History & Civics
Name the first Governor-General of independent India and the first Indian Governor-General of India.
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Mention any two provisions of the Indian Independence Act, 1947.
What did the Indian Independence Act 1947 state about:
(i) Bengal and Punjab
(ii) North West Frontier Province
(iii) Sylhet District of Assam?
The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed a two-tiered federal union of British Provinces and Princely States. With reference to this describe the following:
(a) Name the persons who constituted the Cabinet Mission. What was the purpose of sending the Cabinet Mission to India in 1946?
(b) The federal structure proposed by the Cabinet Mission Plan.
(c) The option given to the Princely States.
The attempt of the British to pacify the Congress and the Muslim League was clearly visible in the Cabinet Mission proposals but in reality neither could be pleased. With reference to this, explain:
(a) Any three proposals of the Cabinet Mission.
(b) The reasons for the Muslim League's acceptance and later rejection of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
(c) Why did the Congress refuse to participate in the formation of the Interim Government under the Cabinet Mission Plan?