Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following statements:

No. Statement
1. Separate electorates contributed to communal voting patterns.
2. Fewer than ten per cent of the population could vote in provincial elections.
3. Fewer than one per cent of the population could vote for the Central Assembly.
4. The elections were conducted on universal adult franchise.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

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