Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Why was the Congress election campaign of 1945-46 considered more than an ordinary appeal for votes?

  1. It avoided reference to colonial rule and concentrated entirely upon municipal administration.
  2. It used the elections to mobilise nationalist sentiment against British repression, honour the martyrs of 1942 and support the INA prisoners.
  3. It promised immunity to officials responsible for repression in exchange for administrative cooperation.
  4. It discouraged public mobilisation because Congress feared the restoration of provincial ministries.
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