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Provincial Election and Formation of Cabinet (1937)

📆 October 23, 2024

Total Questions: 17

11. Consider the following reports connected with Muslim grievances in the Congress administered provinces: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

  1. Pirpur Report
  2. Shareef Report
  3. Muslim sufferings under Congress rule

Select the correct chronological order of the reports from the code given below:

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2, 3
Solution:The correct chronological order of reports with Muslim grievances in the Congress administered provinces is as follows:
  • Pirpur Report - 1938
  • Shareef Report - March, 1939
  • Fazul Haq Report - December, 1939

12. Who among the following was the first Governor of Bihar? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) Sir James David Sifton
Solution:Sir James David Sifton was Governor of Bihar and Orissa when Bihar was separated from it and established as a separate state in 1936 by the Government of India Act of 1935. He was the first governor of Bihar after the division of the Province from Orissa. He was Governor of Bihar from 1 April 1936 to 10 March 1937.

13. In which of the following provinces Indian National Congress had not obtained a full majority in provincial legislature elections held in 1937? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

Correct Answer: (c) Punjab
Solution:Provincial assembly elections were held under the Indian Government Act, 1935, in which Congress won a full majority in 5 provinces — Madras, Bihar, Central Provinces and Berar, United Province, and Orissa. Congress made its ministries in 6 states: Madras, Central Province, Bihar, Bombay, Orissa, and United Province in July, 1937. Only in Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh did Congress not secure enough support.

14. The Provincial Governments were constituted under the Act of: [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (a) 1935
Solution:Provincial assembly elections were held under the Indian Government Act, 1935, in which Congress won a full majority in 5 provinces — Madras, Bihar, Central Provinces and Berar, United Province, and Orissa. Congress made its ministries in 6 states: Madras, Central Province, Bihar, Bombay, Orissa, and United Province in July, 1937. Only in Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh did Congress not secure enough support.

15. . In which of the following States Congress did not win an absolute majority in the elections for the Legislative Assemblies which were held under the 1935 Act? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

Correct Answer: (d) Bengal
Solution:Provincial assembly elections were held under the Indian Government Act, 1935, in which Congress won a full majority in 5 provinces — Madras, Bihar, Central Provinces and Berar, United Province, and Orissa. Congress made its ministries in 6 states: Madras, Central Province, Bihar, Bombay, Orissa, and United Province in July, 1937. Only in Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh did Congress not secure enough support.

16. The elected Government of Bihar formed by Shri Krishna Singh resigned in February 1938 for which reason? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (c) For the release of political prisoners
Solution:In 1937, when the Congress came to power in Bihar, Shri Krishna Singh became the Province's Premier. He formed his cabinet in Patna on 20 July 1937 under the Government of India Act 1935. However, his ministry resigned in 1938 to put pressure on the Governor for the release of political prisoners. The Governor later conceded to the demands, and the Ministry resumed offices, but in October 1939, his ministry again resigned on the issue of India's participation in World War II.

17. In which working Committee did the Congress adopt the policy of abolishing land ownership? [39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (a) Working Committee, 1937
Solution:The Congress Working Committee adopted the policy of abolishing land ownership in 1937. A tenancy bill was passed by the Congress Government in United Province and Bihar. Each Congress-governed province attempted to improve irrigation facilities and to save farmers from the cruel policies of money lenders.
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