * Statement 1 is correct. The Government of India Act, 1935, proposed an All India Federation that would encompass both the British Indian Provinces and the Princely States. However, this federation never fully materialized due to the reluctance of many Princely States to join.

    * Statement 2 is incorrect. The Act reserved key subjects like Defence and Foreign Affairs under the control of the Governor General, representing the British Crown, and not the federal legislature. This ensured British dominance in these crucial areas.

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    History UPSC 2024 Easy

  2. With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 1. The…

    With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States. 2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution, would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. A1 only
    2. B2 only
    3. CBoth 1 and 2
    4. DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    The statements given refer to the proposals of the Cripps Mission, which was a mission sent to India in 1942 by the British government during World War II to negotiate with Indian leaders regarding constitutional reforms.

    Statement 1 is incorrect: The Cripps Mission proposed setting up a Constitution-making body for India after the War, whose members would be elected by the Provincial Assemblies and nominated by the rulers in the case of the Princely States.

    Statement 2 is correct: One of the proposals of the Cripps Mission was that provinces unwilling to join the proposed Constituent Assembly or accept the new constitution would have the option to negotiate separate agreements with Britain regarding their future status.

    Therefore, the correct answer is (b) 2 only.

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    History UPSC 2022 Medium

  3. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War –

    The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War -

    1. AIndia should be granted complete independence
    2. BIndia should be partitioned into two before granting independence
    3. CIndia should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
    4. DIndia should be given Dominion status
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    * The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

    * The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Privy Seal and leader of the House of Commons. * Cripps was sent to negotiate an agreement with the nationalist Congress leaders, who spoke for the majority Indians, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League, who spoke for the minority Muslim population. * Cripps worked to keep India loyal to the British war effort in exchange for a promise of elections and full self-government (Dominion status) once the war was over.

    * Cripps discussed the proposals, which he had drafted himself, with the Indian leaders and published them. * Both the major parties rejected his proposals, and they were also unacceptable to Churchill; no middle way was found and the mission failed.

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    History UPSC 2016 Easy

  4. Quit India Movement was launched in response to:

    Quit India Movement was launched in response to:

    1. ACabinet Mission Plan
    2. BCripps Proposals
    3. CSimon Commission Report
    4. DWavell Plan
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    * The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in response to the failure of the Cripps Proposals.

    * The Cripps Mission, led by Sir Stafford Cripps, aimed to secure Indian cooperation in World War II by offering limited self-government after the war. However, the proposals were rejected by both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League as they were deemed inadequate.

    * The Wavell Plan was an event of 1945 and the Cabinet Mission Plan was announced in 1946, much later than the Quit India movement while the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928.

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    History UPSC 2013 Easy