UPSC Prelims PYQs - Independence to Partition (Modern History)

1. With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.
Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:

Person	Position held
1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru	President, All India Liberal Federation
2. K.C. Neogy	Member, The Constituent Assembly
3. P.C. Joshi	General Secretary, Communist Party of India

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

3. Consider the following events:

The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’.
Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
Goa became a part of independent India.

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

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(a) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3

(b) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4

(d) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4

4. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

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(a) solve the problem of minorities in India

(b) give effect to the Independence Bill

(d) enquire into the riots in East Bengal

5. With reference to Indian History, the Member of the Constituent Assembly from the provinces were

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(a) Directly elected by the people of those provinces

(b) Nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim league

(d) Selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional matters.

UPSC Prelims PYQs – Independence to Partition (Modern History)