Why did the Congress and Muslim League fail to reach a compromise during the conference?
A) Both parties were willing to compromise on their stances
B) Congress insisted on representing all communities while Muslim League demanded sole representation for Muslims
C) The Viceroy intervened and prevented any negotiation between the two parties
D) Both parties agreed on the division of India but disagreed on the details
3rd June plan was announced on 3rd June, 1947 by
A) Lord Wavell
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Ghandi
D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3rd June Plan is also known as
A) Nehru Plan
B) Jinnah Plan
C) Partition Plan
D) None of theses
What was proposed to determine the future of the North West Frontier Province?
A) A Referendum
B) A Governor’s Conference
C) A Boundary Commission
D) A Legislative Assembly decision
Which district of Assam was proposed to have a referendum to decide its association with East Bengal or Assam after partition?
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Sylhet
D) Balochistan
Who were among the seven Indian leaders who initially approved the June 3rd Plan?
A) Gandhi, Patel, Jinnah
B) Nehru, Liaquat, Nishtar
C) Patel, Kriplani, Quaid-i-Azam
D) Nehru, Patel, Quaid-i-Azam
What was the basis for appointing a Boundary Commission in case of division in Punjab and Bengal?
A) Muslim majority areas
B) Non-Muslim majority areas
C) Contiguous majority areas of Muslims and Non-Muslims
D) Governor General’s decision
What was the primary purpose of the Boundary Commission established under the Indian Independence Act of 1947?
A) To establish trade routes between India and Pakistan
B) To demarcate the boundaries of Hindu and Muslim majority districts in Punjab and Bengal
C) To create a unified government for the Indian subcontinent
D) To resolve territorial disputes between India and Pakistan
What was the purpose of dividing the provinces of Punjab and Bengal?
A) To create separate princely states
B) To establish a federal government
C) To allocate Hindu-majority districts to India and Muslim-majority districts to Pakistan
D) To form independent territories within the British Empire
Under the Indian Independence Act, which religious communities were primarily considered for the division of territories?
A) Hindus and Sikhs
B) Muslims and Christians
C) Hindus and Muslims
D) Buddhists and Jains
What necessitated the setting up of a Boundary Commission during the partition of India?
A) Political disagreements between Indian leaders
B) Disputes over natural resources
C) Need to demarcate boundaries of Hindu and Muslim majority districts
D) Cultural differences among various provinces
Who was responsible for demarcating the Radcliffe Line?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Cyril Radcliffe
D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
The Radcliffe Line demarcated the boundary between which provinces of British India?
A) Punjab and Rajasthan
B) Punjab and Bengal
C) Maharashtra and Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Indian Independence Act’ was enforced on?
A) 13th August 1947
B) 14th August 1947
C) 15th August 1947
D) 16th August 1947
When was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1948
What was the primary objective of the Indian Independence Act?
A) To establish a federal system of government in India
B) To grant independence to India and Pakistan
C) To maintain British control over the Indian subcontinent
D) To divide India into smaller independent states
Under the Indian Independence Act, what was the procedure for the partition of British India?
A) A referendum conducted across provinces
B) Decision made by the British Parliament
C) Creation of separate legislative assemblies
D) Establishment of boundary commissions
Which provision of the Indian Independence Act led to the formation of India and Pakistan as separate nations?
A) Division of India along religious lines
B) Implementation of a federal system
C) Establishment of a national language
D) Appointment of separate governors for regions
What administrative changes did the Indian Independence Act introduce?
A) Establishment of a single, unified government for India and Pakistan
B) Creation of separate dominions for India and Pakistan
C) Division of India into smaller British colonies
D) Appointment of British viceroys for each province
The member of Shahi Jirga and Municipality of Quetta decided in 1947:
A) To remain Independent
B) To join Pakistan
C) To join India
D) To remain part of British empire
In Punjab and Bengal, Radcliffe gave an unjust award. He unjustly included in India the Punjab Tehsils of:
A) Sheikhupura, Kasur
B) Gurdaspur, Pathankot and batala
C) Ferozpur, Hoshiarpur, Ajnala
D) Shakargarh, Pakpattan, Okara
On 14th Aug 1947 Pakistan emerged on the map of the world as an independent state as a result of:
A) of India Act, 1935
B) Simon Commission Report
C) Indian Independence Act, 1947
D) August offer
Quaid e Azam was sworn in as the first Governor General Of Pakistan on:
A) 11th Aug 1947
B) 15th Aug 1947
C) 14th Aug 1947
D) 12th Aug 1947