Simla Conference (1945) and Elections of 1945-46 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Who convened the Simla Conference in 1945? (A) Lord Wavell (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) Clement Attlee (D) Winston Churchill 2. : What was the main purpose of the Simla Conference? (A) To discuss the transfer of power in India (B) To partition India (C) To declare war on Japan (D) To discuss economic reforms 3. : Who was appointed as the Viceroy’s Deputy at the Simla Conference? (A) Sardar Patel (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah 4. : Which political party refused to join the Simla Conference? (A) Indian National Congress (B) Muslim League (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) All India Forward Bloc 5. : What demand did the Muslim League insist upon at the Simla Conference? (A) Immediate independence (B) Partition of India (C) Separate electorate for Muslims (D) Dominion status 6. : Why did the Simla Conference fail? (A) Congress refused to cooperate (B) Muslim League insisted on separate electorates and withdrew (C) British Government withdrew (D) World War II intervened 7. : The Simla Conference is also known as: (A) Cabinet Mission Plan (B) Wavell Plan (C) Cripps Mission (D) Mountbatten Plan 8. : Who was the British Secretary of State for India during the Simla Conference? (A) Clement Attlee (B) Winston Churchill (C) Leo Amery (D) Lord Mountbatten 9. : Which two leaders represented the Indian National Congress at the Simla Conference? (A) Gandhi and Jinnah (B) Nehru and Patel (C) Bose and Azad (D) Azad and Jinnah 10. : What was Lord Wavell’s proposal regarding the Executive Council? (A) To exclude all Indians (B) To include equal representation of Hindus and Muslims (C) To appoint only British officials (D) To dissolve the council entirely 11. : When were the general elections held in British India before independence? (A) 1942-43 (B) 1945-46 (C) 1947-48 (D) 1940-41 12. : The 1945-46 elections were held for: (A) Provincial legislatures only (B) Central and provincial legislatures (C) Constituent Assembly only (D) Local bodies only 13. : Which political party won the majority of seats in the 1945-46 provincial elections? (A) Muslim League (B) Indian National Congress (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) Communist Party of India 14. : In which province did the Muslim League win the majority in 1945-46 elections? (A) Punjab (B) Bengal (C) Both Punjab and Bengal (D) Bombay 15. : The 1945-46 elections were significant because: (A) They decided the fate of India’s independence (B) They were the first elections under British rule (C) They were the first elections held after partition (D) They were local body elections 16. : Who was the leader of the Muslim League during the 1945-46 elections? (A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (B) Liaquat Ali Khan (C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) Sardar Patel 17. : What was the outcome for the Muslim League in the 1945-46 elections? (A) They performed poorly everywhere (B) They won all Muslim seats in Muslim majority provinces (C) They boycotted the elections (D) They won no seats 18. : Which party formed the government in most provinces after the 1945-46 elections? (A) Muslim League (B) Indian National Congress (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) British Government 19. : The 1945-46 elections led to the creation of which important political body? (A) Indian National Congress (B) Muslim League (C) Constituent Assembly (D) British Parliament 20. : Which British Prime Minister sent the Cabinet Mission to India following the 1945-46 elections? (A) Winston Churchill (B) Clement Attlee (C) Neville Chamberlain (D) Stanley Baldwin 21. : How did the Muslim League justify demanding Pakistan after the 1945-46 elections? (A) They had no political support (B) They won almost all Muslim seats in Muslim majority provinces (C) They wanted to support British rule (D) They wanted to merge with Hindu Mahasabha 22. : The Simla Conference proposed equal representation of: (A) Hindus and Sikhs (B) Hindus and Muslims (C) Muslims and Christians (D) Hindus and Dalits 23. : Which of these leaders supported the Wavell Plan? