Modern History › Transfer Of Power & Partition (1945-1947) – UPSC Prelims PYQs
11 questions · 1995–2014 · answers as per the UPSC key
The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
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Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
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Consider the following statements:
- Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Shimla Conference took place.
- Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the 1946?
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At the time of partition of India,
which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
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The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
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As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
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Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy with specific instructions to
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When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of
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The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
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In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was