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Modern History Quiz 20

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1. 
Consider the following statements: [2004] Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the:

  1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governors’ provinces 
  2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own 
  3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation 

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

2. 
The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to: [2002]

3. 
Who among the following, was the President of the All ­India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939? [2001]

4. 
Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? [1996]

5. 
Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over? [2024]

6. 
Consider the following pairs: [2024]

Party – Its Leader

1.Bharatiya Jana Sangh – Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

  1. Socialist Party – C. Rajagopalachari
  2. Congress for Democracy – Jagjivan Ram
  3. Swatantra Party – Acharya Narendra Dev

How many of the above are correctly matched?

7. 
With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: [2022]

  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?

8. 
With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct? [2021]

9. 
With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs: [2019] Person – Position held

  1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru – President, All India Liberal Federation 
  2. K.C. Neogy – Member of the Constituent Assembly 
  3. P.C. Joshi – General Secretary, Communist Party of India. 

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

10. 
Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948? [2018]

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