Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Match List I with List II:

List I List II
1. Jawaharlal Nehru a. Presided over State People’s Conference sessions and warned states against refusing to join the Constituent Assembly
2. Vallabhbhai Patel b. Took charge of the States Department and directed the two-phase incorporation of princely states
3. Lord Mountbatten c. Hoped to become the common Governor-General and postponed publication of the boundary award
4. M.A. Jinnah d. Became the first Governor-General of Pakistan

Select the correct code:

  1. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
  2. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
  3. 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
  4. 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a
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