Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress's central objection at Simla was not to Indianisation but to:
A. An Indian External Affairs member
B. Release of Congress leaders
C. Communal monopoly over Muslim nominations
D. Coalition ministries
Correct Answer: C
Congress broadly accepted the council idea but disputed the League's exclusive claim.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Nehru nevertheless admitted that some Congress Hindus were:
A. Members of the Muslim League
B. Anti-Muslim
C. British officers
D. Provincial governors
Correct Answer: B
This acknowledgement appeared in Wavell's account of their 14 July interview.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Nehru considered the Muslim fear of Congress domination largely:
A. Psychological and exaggerated
B. Completely justified in every case
C. Unrelated to politics
D. A British military issue
Correct Answer: A
Wavell's account records Nehru's belief that Muslim fears were not fully grounded, though psychologically important.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress's acceptance of the plan was conditional on preserving its:
A. Status as a princely state
B. Military command
C. Control of the Viceroy
D. National and non-communal character
Correct Answer: D
It would not accept being confined to a Caste Hindu quota.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Did Congress want the League to participate in the proposed government?
A. No, under all circumstances
B. Only after independence
C. Yes
D. Only in provincial governments
Correct Answer: C
Nehru publicly stated that Congress wanted broad cooperation including the League.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Nehru stated on 11 July that Congress was prepared to join the interim government even if:
A. Britain withdrew immediately
B. The League initially stayed out
C. The Viceroy resigned
D. Japan joined the war
Correct Answer: B
Congress hoped the door would remain open for later League participation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Which Sikh leader was included in the Congress list?
A. Master Tara Singh
B. Khizr Hayat Tiwana
C. Rai Bahadur Sivaraj
D. Hussain Imam
Correct Answer: A
The list attempted to include important minority figures.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Which woman was included in the Congress list of suggested names?
A. Fatima Jinnah
B. Begum Shah Nawaz
C. Sarojini Naidu only
D. Amrit Kaur
Correct Answer: D
Amrit Kaur appeared among the fifteen proposed names.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
The Congress list of 6 July included:
A. Only Congress members
B. No Muslim League leaders
C. Both Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Only provincial governors
Correct Answer: C
Congress proposed a broadly inclusive list rather than limiting names to its own organisation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
On 6 July 1945, Congress submitted a list containing:
A. Five names
B. Fifteen names
C. Thirty names
D. One hundred names
Correct Answer: B
The Congress list offered a broad range of proposed council members.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress feared that accepting the League's exclusive claim would:
A. Reduce Congress to a Hindu communal party
B. Create immediate independence
C. End the Viceroy's powers
D. Abolish the Muslim League
Correct Answer: A
The claim contradicted Congress's national identity.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress insisted on the right to nominate candidates from:
A. Only Caste Hindus
B. Only Muslims
C. Only Europeans
D. Any community
Correct Answer: D
It refused to allow communal organisations to monopolise nomination rights.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Which Congress president directly contradicted the idea that Congress was only a Caste Hindu body?
A. Sardar Patel
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer: C
Azad's leadership embodied Congress's secular-national claim.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress argued that its own membership included:
A. Only Caste Hindus
B. Muslims as well as non-Muslims
C. Only Scheduled Castes
D. Only provincial premiers
Correct Answer: B
Maulana Azad himself was a Muslim and Congress president.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress refused to accept that all Muslim members must be nominated by:
A. The Muslim League
B. The Viceroy
C. The provincial premiers
D. The British Parliament
Correct Answer: A
Congress claimed a national right to nominate people of any community.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress accepted communal parity at Simla as:
A. A permanent constitutional principle
B. A principle applying only to provinces
C. A reason to leave the conference immediately
D. A temporary and limited arrangement
Correct Answer: D
Its delegation instructions accepted limited parity without accepting the League's nomination claim.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Congress described itself primarily as a:
A. Caste Hindu organisation
B. Muslim communal organisation
C. National rather than communal organisation
D. Princely-state alliance
Correct Answer: C
Congress rejected classification as merely the representative of Caste Hindus.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
The wide invitation list showed that Wavell wanted the conference to be:
A. Limited to Congress
B. Broadly representative
C. Limited to the League
D. A military meeting
Correct Answer: B
It brought together party heads, legislative leaders, premiers and minority representatives.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Which leaders best represented the central Congress-League rivalry at Simla?
A. Azad and Jinnah
B. Wavell and Churchill
C. Tara Singh and Sivaraj
D. Amery and Linlithgow
Correct Answer: A
Azad headed Congress while Jinnah led the League.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1945 - Constitutional Proposals - Simla Conference
Gandhi's position at the conference was unusual because he:
A. Was Muslim League president
B. Was Viceroy
C. Represented the European Group
D. Held no formal party office but remained the leading Congress personality
Correct Answer: D
He attended as the recognised moral and political leader of Congress.