Cabinet Mission and Formation of Constituent Assembly MCQs with answers and explanations for UPSC and Other examinations.
1. Cabinet Mission was presided over by who among the following ?
(a) Lord Attlee
(b) Strafford Cripps
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) Sir P. Lawrence
Correct Answer – (d) Sir P. Lawrence
2. Consider the following statements about Cabinet Mission :
1. It proposed a three-tier polity for India.
2. There was no Indian member in the Cabinet Mission.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer – (c) Both 1 & 2
3. Consider the following statements about Cabinet Mission :
1. It recommended that the whole of India including the Princely states should form a Federation.
2. The Central Government should be in charge of foreign affairs, defense and communication.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer – (c) Both 1 & 2
4. Consider the following statements about Cabinet Mission :
1. It divided the all Indian provinces into four groups.
2. Punjab, North-West Frontier province, Sindh and Balochistan were kept in one group
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer – (b) 2 only
5. Consider the following statements about Cabinet Mission :
1. It vested all residuary powers in the provinces.
2. It rejected Muslim League’s demand for a separate Pakistan.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer – (c) Both 1 & 2
6. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the visit of the Cabinet Mission to India ?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer – (c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
7. The Constituent Assembly to frame the Indian constitution was set up under the provision of which among the following ?
(a) Indian Independence Act
(b) Government of India Act, 1935
(c) Cripps Mission
(d) Cabinet Mission Plan
Correct Answer – (d) Cabinet Mission Plan
8. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on which among the following dates ?
(a) 16th August, 1947
(b) 26th January, 1948
(c) 9th December, 1946
(d) 26th November, 1946
Correct Answer – (c) 9th December, 1946
9. Who among the following was elected as the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly ?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sardar Patel
(b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer – (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
10. Who headed the Interim Government formed in 1946 ?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer – (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
11. Which among the following portfolios was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the interim Government formed in 1946 ?
(a) Defense
(b) External Affairs
(c) Food and Agriculture
(d) Finance
Correct Answer – (c) Food and Agriculture
12. When the Indian Muslim League was included into the Interim Government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the Portfolio of which among the following ?
(a) Foreign Affairs
(b) Home
(c) Finance
(d) Defence
Correct Answer – (c) Finance
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