Partition NDA Questions

NDA Modern Indian History

Partition MCQ Questions


13.
Lord Mountbatten, appointed as the last Viceroy of British India in 1947, was initially tasked with overseeing the transfer of power by a target date of June 1948, but he significantly:
A.
Extended this deadline by several additional years
B.
Made no changes to the original timeline
C.
Advanced the date, ultimately settling on August 1947, citing the deteriorating law and order situation
D.
Cancelled the transfer of power altogether
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ANSWER :
C. Advanced the date, ultimately settling on August 1947, citing the deteriorating law and order situation
14.
The plan announced by Lord Mountbatten on 3 June 1947, outlining the basis for the partition of British India, is commonly referred to as the:
A.
Simon Plan (not a standard historical term)
B.
Cabinet Mission Plan (an earlier, distinct 1946 proposal)
C.
Cripps Plan (an earlier, distinct 1942 proposal)
D.
3 June Plan (or Mountbatten Plan)
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ANSWER :
D. 3 June Plan (or Mountbatten Plan)
15.
The Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947 provided for the partition of British India and also allowed the provinces of Punjab and Bengal to be themselves divided, based substantially on the outcome of votes taken in their:
A.
Provincial Legislative Assemblies
B.
Religious institutions exclusively
C.
Trade unions exclusively
D.
Village councils exclusively
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ANSWER :
A. Provincial Legislative Assemblies
16.
Under the Mountbatten Plan, the fate of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Sylhet district of Assam was to be determined through a:
A.
Direct decision by the Viceroy alone, with no local consultation
B.
Decision made exclusively by the Indian National Congress
C.
Decision made exclusively by the princely states
D.
Referendum among the local population
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ANSWER :
D. Referendum among the local population
17.
The referendum held in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) in July 1947 resulted in a decision by the local population to join:
A.
Afghanistan
B.
India
C.
Pakistan
D.
Neither country, opting for complete independence
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ANSWER :
C. Pakistan
18.
The task of demarcating the new international boundaries between India and Pakistan, particularly in Punjab and Bengal, was assigned to a Boundary Commission chaired by the British lawyer:
A.
Lord Mountbatten himself
B.
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
C.
Sir Stafford Cripps
D.
Sir John Simon
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ANSWER :
B. Sir Cyril Radcliffe