Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

The Delhi Proposals accepted joint electorates in return for specified Muslim representation and the formation of Muslim-majority provinces. The Hindu Mahasabha opposed important elements of these proposals. The Nehru Report subsequently limited Muslim reservations and placed residual powers at the Centre, while Jinnah’s proposed amendments were rejected.

Which one of the following conclusions best follows?

  1. An initial possibility of constitutional agreement narrowed when disputes over representation, Muslim-majority provinces and the distribution of powers could not be reconciled.
  2. Agreement failed because Jinnah and the Muslim League had consistently rejected joint electorates from the beginning.
  3. The Nehru Report fully accepted the Delhi Proposals by granting provincial residual powers and unconditional separation of Sindh from Bombay.
  4. The controversy concerned only dominion status versus complete independence and was unrelated to communal representation.
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