Partition of India and Independence

Total Questions: 50

31. The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was— [I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) J.B. Kripalani
Solution:During the partition of India, the Congress President was J.B. Kripalani who supported the partition proposal. At the Meerut Congress Session in 1946, the Congress supported the proposals of the Cabinet Mission of 1946. Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel also supported this proposal, which led to the partition of India.

32. Who among the following was the President of Indian National Congress when the resolution of partition of India was accepted? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) J.B. Kripalani
Solution:During the partition of India, the Congress President was J.B. Kripalani who supported the partition proposal. At the Meerut Congress Session in 1946, the Congress supported the proposals of the Cabinet Mission of 1946. Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel also supported this proposal, which led to the partition of India.

33. Who presided over the 1946 Session of the Indian National Congress which was held at Meerut? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A (Spl.) (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) J.B. Kripalani
Solution:During the partition of India, the Congress President was J.B. Kripalani who supported the partition proposal. At the Meerut Congress Session in 1946, the Congress supported the proposals of the Cabinet Mission of 1946. Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel also supported this proposal, which led to the partition of India.

34. Who among the Congress Presidents signed the transfer of power agreement in 1947, signed between the British rulers and Indian leaders? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

Correct Answer: (d) J.B. Kripalani
Solution:During the partition of India, the Congress President was J.B. Kripalani who supported the partition proposal. At the Meerut Congress Session in 1946, the Congress supported the proposals of the Cabinet Mission of 1946. Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel also supported this proposal, which led to the partition of India.

35. How many principalities were merged in the "Samarthan Sangh" on 15th February, 1948? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (b) 222
Solution:On 15th February, 1948 after the Independence of India Samarthan Sangh was formed by merging 222 principalities of princely states, 217 of Kathiawar Agency and 5 of others.

36. The British Monarch at the time of Indian Independence was : [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) George VI
Solution:King George VI was the British monarch at the time of Indian independence. He was also the monarch of the United Kingdom from 1936 until his death in 1952.

37. Who among the following said that "the unification of India was the chief achievement of the British Rule?" [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) M.N. Srinivas
Solution:M.N. Srinivas said that the most important achievement of British Rule was the unification of India under a centralized administration.

38. "Indian Nationalism was the child of the British Raj." Who made this statement? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) R. Coupland
Solution:R. Coupland wrote that—"Indian Nationalism was the child of British Rule." He believed that if there had been no British Rule in India, the feeling of nationalism and national identity may have been delayed and would not have fostered in India.

39. January 26, 1950 was chosen for the enforcement of the Constitution because : [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (c) Congress had celebrated 26 January, 1930 as the first Independence Day.
Solution:On 1929, at the annual session of Congress held in Lahore, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, as the President of the Congress, accepted the goal of the Congress.

On the banks of river Ravi at midnight on 31 December, 1929, the tricolor flag of Indian Independence was hoisted for the first time and it was decided that 26 January, 1930 would be celebrated as Independence Day. Subsequently, it was decided to enforce the Constitution on 26 January 1950.

40. See the original text of the following leaders of India in August 1947, who among the following leaders signed the agreement of independence of India? [U.P.PC.S. (Main) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) None of the above
Solution:Mahatma Gandhi did not participate in the independence ceremony in August 1947. He was against the partition of India and was present in Noakhali on the day of Independence when Lord Mountbatten handed over the reins of the country to the leaders.