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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Where was the Quit India Resolution adopted by the All-India Congress Committee?
A. Bombay
B. Lahore
C. Lucknow
D. Delhi
Correct Answer: A
The AICC adopted the resolution at Bombay's Gowalia Tank Maidan on 8 August 1942.
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Why did Congress reject the Cripps Proposals?
A. They postponed real transfer of power and allowed provinces to opt out of a future union
B. They granted immediate complete independence
C. They abolished provincial autonomy
D. They created elected ministries immediately
Correct Answer: A
Congress objected to delayed transfer and the possibility of fragmentation, while other parties had their own objections.
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Which British mission arrived in India in 1942 with constitutional proposals?
A. Cripps Mission
B. Simon Commission
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Hunter Committee
Correct Answer: A
Sir Stafford Cripps offered postwar Dominion Status and a constitution-making process.
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Who was the second prominent Individual Satyagrahi?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. M.A. Jinnah
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer: A
Jawaharlal Nehru followed Vinoba Bhave in offering individual protest.
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Who was selected as the first Individual Satyagrahi?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Aruna Asaf Ali
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi selected Vinoba Bhave as the first satyagrahi in 1940.
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Which movement did Congress launch in 1940 as a limited protest against war policy?
A. Individual Satyagraha
B. Quit India
C. Civil Disobedience of 1930
D. Home Rule
Correct Answer: A
Individual Satyagraha affirmed the right to speak against participation in the war without a free national decision.
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Which British proposal of August 1940 was rejected by Congress as inadequate?
A. August Offer
B. Cabinet Mission Plan
C. Mountbatten Plan
D. Communal Award
Correct Answer: A
The August Offer promised postwar constitutional expansion but did not concede immediate responsible national government.
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Who presided over the Ramgarh Congress session of 1940?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. J.B. Kripalani
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: A
Maulana Azad presided over the Ramgarh session, which focused on the war and independence.
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Which organization did Subhas Chandra Bose form after leaving the Congress presidency?
A. Forward Bloc
B. Swaraj Party
C. Home Rule League
D. Unionist Party
Correct Answer: A
Bose formed the Forward Bloc in 1939 to consolidate radical anti-imperialist forces.
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Why did Bose resign as Congress president in 1939?
A. Conflict with the Gandhi-backed Working Committee and inability to form a cooperative executive
B. He accepted a British office
C. He opposed independence
D. He joined the Muslim League
Correct Answer: A
The Tripuri crisis exposed deep strategic and organizational differences between Bose and the Gandhian leadership.
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Whom did Subhas Chandra Bose defeat in the 1939 Congress presidential election?
A. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Maulana Azad
D. J.B. Kripalani
Correct Answer: A
Pattabhi Sitaramayya was supported by Gandhi but lost to Bose.
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At which Congress session was Subhas Chandra Bose re-elected president after defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya?
A. Tripuri, 1939
B. Haripura, 1938
C. Ramgarh, 1940
D. Faizpur, 1937
Correct Answer: A
Bose won re-election before the Tripuri session, defeating Gandhi's preferred candidate.
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Who chaired the National Planning Committee formed in 1938?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Answer: A
Although Bose promoted planning as Congress president, Jawaharlal Nehru chaired the committee.
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Which national institution was established under Congress auspices in 1938 to consider economic development?
A. National Planning Committee
B. Finance Commission
C. Planning Commission of Pakistan
D. Simon Commission
Correct Answer: A
The National Planning Committee, chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru, examined industrial and economic planning.
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Who presided over the Haripura Congress session of 1938?
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Maulana Azad
D. Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: A
Subhas Chandra Bose was elected Congress president and presided at Haripura.
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On what date was the Muslim League's Day of Deliverance observed?
A. 22 December 1939
B. 23 March 1940
C. 8 August 1942
D. 16 August 1946
Correct Answer: A
Jinnah called for the observance on 22 December 1939 after Congress ministries resigned.
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Which organization observed 'Day of Deliverance' after the resignation of Congress ministries?
A. All-India Muslim League
B. Swaraj Party
C. Forward Bloc
D. Congress Socialist Party
Correct Answer: A
The Muslim League observed 22 December 1939 as a Day of Deliverance from Congress provincial rule.
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Why did Congress ministries resign in 1939?
A. Britain involved India in World War II without consulting Indian representatives
B. The Simon Commission arrived
C. The Lucknow Pact failed
D. The Bengal partition was annulled
Correct Answer: A
Congress demanded a clear statement of war aims and Indian freedom; provincial ministries resigned when this was not granted.
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Which Congress initiative attempted to reach Muslim voters directly after the 1937 elections?
A. Muslim Mass Contact campaign
B. Direct Action campaign
C. Hijrat Movement
D. Khilafat Delegation
Correct Answer: A
The Congress Mass Contact campaign sought support among Muslims but was viewed by the League as a challenge to its representative claim.
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What was one major political dispute between Congress and the Muslim League in the United Provinces after the 1937 elections?
A. Terms for a Congress-League coalition
B. Control of the princely state of Kashmir
C. Selection of the Simon Commission
D. Division of Bengal in 1905
Correct Answer: A
Congress's conditions for coalition, including organizational alignment, were rejected by the League and widened the political gap.