1. In which year was the Cabinet Mission sent to India?
(A) 1945
(B) 1948
(C) 1947
(D) 1946
2. Who led the Cabinet Mission to India?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Stafford Cripps
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Lord Pethick-Lawrence
3. What was the main objective of the Cabinet Mission?
(A) Grant immediate independence to India
(B) Impose British direct rule
(C) Negotiate transfer of power and prevent partition
(D) Introduce new tax reforms
4. Which year did the Cabinet Mission present its proposals?
(A) 1945
(B) 1948
(C) 1947
(D) 1946
5. The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed how many groups for provinces?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 5
6. According to the Cabinet Mission Plan, which provinces formed Group A?
(A) Muslim-majority provinces
(B) Hindu-majority provinces
(C) British-controlled provinces
(D) Princely states
7. Which provinces were included in Group B according to the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(A) Madras and Bombay
(B) Hindu-majority provinces in central India
(C) Bengal only
(D) Muslim-majority provinces in northwest India
8. Group C included which provinces under the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(A) United Provinces only
(B) Sindh and NWFP
(C) Bombay and Madras
(D) Punjab and Bengal
9. What type of government did the Cabinet Mission Plan propose at the center?
(A) Fully federal
(B) Strong central government with limited powers
(C) Weak central government with more provincial autonomy
(D) British-controlled government
10. How did the Cabinet Mission plan intend to handle minority representation?
(A) Separate electorates for all minorities
(B) Only Hindu representation
(C) Ignored minority interests
(D) Safeguards for Muslims, Sikhs, and other minorities
11. How did the Muslim League respond to the Cabinet Mission Plan initially?
(A) Accepted it conditionally
(B) Fully rejected it
(C) Ignored it
(D) Demanded immediate partition
12. What was the key feature of the Cabinet Mission Plan regarding provinces?
(A) Immediate partition
(B) Grouping of provinces for administrative convenience
(C) Strong British control over all provinces
(D) Abolition of provincial autonomy
13. Which event marked the failure of negotiations under the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Congress acceptance of plan
(C) British withdrawal
(D) Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan
14. The failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan led to:
(A) Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) Immediate independence
(C) Demand for Pakistan and communal tensions
(D) British strengthened control
15. Direct Action Day was called by the Muslim League in:
(A) 1945
(B) 1948
(C) 1947
(D) 1946
16. The purpose of Direct Action Day was:
(A) Peaceful negotiations
(B) Demand for Pakistan
(C) Support Congress ministries
(D) Protest British taxes
17. On which date was Direct Action Day observed?
(A) 23 March 1946
(B) 16 August 1946
(C) 14 August 1946
(D) 15 August 1946
18. Direct Action Day primarily occurred in which city?
(A) Delhi
(B) Calcutta
(C) Lahore
(D) Karachi
19. The day of Direct Action resulted in:
(A) Peaceful demonstrations
(B) Formation of Pakistan
(C) Communal riots and widespread violence
(D) British withdrawal
20. Who was the leader of the Muslim League during Direct Action Day?
(A) Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) A.K. Fazlul Huq
(C) Allama Iqbal
(D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
21. What was the immediate impact of Direct Action Day?
(A) Strengthened Congress
(B) Collapse of British rule
(C) Hindu-Muslim riots in Bengal
(D) Formation of interim government
22. How did the British respond to the violence during Direct Action Day?
(A) Supported Muslim League
(B) Encouraged partition
(C) Immediate intervention to restore order
(D) Arrested Congress leaders only
23. Direct Action Day highlighted:
(A) Unity among Indian communities
(B) Growing communal tensions
(C) British impartiality
(D) Hindu League support
24. What was the outcome of the Cabinet Mission Plan in long term?
(A) Led to partition discussions and eventual independence
(B) Immediate creation of Pakistan
(C) Complete Congress control
(D) Abolished Muslim League
25. Which provinces witnessed the worst violence during Direct Action Day?
(A) Punjab and Bengal
(B) Madras and Bombay
(C) NWFP only
(D) United Provinces only
26. The Cabinet Mission proposed a _________ for India.
(A) Federation with grouped provinces
(B) Unit rule
(C) Partition immediately
(D) Direct British rule
27. The Muslim League’s insistence on Pakistan was partly due to:
(A) British persuasion
(B) Support of Congress
(C) Fear of Hindu domination
(D) World War II
28. Overall, the Cabinet Mission Plan and Direct Action Day:
(A) Resolved all Hindu-Muslim differences
(B) Marked the path toward partition and creation of Pakistan
(C) Strengthened British rule indefinitely
(D) Ended political movements in India