💥Join UPSC 2027,2028 Mentorship (August Batch) + XFactor Notes & Microthemes PDF
Talk to Mentor

Civilsdaily

Login

,

The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

(a)

the Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces.

(b)

emergence of a ‘left wing’ in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible.

(c)

there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces.

(d)

None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.

Correct Answer

(d)

Explanation

In February 1937, Congress ministries were formed in seven provinces, but by December 22, 1939, Congress ministries resigned after the British Government refused to transfer power in return for cooperation in World War II.

Microtheme: QIM —
7 questions asked in Prelims in the past.

  1. [2017] With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events :
    1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
    2. Quit India Movement launched
    3. Second Round Table Conference What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?

    • (a) 1-2-3
    • (b) 2-1-3
    • (c) 3-2-1
    • (d) 3-1-2
    Correct Answer: (C) 3-2-1
  2. [2012] The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

    • (a) the Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces.
    • (b) emergence of a ‘left wing’ in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible.
    • (c) there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces.
    • (d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.
    Correct Answer: (D) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.
  3. [2011] Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?

    • (a) It was a nonviolent movement
    • (b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
    • (c) It was a spontaneous movement
    • (d) It did not attract the labour class in general
    Correct Answer: (D) It did not attract the labour class in general
  4. [2010] After Quit India Movement, C. Raja Gopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out”.
    Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

    • (a) The establishment of a War Advisory Council composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States.
    • (b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members except the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaders.
    • (c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and a Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible.
    • (d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock.
    Correct Answer: (D) A solution for the constitutional deadlock.
  5. [2009] With which one of the following movements is the slogan ‘Do or die’ associated?

    • (a) Swadeshi Movement
    • (b) Non-cooperation Movement
    • (c) Civil Disobedience Movement
    • (d) Quit India Movement
    Correct Answer: (D) Quit India Movement
  6. [2009] Which one of the following began with the Dandi March ?

    • (a) Home Rule Movement
    • (b) Non Cooperation Movement
    • (c) Civil Disobedience Movement
    • (d) Quit India Movement
    Correct Answer: (C) Civil Disobedience Movement
  7. [2003] An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was:

    • (a) That all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India.
    • (b) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War.
    • (c) The active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities, and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.
    • (d) The framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces.
    Correct Answer: (B) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War.