CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who was the Congress premier of the United Provinces?
A. Govind Ballabh Pant
B. Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: A
Govind Ballabh Pant headed the United Provinces ministry.
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1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
Who headed the Congress ministry in Bombay?
A. N. B. Khare
B. Sri Krishna Sinha
C. Dr. Khan Sahib
D. B. G. Kher
Correct Answer: D
B. G. Kher served as the premier of Bombay under Congress rule.
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Who headed the Congress ministry in Madras?
A. B. G. Kher
B. Govind Ballabh Pant
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. Bishwanath Das
Correct Answer: C
C. Rajagopalachari was the premier of the Congress ministry in Madras.
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Which conclusion was strengthened by the election results?
A. The League represented every Indian Muslim
B. Neither Congress nor the League yet represented every voter of its claimed community
C. Congress won every Hindu seat
D. Provincial parties disappeared
Correct Answer: B
The results showed strong provincial parties and significant limits to both all-India parties' representative claims.
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Congress contested a limited number of Muslim seats in 1937 and won approximately:
A. 26 of 58
B. 58 of 58
C. 2 of 84
D. 108 of 484
Correct Answer: A
The cited analysis records that Congress contested 58 Muslim seats and won 26.
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The poor Muslim League result in Punjab demonstrated the strength of:
A. Congress socialism
B. Communist control of the province
C. The Justice Party
D. Provincial landed and Unionist leadership
Correct Answer: D
Punjab politics was dominated by the cross-communal Unionist Party and rural landed interests.
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Which party led by A. K. Fazlul Huq was influential in Bengal after the 1937 elections?
A. Unionist Party
B. Justice Party
C. Krishak Praja Party
D. Khudai Khidmatgar
Correct Answer: C
Fazlul Huq's Krishak Praja Party led the Bengal ministry with coalition support.
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In which Muslim-majority province was the Unionist Party dominant after the 1937 elections?
A. Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Sind
D. NWFP
Correct Answer: B
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan's Unionist Party formed the government in Punjab.
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Why did the Muslim League face serious electoral difficulties in 1937?
A. Weak organization and competition from provincial Muslim parties
B. It was legally prohibited from campaigning
C. It supported universal joint electorates only
D. It refused to nominate Muslim candidates
Correct Answer: A
The League lacked a strong mass organization and faced powerful local Muslim groups in several provinces.
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The Muslim League won approximately what share of seats reserved for Muslims in 1937?
A. About 5 percent
B. About 50 percent
C. About 80 percent
D. About 22 percent
Correct Answer: D
Research cited in the source places the League's result at roughly 108 of 484 Muslim seats, or about 22 percent.
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What was the Muslim League's overall performance in the 1937 provincial elections?
A. It formed ministries in all Muslim-majority provinces
B. It won an absolute majority across India
C. It performed poorly and formed no provincial ministry
D. It boycotted all Muslim seats
Correct Answer: C
The League won only a minority of reserved Muslim seats and could not form a ministry in any province.
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Which three provinces remained outside Congress ministry control throughout the main 1937–1939 period?
A. Madras, Bihar, and Orissa
B. Punjab, Bengal, and Sind
C. Bombay, United Provinces, and Assam
D. Central Provinces, NWFP, and Bihar
Correct Answer: B
Congress did not form ministries in Punjab, Bengal, or Sind.
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By mid-1937, Congress had established ministries in approximately:
A. Seven provinces
B. Two provinces
C. Four provinces
D. Eleven provinces
Correct Answer: A
The standard list includes Madras, Bombay, Bihar, Central Provinces, United Provinces, Orissa, and NWFP.
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1937-1939 - Congress Rule - Congress Ministries
At the height of its provincial power by 1938, Congress held ministries in:
A. Five provinces
B. Six provinces
C. All eleven provinces
D. Eight provinces
Correct Answer: D
Congress initially formed ministries in seven provinces and later formed the Bordoloi ministry in Assam in September 1938.
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In Bombay, Congress was able to form a ministry mainly because it:
A. Won every seat
B. Merged with the Muslim League
C. Obtained support beyond its own seats
D. Was nominated by the British Parliament
Correct Answer: C
Congress was the largest force in Bombay and formed a working majority with additional support.
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Which province was NOT among the five provinces where Congress won a clear majority?
A. Bihar
B. Punjab
C. Orissa
D. United Provinces
Correct Answer: B
Punjab was dominated by the Unionist Party rather than Congress.
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Which province was one of the five in which Congress won a clear majority?
A. Madras
B. Punjab
C. Bengal
D. Sind
Correct Answer: A
Madras was among the provinces where Congress secured a clear electoral majority.
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In how many provinces did the Congress initially win clear majorities in the 1937 elections?
A. Three
B. Seven
C. Eleven
D. Five
Correct Answer: D
Congress won clear majorities in Madras, United Provinces, Central Provinces, Bihar, and Orissa.
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The proposed federation under the Government of India Act, 1935 depended heavily on the participation of:
A. Trade unions
B. Municipal committees
C. Princely states
D. European commercial chambers alone
Correct Answer: C
The federation could not start because the required accession of princely states was not obtained.
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Under the 1935 Act, powers were constitutionally divided through:
A. Only a central list
B. Federal, provincial, and concurrent lists
C. Religious and non-religious lists
D. Urban and rural lists
Correct Answer: B
The Act divided legislative subjects among federal, provincial, and concurrent lists.