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Who amongst the following headed the 1946 Cabinet Mission?

AHugh Gaitskell

BSir John Simon

CSir Pethick-Lawrence

DNone of the above

Answer:

C. Sir Pethick-Lawrence

Read Explanation:

  • End of World War II saw the Labour Party under Mr. Atlee won elections in England.

  • Mr. Atlee was sympathetic towards India’s demand for freedom.

  • The Secretary of State, Pethick - Lawrence announced on February 19, 1946 the dispatch of the Mission for Constitutional reforms.

  • The Cabinet Mission arrived in Delhi on 24 March, 1946.

  • The Cabinet Mission to India consisted of the Secretary of State Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade and A.V. Alexander.


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With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee.’

  2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.

  3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

താഴെ നൽകിയിട്ടുള്ളവയിൽ ശരിയായ പ്രസ്താവന ഏത് ?

1.1756 ൽ ബംഗാളിലെ നവാബായ സിറാജ് - ഉദ് -ദൗള 146 ഓളം വരുന്ന ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് പട്ടാളക്കാരെ ഇരുട്ടുമുറിയിൽ അടച്ച് ശ്വാസംമുട്ടിച്ചുകൊന്നു. 

2.ഇത് ചരിത്രത്തിൽ ബ്ലാക്ക് ഹോൾ ട്രാജഡി എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Which of the following proposals are put in the August offer of 1940?

1.A representative Indian body would be formed after the war to frame a constitution for India. Dominion status was the objective for India.

2.The Viceroy’s Executive Council would be expanded right away to include for the first time more Indians than whites. 


Indian National Congress opposed the Rowlatt Act because it aimed