Indian Independence | MCQs

Explanation

Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of British India, arrived in India in March 1947 with the primary objective of transferring power from British rule to Indian hands.

His instructions from the British government were to:

• Try to preserve India's unity if possible.
• If unity was not possible, to divide India into separate countries (which ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan).
• Ensure a smooth transfer of power.

Explanation

Know everything about Quit India Movement

Started: Aug 8, 1942

Started from: Bombay 

Launched by: Gandhi

Also known as: August Movement 

Demand: to end British rule

Jinnah changed the slogan "Divide and Quit India" 

Started by party: Congress

Explanation

Begum Hazrat Mahal, was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858.

She is known for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Explanation

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

Explanation

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Towards the middle of the decade of 1940, the world war II was over and as a result of its impact, there was a wave of decolonization world over. 

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The Quit India Movement , also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.

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• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

Explanation

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 

The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India

  to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.

The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

the objective of Cripps Mission: To reform the constitutional issues

Explanation

Independence Day, observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.

It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947.