Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The Congress Working Committee leaders had been detained following:
A. The Quit India Movement
B. The Khilafat Movement
C. The Simla Deputation
D. The 1937 elections
Correct Answer: A
They had been arrested after the August 1942 movement.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which leaders were recommended for release before the conference?
A. Muslim League Working Committee
B. Provincial governors
C. British Cabinet ministers
D. Remaining Congress Working Committee members
Correct Answer: D
Their release was needed for meaningful Congress participation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Provincial coalition governments were expected to reduce:
A. Foreign trade
B. Judicial appeals
C. Communal conflict
D. Military recruitment
Correct Answer: C
Practical cooperation was expected to lessen political and communal tensions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The plan hoped to restore provincial responsible government through:
A. Military governments
B. Coalition ministries
C. Single-community governments
D. Governors alone
Correct Answer: B
Broad coalitions were intended to include important parties and communities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Why had Section 93 rule become common after 1939?
A. Congress ministries had resigned
B. The Muslim League had won every province
C. The Cabinet Mission had failed
D. The Wavell Plan had been rejected
Correct Answer: A
Congress ministries resigned after India entered the war without consultation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Direct gubernatorial rule in some provinces had been imposed under:
A. Section 144
B. Article 370
C. Section 8 of the Independence Act
D. Section 93 of the Government of India Act, 1935
Correct Answer: D
Section 93 allowed governors to assume direct control when responsible government could not function.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The plan hoped that cooperation at the centre would encourage coalition governments in the:
A. British Parliament
B. United Nations
C. Provinces
D. Princely states only
Correct Answer: C
The official statement linked central cooperation with restoration of provincial ministries.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which feature most clearly prevented the council from being fully sovereign?
A. Indians held most portfolios
B. The Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief retained supreme authority
C. External Affairs was transferred
D. Minorities were represented
Correct Answer: B
Imperial control remained at the top and over defence.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The council proposal was designed to encourage Indians to work together before deciding:
A. The permanent constitutional settlement
B. Japan's surrender terms
C. British parliamentary elections
D. The borders of Burma
Correct Answer: A
Interim cooperation was intended to facilitate later constitutional agreement.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which statement best summarises the council's composition?
A. Entirely British
B. Entirely elected
C. Entirely Muslim League
D. Almost entirely Indian, communally balanced, but headed by the British Viceroy
Correct Answer: D
The council would be Indian-majority without ending the Viceroy's authority.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The Indianisation proposal transferred most day-to-day central administration to:
A. British military commanders
B. Provincial judges
C. Indian political leaders
D. Princely rulers only
Correct Answer: C
This was the most significant practical concession in the plan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which portfolio remained most clearly under British wartime control?
A. Education
B. Defence
C. Health
D. Agriculture
Correct Answer: B
The Commander-in-Chief remained responsible for the war portfolio.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The Viceroy's role as Crown Representative related especially to:
A. Indian princely states
B. Provincial legislatures
C. Congress committees
D. Muslim League branches
Correct Answer: A
Relations with the rulers were kept outside the proposed council change.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Did the Wavell Plan alter Crown relations with the princely states?
A. Yes, they were abolished
B. Yes, they were transferred to Congress
C. Yes, all states became provinces
D. No
Correct Answer: D
The Viceroy remained Crown Representative in dealings with Indian states.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The High Commissioner proposal would distinguish British interests from the office of the:
A. Congress president
B. Commander-in-Chief
C. Viceroy
D. Governor of Punjab
Correct Answer: C
The arrangement sought to separate ordinary British representation from the Viceroy's constitutional role.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The proposed British representative in India would be called the:
A. Prime Minister of India
B. United Kingdom High Commissioner
C. Secretary of State
D. Federal Governor
Correct Answer: B
A High Commissioner would represent specific United Kingdom interests.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The Wavell Plan proposed fully accredited Indian representatives:
A. Abroad
B. Only in provincial capitals
C. Only in London universities
D. Only in princely states
Correct Answer: A
The plan aimed to expand India's international representation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Which matters remained excluded from the Indian External Affairs portfolio?
A. Diplomatic representation abroad
B. Trade relations
C. International conferences
D. Tribal and frontier matters connected with defence
Correct Answer: D
Defence-related frontier and tribal questions remained under reserved control.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
The proposed Indian member for External Affairs would control:
A. War operations
B. Princely-state succession
C. External relations of British India
D. Provincial police
Correct Answer: C
External Affairs was to be transferred to Indian responsibility with specified exceptions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Wavell plan
Council members were expected to support the continuing war against:
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Italy
D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: B
Cooperation in completing the war was an express condition.