British Reforms Commissions

Total Questions: 20

1 - August Offer was given by -------:

A ) Lord Mountbatten
B ) Lord Canning
C ) Lord Curzon
D ) Lord Linlithgow ✅

3 - Cripps Mission (a delegation headed by Stafford Cripps) came to India in -----:

A ) Jan-1941
B ) Mar-1942 ✅
C ) Jun-1942
D ) None of these

4 - The British sent Cripps Mission to India chiefly with a view to -------:

A ) Placate the Muslims
B ) Create divisions within the ranks of the Indian National Congress
C ) Secure the co-operation of the Indians in its war efforts ✅
D ) To silence the opposition in the British Parliament

5 - Wavell plan presented in which conference?

A ) Simla Conference 1945 ✅
B ) Cripps Mission 1942
C ) Simon Commission 1928
D ) None of these

6 - Who was the viceroy at the time of the Shimla conference-----:

A ) Lord Wavell ✅
B ) Lord Linlithgow
C ) Lord Irwin
D ) None of these

7 - Following Leaders led the Muslim league's delegation for Shimla conference-----:

A ) Liaqat & Nizamuddin
B ) Jinnah & Maxim Uddin
C ) Jinnah & Liaqat
D ) Jinnah, Liaqat & Nazim Uddin ✅

8 - Cabinet Mission was sent to India in:

A ) Mar-1946 ✅
B ) Apr-1946
C ) May-1946
D ) Aug-1946

9 - Cabinet Mission plan was announced in the year -----------:

A ) February 1947
B ) May 1946 ✅
C ) February 1946
D ) None of these

10 - The Cabinet Mission was headed by:

A ) Sir Stafford Cripps
B ) Lord Pethick Lawrence ✅
C ) A.v.Alexander
D ) Lord Mayo

11 - How many members have the Cabinet Mission plan------:

A ) 3 ✅
B ) 4
C ) 6
D ) None of these

13 - When was the August offer made by Lord Linlithgow?

A ) 8 August 1939
B ) 8 August 1940 ✅
C ) 8 August 1942
D ) 8 August 1944

14 - Who was the Viceroy of India during the August Offer ?

A ) Lord Mountbatten
B ) Lord Linlithgow ✅
C ) Lord Wavell
D ) Lord Irwin

15 - Who led the Cripps Mission?

A ) Lord Pethick Lawrence
B ) Lord Linlithgow
C ) Sir Stafford Cripps ✅
D ) A.V.Alexander

16 - What political party did Stafford Cripps belong to?

A ) Liberal Party
B ) Indian National Congress
C ) Labour Party ✅
D ) Conservative Party

17 - What was the key proposal of the Cripps mission?

A ) Full Dominion Status after WWII ✅
B ) Immediate independence
C ) Abolition of separate Electorates
D ) Formation of a Federal Government

18 - What movement did Congress launch in response to the failure of the Cripps Mission?

A ) Quit India Movement ✅
B ) Non-cooperation Movement
C ) Swadeshi Movement
D ) Civil Disobedience Movement

19 - What slogan did Quaid-e-Azam give in response to the Quit India Movement ?

A ) Divide and Quit ✅
B ) Freedom and justice
C ) India for all
D ) Partition Now

20 - Who were the other key members of the Cripps Mission apart from Sir Stafford Cripps?

A ) Sir Pethick Lawrence and A.V.Alexander ✅
B ) Lord Wavell and Lord Linlithgow
C ) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
D ) Sir Pethick Lawrence and Lord Mountbatten