Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following demands contained in the Delhi Manifesto:

No. Demand
1. The Round Table Conference should formulate a constitution implementing dominion status rather than decide whether or when it should be granted.
2. The Congress should have majority representation at the conference.
3. Political prisoners should receive a general amnesty and the government should adopt conciliation.
4. Britain should recognise complete independence before the conference assembled.

How many of the above demands are correctly stated?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All four
  4. Only three
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