Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Jinnah demanded that every Muslim member of the Executive Council should be nominated by:
A. The Muslim League
B. Congress
C. The Unionist Party
D. The British Parliament
Correct Answer: A
This demand became the decisive cause of deadlock.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The Muslim League claimed to be the:
A. Representative of Caste Hindus
B. Party of princely states
C. Official British party
D. Sole representative of Indian Muslims
Correct Answer: D
Jinnah made exclusive Muslim representation the central League demand.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress broadly supported the Wavell Plan's:
A. Exclusive League nomination
B. Permanent communal parity
C. Indianisation of the Executive Council
D. Retention of all British members
Correct Answer: C
Its main objections concerned representation and authority, not Indianisation itself.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress's conditional acceptance depended on preserving its:
A. Military control
B. Non-communal national character
C. Princely status
D. Exclusive Hindu membership
Correct Answer: B
It would not accept being confined to a Caste Hindu quota.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Did Congress want Muslim League participation in the government?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Only after independence
D. Only in provincial governments
Correct Answer: A
Congress publicly supported a broadly representative interim government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Nehru stated that Congress was willing to enter the interim government even if:
A. Britain withdrew immediately
B. The Viceroy resigned
C. Pakistan was created
D. The League initially stayed out
Correct Answer: D
Congress hoped the League could join later.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which Sikh leader appeared on the Congress list?
A. Khizr Hayat Tiwana
B. Rai Bahadur Sivaraj
C. Master Tara Singh
D. Hussain Imam
Correct Answer: C
Congress attempted to include major minority leaders.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which woman appeared on the Congress list?
A. Fatima Jinnah
B. Amrit Kaur
C. Begum Shah Nawaz
D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Correct Answer: B
Amrit Kaur was among the suggested council members.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The Congress list included which two senior League leaders?
A. Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Khizr and Tara Singh
C. Azad and Nehru
D. Gandhi and Patel
Correct Answer: A
Congress proposed League leaders as part of a broader list.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress submitted a suggested list of how many names on 6 July 1945?
A. Five
B. Ten
C. Thirty
D. Fifteen
Correct Answer: D
The Congress list attempted to propose a broad and inclusive interim government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Why did Congress resist the League's sole-nomination claim?
A. It would immediately create independence
B. It would abolish the Viceroy
C. It would reduce Congress to a Hindu communal organisation
D. It would end provincial autonomy
Correct Answer: C
The claim contradicted Congress's national identity.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress insisted on the right to nominate:
A. Only Caste Hindus
B. Persons from any community
C. Only Muslims
D. Only Sikhs
Correct Answer: B
It refused to accept communal organisations as exclusive nomination authorities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which Congress leader most clearly challenged the label 'Caste Hindu party'?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. Sardar Patel
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer: A
Azad was a Muslim scholar and Congress president.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress argued that its membership included:
A. Only Caste Hindus
B. Only British officials
C. Only provincial premiers
D. Muslims and members of other communities
Correct Answer: D
Maulana Azad's presidency supported Congress's secular-national claim.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress rejected the claim that all Muslim seats should be filled by:
A. The Viceroy
B. Provincial premiers
C. Muslim League nominees
D. British officials
Correct Answer: C
Congress insisted it could nominate members of any community.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress accepted parity as:
A. A permanent constitutional principle
B. A temporary arrangement for the proposed council
C. A provincial election rule
D. A reason to abandon the talks immediately
Correct Answer: B
Congress was prepared to tolerate limited parity without accepting communal monopoly.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Congress described itself as:
A. A national organisation
B. A Caste Hindu organisation
C. A Muslim communal party
D. A princely alliance
Correct Answer: A
Congress rejected the British and League description of it as representing only Caste Hindus.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The broad invitation list was intended to make the conference:
A. A Congress-only meeting
B. A League-only meeting
C. A British military council
D. Representative of major political and communal interests
Correct Answer: D
Party leaders, premiers and minority representatives were all included.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The invitation of current and former premiers demonstrated Wavell's emphasis on:
A. Military rank
B. Foreign diplomacy only
C. Administrative experience and provincial representation
D. Religious scholarship only
Correct Answer: C
The plan required leaders capable of serving in government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The leader of which political group was also invited?
A. Ottoman Party
B. Nationalist Party
C. Communist International
D. Pakistan Constituent Party
Correct Answer: B
The conference sought wide legislative representation.