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Subhas Chandra Bose 24. : The Simla Conference failed primarily due to: (A) British refusal to grant independence (B) Muslim League’s withdrawal (C) World War II (D) Hindu Mahasabha opposition 25. : Who chaired the Simla Conference? (A) Lord Mountbatten (B) Lord Wavell (C) Clement Attlee (D) Lord Linlithgow 26. : The Cabinet Mission Plan was a result of: (A) The Simla Conference (B) The 1945-46 elections (C) Cripps Mission (D) Quit India Movement 27. : Which party refused to cooperate with the Muslim League after the 1945-46 elections? (A) Indian National Congress (B) Hindu Mahasabha (C) Communist Party (D) British Government 28. : How many provinces were involved in the 1945-46 elections? (A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 11 (D) 15 29. : Who became the Prime Minister of the United Provinces after the 1945-46 elections? (A) Sardar Patel (B) Govind Ballabh Pant (C) Liaquat Ali Khan (D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah 30. : What was a significant feature of the 1945-46 elections? (A) First election after World War II (B) Separate electorates for Muslims (C) Universal adult franchise (D) Women were not allowed to vote 31. : How did the Indian National Congress respond to the Simla Conference? (A) Fully supported the proposals (B) Participated actively but opposed Muslim League demands (C) Boycotted the conference (D) Supported partition 32. : Who represented the Muslim League at the Simla Conference? (A) Liaquat Ali Khan (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan 33. : Which body was formed as a result of the 1945-46 elections to draft the constitution? (A) Constituent Assembly (B) Interim Government (C) British Parliament (D) Simla Council 34. : What was Lord Wavell’s role in the Simla Conference? (A) British Secretary of State for India (B) Viceroy of India (C) British Prime Minister (D) Commander of British forces in India 35. : The Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan was based on: (A) Majority rule in all provinces (B) Muslim majority provinces wanting a separate state (C) British insistence (D) Congress support 36. : What was the reaction of the British government to the failure of the Simla Conference? (A) They immediately granted independence (B) They sent the Cabinet Mission to India (C) They postponed all political reforms (D) They increased military presence 37. : The Simla Conference proposed to exclude: (A) Sikhs from the Executive Council (B) British officials from the Executive Council (C) Princes from the Executive Council (D) Muslims from the Executive Council 38. : The 1945-46 elections saw the emergence of which political trend? (A) Decline of the Muslim League (B) Clear communal division in politics (C) Unification of all parties (D) End of British rule 39. : Which province’s election results intensified the demand for Pakistan? (A) Punjab (B) Madras (C) Bombay (D) Assam 40. : The Simla Conference is considered important because: (A) It solved the Hindu-Muslim problem (B) It exposed the irreconcilable differences between Congress and Muslim League (C) It led to immediate independence (D) It ended World War II in India 41. : After the 1945-46 elections, who was appointed the Prime Minister of Bengal? (A) H.S. Suhrawardy (B) Subhas Chandra Bose (C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Sarojini Naidu 42. : The 1945-46 elections were conducted under which act? (A) Government of India Act 1935 (B) Indian Independence Act 1947 (C) Rowlatt Act (D) Regulating Act 43. : The Simla Conference led to the formation of: (A) Interim Government in 1946 (B) Constituent Assembly immediately (C) Partition of India (D) A new British cabinet 44. : What was the stance of the Indian National Congress on the Simla Conference’s proposals? (A) Rejected all proposals (B) Accepted most except separate electorates (C) Accepted all proposals (D) Demanded immediate partition 45. : The Muslim League’s success in 1945-46 elections convinced them to: (A) Support Congress’s demands (B) Demand Pakistan as a separate nation (C) Join the British Government (D) Boycott future elections 46. : Which event directly followed the failure of the Simla Conference? (A) Quit India Movement (B) Cabinet Mission Plan (C) Cripps Mission (D) Partition of India 47. : How many members were there in the Interim Government formed in 1946? (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 20 48. : Which Congress leader headed the Interim Government in 1946? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Sardar Patel (D) Abul Kalam Azad 49. : The Simla Conference aimed to resolve differences between: (A) British and Indians (B) Congress and Muslim League (C) Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League (D) Princes and British 50. : Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 1945-46 elections? (A) Muslim League’s political dominance in Muslim provinces (B) Formation of Constituent Assembly (C) Immediate independence of India (D) Increased communal tensions