Modern Indian History UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following Congress leaders was fully in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Sardar Patel

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sardar Patel”.

Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Atlee Government (British Prime Minister.)

Sardar Patel was totally in favour of the Cabinet Mission Plan. His biggest concern was unity and he was ready to compromise on the central power to prevent the partition of India.

Cabinet Mission Proposals: The Dominion of India would be granted independence, without any partition. The mission proposed a complicated system for India with three tiers: the provinces, provincial groupings and the centre.

Similar Questions:

In Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers, the two show equal readings of temperature at:
  1. – 40°
  2. 0º
  3. 32°
  4. 100°
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Non-cooperation Movement - 1. 1942
B. Civil Disobedience Movement - 2. 1937
C. Formation of Congress Ministries - 3. 1930
D. Quit India Movement - 4. 1920

Code:
A B C D
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 2 1 4 3
  4. 3 4 1 2
After Poona Pact of 1932, Harijan Sewak Sangh was established. Its President was:
  1. Jagjiwan Ram
  2. Ghanshyam Das Birla
  3. B.R. Ambedkar
  4. Amrit Lal Thakkar
Consider the following two statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Kerala has a very high density of population.
Reason (R): Literacy rate is very high in Kerala.

Code:
  1. Both A and R are correct and are R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
In which of the following years the Jatiya Sarkar was formed in the Midnapur district of Bengal?
  1. 1939
  2. 1940
  3. 1941
  4. 1942
Willy-willy is:
  1. Tropical cyclone over Australia
  2. Typhoon
  3. Very high tide
  4. Tropical cyclone over India
The Presiding deity of "Bhojshala" temple is:
  1. Goddess Durga
  2. Goddess Parvati
  3. Goddess Laxmi
  4. Goddess Saraswati
Indians were assured of many things in the declaration by Queen Victoria in 1858. Which among the following assurances was fulfilled by the British Government?
  1. Policy of annexation will be abandoned
  2. "Status quo" of the native rulers would be maintained
  3. Equal treatment would be given to all subjects, Indians and Europeans
  4. There would be no interference in the social and religious beliefs of the Indians
Cabinet Mission, 1946 comprised of three cabinet ministers. Who among the following was not its member?
  1. Lord Pethick Lawrence
  2. A.V Alexander
  3. Sir Stafford Cripps
  4. Lord Emery
Who from among the following was the Chairman of the Congress session of Delhi wherein resolution of divided India was passed on June 14, 1947?
  1. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Sardar Vallabh Bhai
  3. Acharya J.B. Kriplani
  4. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was arrested for the first time for taking part in:
  1. Bardoli Movement
  2. Champaran Satyagrah
  3. Civil disobedience Movement
  4. Non-cooperation Movement
In the 1930s, peasant movements were stared in different parts of the country at the instance of various leaders. Match them with their respective areas of influence.

A. Sahajanand Saraswati - 1. Hyderabad
B. Khudai Khidmatgars - 2. Southern Assam
C. Swami Ramanand - 3. Bihar
D. Abdual Hamid Khan - 4. NWFP

Code:
A B C D
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 3 4 1 2
  3. 4 3 2 1
  4. 2 4 1 3