Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Why did Congress refrain from officially supporting the violent upsurges of 1945-46?

  1. Congress opposed the INA cause and regarded the colonial government’s trials as legitimate.
  2. Congress believed that Britain had permanently abandoned negotiations and could only be removed through military revolt.
  3. Congress wanted the communal division of the services to intensify before initiating action.
  4. Congress objected to the timing and violent tactics and wished to exhaust negotiations when British withdrawal appeared increasingly likely.
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