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  1. The Government of India Act 1935 introduced provincial autonomy. Which feature of this act was adopted almost verbatim into the Indian Constitution of 1950?

    Answer: Emergency provisions and administrative machinery

    The emergency provisions and much of the administrative framework of the 1935 Act were incorporated into the Indian Constitution.

  2. The Cripps Mission of 1942 failed primarily because it offered India dominion status only after the war and rejected which key Indian demand?

    Answer: Immediate transfer of power to Indians

    The INC rejected the Cripps offer because it did not provide immediate self-government during the critical wartime period.

  3. The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 proposed a three-tier federal structure for India. Which major party ultimately rejected this plan, contributing to partition?

    Answer: Muslim League

    After initially accepting the plan, the Muslim League rejected it when Nehru indicated the INC would not be bound by its grouping provisions.

  4. Who was the last Viceroy of British India who oversaw the partition and transfer of power in 1947?

    Answer: Lord Mountbatten

    Lord Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy in 1947 specifically to oversee the transfer of power, which occurred on August 15, 1947.

  5. Operation Polo in September 1948 was a military action by India to integrate which princely state into the Indian Union?

    Answer: Hyderabad

    Operation Polo, also called the Police Action, ended the Nizam of Hyderabad's resistance and merged the state with India.

  6. The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, but it came into force on which date?

    Answer: January 26, 1950

    The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950, chosen to commemorate the 1930 Purna Swaraj declaration on the same date.

  7. The Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947 to partition Punjab and Bengal, was named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe. He was chosen to draw the boundary primarily because of which reason?

    Answer: His impartiality as he had never visited India before

    Radcliffe was selected precisely because he had never been to India and was thus considered impartial, though he completed the task in only five weeks.