Q220. What were the volunteer groups of the Prati Sarkar called?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I, 17 June 2026, Shift 1]
(A) Gram dals and satyagrah dals
(B) Seva dals and tufan dals
(C) Swaraj dals and azad dals
(D) Lok dals and rajya dals
Answer: (B) Seva dals and tufan dals
Explanation: The Prati Sarkar arose at Satara during the Quit India phase. Its Seva Dal and Tufan Dal volunteers sustained alternative local administration and resisted colonial authority. Nana Patil was one of the important leaders associated with this parallel government.
Q219. Who became the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
[SSC GD Constable, 29 May 2026, Shift 3]
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (A) C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari succeeded Lord Mountbatten as Governor-General in June 1948. He was the only Indian to hold that position. The post ceased to exist when India became a republic and adopted its Constitution on 26 January 1950.
Q218. Which of the following days was declared as Direct Action Day by the Muslim League?
[SSC GD Constable, 27 May 2026, Shift 1]
(A) 8 August 1942
(B) 9 December 1945
(C) 16 August 1946
(D) 23 September 1946
Answer: (C) 16 August 1946
Explanation: The Muslim League called for Direct Action on 16 August 1946 after disputes surrounding the Cabinet Mission arrangements. Communal violence, especially in Calcutta, deepened mistrust between communities and complicated efforts to establish a united postcolonial Indian government.
Q217. Which movement, launched in August 1942 under Mahatma Gandhi, was linked to the slogan Do or Die?
[DSSSB MTS, 10 May 2026, Shift 3]
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Khilafat Movement
Answer: (B) Quit India Movement
Explanation: Gandhi gave the Do or Die call at Bombay during the Quit India initiative of 8 August 1942. The Congress sought immediate British withdrawal, and the arrest of senior leaders prompted widespread demonstrations and underground resistance across several regions.
Q216. Which statement explains the immediate political consequences of the Partition of India?
[UP PGT History, 9 May 2026]
(A) Colonial institutions disappeared without replacement
(B) Power was transferred without administrative disruption
(C) Mass displacement, administrative breakdown and reorganization of state structures occurred
(D) Civil administration was essentially unaffected
Answer: (C) Mass displacement, administrative breakdown and reorganization of state structures occurred
Explanation: Partition in 1947 divided administrative institutions, public assets, security arrangements and territory between India and Pakistan. It triggered massive migrations and intercommunal violence. Both successor dominions faced urgent tasks involving relief, refugee resettlement and the reorganization of public governance.
Q215. Which statement best explains the structural causes of the Partition of India in 1947?
[UP PGT History, 9 May 2026]
(A) Economic backwardness alone caused Partition
(B) Partition resulted only from spontaneous violence
(C) International bodies imposed Partition independently
(D) Failed negotiations, communal politics and competing power-sharing demands contributed
Answer: (D) Failed negotiations, communal politics and competing power-sharing demands contributed
Explanation: Partition followed a prolonged constitutional deadlock involving Congress, the Muslim League and the British government. Disagreements over representation, provincial grouping and sovereignty intersected with communal polarization, finally undermining the possibility of a mutually accepted united constitutional settlement.
Q214. Assertion: The Mountbatten Plan accepted Partition to address political deadlock. Reason: The Cabinet Mission Plan had already accepted immediate division into two sovereign states. Choose the correct option.
[UP PGT History, 9 May 2026]
(A) Both true and Reason explains Assertion
(B) Both true but Reason does not explain Assertion
(C) Assertion true but Reason false
(D) Assertion false but Reason true
Answer: (C) Assertion true but Reason false
Explanation: The Cabinet Mission of 1946 sought to preserve a united India with a limited Union centre and provincial groupings. The Mountbatten Plan of June 1947, by contrast, accepted Partition into two dominions amid escalating constitutional conflict and violence.
Q213. Which statement most accurately explains why India achieved independence in 1947?
[UP PGT History, 9 May 2026]
(A) Constitutional talks alone produced independence
(B) Colonial economic prosperity brought independence
(C) Independence resulted solely from British goodwill
(D) Mass movements, British post-war weakness and global political changes combined
Answer: (D) Mass movements, British post-war weakness and global political changes combined
Explanation: Indian nationalist mobilization, Britain’s economic and political exhaustion after the Second World War, and changing international conditions all contributed to decolonization. The transfer of power therefore emerged from a combination of prolonged resistance and altered imperial calculations.
Q212. Match:
Champaran Satyagraha,
Non-Cooperation Movement,
Civil Disobedience Movement and
Quit India Movement
with
1917,
1920–22,
1930–34 and
1942.
[UP PGT History, 9 May 2026]
(A) Champaran–1920–22; Non-Cooperation–1942; Civil Disobedience–1917; Quit India–1930–34
(B) Champaran–1917; Non-Cooperation–1920–22; Civil Disobedience–1930–34; Quit India–1942
(C) Champaran–1920–22; Non-Cooperation–1917; Civil Disobedience–1942; Quit India–1930–34
(D) Champaran–1930–34; Non-Cooperation–1917; Civil Disobedience–1920–22; Quit India–1942
Answer: (B) Champaran–1917; Non-Cooperation–1920–22; Civil Disobedience–1930–34; Quit India–1942
Explanation: Champaran in 1917 addressed indigo cultivation grievances. The Non-Cooperation campaign ran from 1920 to 1922, while the Civil Disobedience phase began in 1930. Quit India was launched in August 1942 amid the Second World War.
Q211. Which statement best explains the role of constitutional negotiations in India’s independence under the Independence Act?
[UP PGT History, 9 May 2026]
(A) The Act was imposed entirely without Indian political participation
(B) Independence followed British decline without negotiations
(C) Negotiations including the Cabinet Mission Plan contributed to a legal transfer of power
(D) Independence followed armed revolt alone, without constitutional talks
Answer: (C) Negotiations including the Cabinet Mission Plan contributed to a legal transfer of power
Explanation: Constitutional dialogue, including the Cabinet Mission discussions, helped establish methods of constitution-making and interim administration. The Indian Independence Act of July 1947 then legally established the two dominions, reflecting decisions reached after prolonged negotiations and political deadlock.