Which prominent Congress leader had once declared that 'Partition would take place only over my dead body'?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Sardar Patel
4. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

In which of the following provinces referendum was to be held to ascertain whether the people wanted to join India or Pakistan?

1. Bihar
2. NWFP
3. Central Provinces
4. United Provinces

Which of the following was not one of the clauses of the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

1. All treaties made with the British would lapse
2. The army and its assets would belong only to India
3. The Constituent Assemblies would serve as Central Legislatures
4. The Princely States were free to associate themselves with either Dominion

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : The Congress accepted Partition with heavy heart and bitterness.

Reason (R) : Large scale violence, riots and fear of a civil war led Congress leaders to accept Partition.