Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Match List I with List II:

List I List II
1. Sixty per cent support in a provincial legislature a. The legislature could resolve that the province should remain outside the Union
2. Less than sixty per cent legislative support b. The issue would be decided by a simple-majority plebiscite of adult males
3. Treaty for transfer of power c. Responsibility for interpreting and implementing it remained unclear
4. Final breakdown of negotiations d. Disagreement centred upon the viceroy’s veto and retained authority

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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