CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
After the 1937 elections, Jawaharlal Nehru described the main forces in India as British imperialism and:
A. Indian nationalism
B. Muslim nationalism
C. Provincial separatism
D. Communism
Correct Answer: A
Nehru's two-force formulation was challenged by Jinnah.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
According to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's later assessment, a Congress-League coalition in UP might have:
A. Immediately created Pakistan
B. Overthrown the Viceroy
C. Ended Congress influence in UP
D. Absorbed and weakened the League
Correct Answer: D
Azad later argued that cooperation might have reduced the League's independent growth.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
The collapse of the UP coalition negotiations had what major consequence?
A. It united the parties permanently
B. It created the federal government
C. It widened the political gulf between Congress and the League
D. It ended provincial elections
Correct Answer: C
The dispute deepened mistrust and helped Jinnah reorganize the League.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Why did the Muslim League reject the Congress conditions in the UP?
A. They offered the League too many ministries
B. They threatened the League's separate political identity
C. They ended separate electorates nationally
D. They required immediate independence
Correct Answer: B
The League believed the conditions would absorb or dismantle its organization.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Another proposed condition required League members to express allegiance to:
A. The Congress
B. The British Cabinet
C. The Unionist Party
D. The Khudai Khidmatgar movement
Correct Answer: A
Congress sought allegiance from League legislators as a condition of cooperation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Congress also demanded that League legislators in the UP should:
A. Leave the legislature
B. Support the Unionist Party
C. Reject provincial autonomy
D. Not function as a separate parliamentary group
Correct Answer: D
The proposed conditions would have ended the League's separate identity inside the assembly.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
One Congress condition for League participation in the UP ministry was the dissolution of the:
A. Congress Working Committee
B. Federal Court
C. Muslim League Parliamentary Board
D. Unionist Party
Correct Answer: C
Congress required the League's provincial parliamentary organization to be dissolved.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
In which province did the Muslim League particularly seek a coalition with Congress after the elections?
A. Punjab
B. United Provinces
C. Sind
D. Bengal
Correct Answer: B
The failed Congress-League coalition negotiations in the United Provinces became politically significant.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
The fact that Congress controlled provinces but not the central government illustrates:
A. The limited nature of provincial autonomy under British rule
B. The complete sovereignty of provinces
C. The abolition of the Viceroy's office
D. The end of British constitutional control
Correct Answer: A
Provincial ministers governed transferred subjects, while central and reserve powers remained under British control.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who headed the Bengal ministry after the 1937 elections?
A. H. S. Suhrawardy
B. Khwaja Nazimuddin
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. A. K. Fazlul Huq
Correct Answer: D
A. K. Fazlul Huq headed the Bengal ministry.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Which party formed the Punjab ministry in 1937?
A. Indian National Congress
B. All-India Muslim League
C. Unionist Party
D. Khaksar Movement
Correct Answer: C
The Unionist Party, a coalition of landed interests across communities, dominated Punjab.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who led the Punjab government after the 1937 elections?
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan
C. Sir Khizar Hayat Tiwana
D. Allama Iqbal
Correct Answer: B
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan led the Unionist ministry in Punjab.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Before Gopinath Bordoloi, the Assam ministry was headed by:
A. Muhammad Saadulla
B. Dr. Khan Sahib
C. Bishwanath Das
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer: A
Muhammad Saadulla served as premier of Assam before the Bordoloi ministry.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who became the Congress premier of Assam in September 1938?
A. Muhammad Saadulla
B. B. G. Kher
C. N. B. Khare
D. Gopinath Bordoloi
Correct Answer: D
Gopinath Bordoloi formed a Congress ministry in Assam on 19 September 1938.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
The Congress ministry in NWFP relied closely on the support of:
A. Unionist Party
B. Krishak Praja Party
C. Khudai Khidmatgars
D. Hindu Mahasabha alone
Correct Answer: C
The Khudai Khidmatgar movement was closely aligned with Congress in the Frontier province.
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1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Dr. Khan Sahib was the brother of:
A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C. Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
D. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Correct Answer: B
Dr. Khan Sahib was the elder brother of Bacha Khan, leader of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who headed the Congress-aligned ministry in the North-West Frontier Province?
A. Dr. Khan Sahib
B. Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan
C. Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan
D. A. K. Fazlul Huq
Correct Answer: A
Dr. Khan Sahib, also known as Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan, led the NWFP ministry.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who headed the Congress ministry in Orissa?
A. Govind Ballabh Pant
B. Muhammad Saadulla
C. Dr. Khan Sahib
D. Bishwanath Das
Correct Answer: D
Bishwanath Das served as Orissa's premier.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who initially headed the Congress ministry in the Central Provinces?
A. Bishwanath Das
B. Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan
C. N. B. Khare
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer: C
N. B. Khare initially led the Central Provinces ministry.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who headed the Congress ministry in Bihar?
A. A. K. Fazlul Huq
B. Sri Krishna Sinha
C. B. G. Kher
D. Gopinath Bordoloi
Correct Answer: B
Sri Krishna Sinha was the premier of Bihar.