Indian Politics | MCQs

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In 1947 Hindu first time accept Muslim as separate nation.

India came into being on 15 August 1947.

Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947.

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Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was the Indian leader who initially brought the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council.

He formally lodged a complaint against Pakistan with the UN on January 1, 1948, following the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. 

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 Nivedita Menon, an Indian academic and political activist,

She has been vocal about the issue of Kashmir and has argued that India is illegally occupying Kashmir.

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The Shimla Conference of 1945 failed primarily due to the demand by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah that all seats allocated for Muslims in the central legislature should be controlled by the Muslim League.

The Indian National Congress and Hindu leaders were unwilling to accept this, as they favored a broader representation for Muslims in the Indian political system.

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M.A. Jinnah was disheartened primarily by Mahatma Gandhi

Then he left India temporarily in 1930 to settle in London.

He returned to India in 1934 at the encouragement of Muslim leaders,

He then dedicated himself to the cause of a separate Muslim homeland

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The Rowlatt Committee recommended laws to suppress revolutionary activities.

This led to the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919.

It is commonly known as the Rowlatt Act.

The Act allowed detention without trial.

It was passed in March 1919.

Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India at that time (1916–1921).

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The August Offer was made by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow in 1940

It an attempt to secure Indian support for the British war effort during World War II

It did not offer complete independence or resolve Hindu-Muslim differences — hence, option (a) is correct.

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The All India Muslim League rejected the Wavell Plan of 1945

Because it did not grant the League exclusive rights to nominate all Muslim members to the Executive Council

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Gandhi-Irwin Pact, agreement signed on March 5, 1931

Between Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement

Lord Irwin (later Lord Halifax), British viceroy (1926–31) of India

Participants: Mahatma Gandhi, George Montagu 

Date: March 5, 1931

Location: India