Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following assertion:

Congress acceptance of partition in June 1947 was the culmination of progressive concessions rather than an isolated and wholly sudden reversal.

Which one of the following most strongly supports the assertion?

  1. The Lahore Congress accepted Dominion Status, after which Wavell fixed August 15, 1947 as the withdrawal date.
  2. Congress rejected every proposal involving provincial autonomy or grouping until the Indian Independence Act had already been enacted.
  3. Congress supported sovereign princely states and an independent Bengal before demanding the complete partition of both India and Pakistan.
  4. Autonomy for Muslim-majority provinces was conceded during the Cripps Mission; self-determination was accepted during the Gandhi-Jinnah talks; and later developments progressively admitted separate constitutional and territorial arrangements.
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