From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 9 — Unit 9: Rise of Indian Nationalism unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the creation of:
Provincial Autonomy and an All-India Federation (which never materialized) ✓
Complete Independence
Dominion Status immediately
Unicameral central legislature
The Government of India Act 1935 provided for provincial autonomy and an All-India Federation that never actually came into being.
Under the Government of India Act 1935, Dyarchy was abolished in Provinces and introduced at the:
Central (Federal) Executive Level ✓
District Board Level
Municipal Council Level
Judicial High Court Level
Under the 1935 Act, Dyarchy was abolished in the provinces and shifted instead to the central/federal level.
Subhas Chandra Bose established the political party Forward Bloc in 1939 after resigning from the Congress presidency following differences with Gandhi at:
Tripuri Session (1939) ✓
Haripura Session (1938)
Ramgarh Session (1940)
Wardha Session (1942)
Bose founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 after resigning as Congress president following disputes with Gandhi at the Tripuri session.
The August Offer of 1940 made by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow proposed:
Expansion of Viceroy's Executive Council and setting up a constituent assembly after WWII with Dominion Status ✓
Immediate transfer of defense to Indians
Unconditional Quit India demand acceptance
Partition of India
The 1940 August Offer proposed expanding the Viceroy's Council and a post-war constituent assembly with eventual Dominion Status.
The Cripps Mission visited India in March 1942 to secure Indian support for WWII, but was rejected by Congress; Gandhi described its proposals as:
A post-dated cheque on a crashing bank ✓
A charter of slavery
An imperialist trap
A declaration of war
Gandhi famously dismissed the March 1942 Cripps Mission's proposals as "a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank".
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
