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Q. 1. A. Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options.
_____ was the head of the Interim Government.
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Barrister Jinnah
Answer : Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the head of the Interim Government.
Explanation: When the Wavell Plan failed and the country faced riots and massacres,
Viceroy Wavell established the Interim Government with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as its
head.
Q. 1 B. Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options.
The plan of creation of two independent nations, India and Pakistan, was made by
________ .
A. Lord Wavell
B. Stafford Cripps
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Pethick Lawrence
Answer : The plan of creation of two independent nations, India and Pakistan, was
made by Lord Mountbatten.
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was declared as the Viceroy of India with the sole
mission that he would oversee the separation of India from British dominion. After much
discussions with both the leaders of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim
League, Mountbatten came up with the plan to create the two separate independent
nations of India and Pakistan based on religious beliefs and majority.
Q. 2. A. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
Which demand was advocated by Barrister Jinnah?
Answer : Barrister Jinnah put forth the two-nation theory and advocated the demand for
a separate Muslim nation called Pakistan.Elaboration: Prior to independence, The Indian National Congress was the single most
important political entity in India. Pressurised by the various resistance movements
occurring in India, the British Government had adopted a ‘divide-and-rule’ policy which
led to the creation of the Muslim League, and this political division was solely based on
religion. The Indian National Congress which was founded on the basis of secularism
was initially opposed to the idea of gaining freedom with a partition on the basis of
religion. Barrister Jinnah, backed by the Muslim League was of the opinion that the
Indian National Congress being a solely Hindu organisation would ignore the needs and
demands of the Muslims in the country and hence demanded a separate Muslim nation
named Pakistan.
Q. 2. B. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
Write the name of the ministers participating in Cabinet Mission.
Answer : The Cabinet Mission comprised of a delegation of British ministers namely
Pathick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander, who in March 1946, put forth
England’s plan regarding India in front of the Indian leaders.
Elaboration: With the Second World War, Britain lost a large amount of economic,
military and political strength. With a lowering in support even from its own citizens, the
leaders of the United Kingdom opened up discussions with their Indian counterparts
regarding the freedom of India.
The Wavell Plan which was the initial method for granting independence to India failed
to succeed because of the differences in opinion of the Indian National Congress and
the Muslim League. The British Prime Minister Atlee had announced that England would
leave its dominion on India before June 1948.
It was clarified that the issues of the minorities would not hinder India’s Independence
and India would have the right to draft their own Constitution. The Cabinet Mission
comprised of a delegation of British ministers namely Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps
and A.V. Alexander, who in March 1946, put forth England’s plan regarding India in front
of the Indian leaders.
But similar to the Wavell Plan, the Cabinet Mission also failed. This was because some
stipulations were not accepted by the Congress while the Muslim League did not accept
it as there was no provision in it for a separate independent Muslim nation or state.