Cabinet Mission Plan and Interim Government

1

Which of the following statements are true in the context of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946?

  1. A union of India, comprising both British India and princely states, should deal with three subjects viz. foreign affairs, defense and communications.
  2. The princely states should retain all subjects other than, those ceded to the union.
  3. All residuary powers should vest in the provinces of British India.
  4. The constitution of the union and the groups should contain a provision whereby any province could by a majority vote of its legislative assembly call for a one time reconsideration of the terms of the constitution after an initial period of ten years after which there would be no scope for reconsideration.

Codes:

A
1 only
B
1 and 2
C
1, 2 and 3
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
2

Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly is/are correct?

  1. The constitution of a Constituent Assembly was an integral part of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
  2. The Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas, a committee under the Constituent Assembly, was headed by Maulana Azad.

Codes:

A
I only
B
II only
C
Both I and II
D
None of them
3

Which of the following statements about the Executive Council of 1945 is/are correct?

  1. The Executive Council could nominate members from among the nationalist leaders.
  2. The Executive Council could have equal numbers of Hindu and Muslim representatives.
  3. The veto power of the Governor-General was to be abolished.
  4. The subject of foreign affairs was to be transferred from the Governor-General to an Indian Member of the Council.

Codes:

A
I, II and III
B
II, III and IV
C
I and IV
D
II and IV
4

Which of the following statements about Cabinet Mission Plan are correct?

  1. It recognized Indian Right to cede from the Commonwealth.
  2. The Cabinet Mission plan proposed a strong Centre.
  3. The Cabinet Mission plan rejected the idea of separate Pakistan.

Select the correct answer using the codes below:

A
1 and 2
B
1 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
All of the above
5

According to Cabinet Mission plan, which one of the following was method of electing constituent Assembly?

A
Universal Adult Franchise
B
Partly elected by provincial Assemblies andPartly nominated by governor general.
C
Nominated by princely states.
D
Partly elected by provincial assemblies and partly nominated by princes.
6

Which of the following are correct regarding Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)?

  1. The Cabinet Mission proposed the formation of a Union of India, comprising both the British India and the Princely States.
  2. The Union would remain in charge of only foreign affairs, defence and communications leaving the residuary powers to be vested in the provinces.
  3. A proposal was envisaged for setting up an Interim Government, which would remain in office till a new government was elected on the basis of the new constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly.
  4. Muslim League not accepted the plan.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1 and 2 only
B
1, 2 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 4 only
D
3 and 4 only
7

Who was the first President at the Central Legislative Assembly?

A
Vithalbhai Patel
B
Sardar V. Patel
C
Sachidnand Sinha
D
C.R. Das

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