2F.1.3 Consultation and confrontation, 1930–42 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 6

The 20 questions

1. Which series of London meetings in 1930–32 discussed Indian constitutional reform?

   • Cripps Mission
   • Round Table Conferences
   • Simon Commission
   • Cabinet Mission

2. Which major political party boycotted the First Round Table Conference in 1930?

   • Muslim League
   • Hindu Mahasabha
   • Unionist Party
   • Indian National Congress

3. Which 1932 decision allocating separate electorates to minorities provoked Gandhi's fast?

   • The Delhi Pact
   • The Rowlatt Act
   • The Poona Pact
   • The Communal Award

4. Which pact of 1932 ended Gandhi's fast by giving the depressed classes more seats in joint electorates?

   • The Lahore Resolution
   • The Yeravda Pact
   • The Lucknow Pact
   • The Irwin-Gandhi Pact

5. Which 1935 legislation introduced provincial autonomy and proposed an all-India federation?

   • Government of India Act
   • Montagu-Chelmsford Act
   • Indian Independence Act
   • Rowlatt Act

6. Which party won a majority of seats in most provinces in the 1937 elections?

   • Muslim League
   • Justice Party
   • Indian National Congress
   • Communist Party

7. What action did Congress provincial ministries take in 1939 following Britain's declaration of war?

   • Resigned from office
   • Joined the military
   • Declared independence
   • Formed coalitions

8. Which 1940 Muslim League resolution demanded independent states for Muslims in north-west and east India?

   • The Delhi Declaration
   • The Lahore Resolution
   • The Simla Accord
   • The Lucknow Pact

9. Who issued the 1940 August Offer proposing an expanded Executive Council for India?

   • Lord Linlithgow
   • Lord Mountbatten
   • Lord Wavell
   • Lord Irwin

10. Which Indian leader escaped from India and sought German and Japanese support against the British in the Second World War?

    • Jawaharlal Nehru
    • Vallabhbhai Patel
    • Subhas Chandra Bose
    • Mohammad Ali Jinnah

11. What key status was missing from the 1940 August Offer, leading Congress to reject it?

    • Separate electorates
    • Dominion status
    • Immediate independence
    • Provincial autonomy

12. Which radical leader resigned as Congress President in 1939 after disputes with Gandhi?

    • Sardar Patel
    • Jawaharlal Nehru
    • Subhas Chandra Bose
    • Rajendra Prasad

13. How many seats reserved for Muslims did the Muslim League win in the 1937 elections?

    • Over 75 per cent
    • Over 90 per cent
    • Under 25 per cent
    • Exactly 50 per cent

14. Disagreements over representation for which group contributed to the failure of the Round Table Conferences?

    • Sikh princes
    • European settlers
    • Depressed classes
    • British merchants

15. What political reform did the Government of India Act 1935 grant directly to Indian provinces?

    • Provincial autonomy
    • Total independence
    • Direct British rule
    • Military dictatorship

16. In which year was the Muslim League's Lahore Resolution adopted?

    • 1940
    • 1930
    • 1935
    • 1932

17. Which British Prime Minister chaired the First Round Table Conference in 1930?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • Winston Churchill
    • Neville Chamberlain
    • Clement Attlee

18. Which conference did Congress agree to attend following the 1931 Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

    • Second Round Table
    • Simla Conference
    • First Round Table
    • Third Round Table

19. Which Indian politician attended the Second Round Table Conference in 1931 as the sole Congress representative?

    • Mohandas Gandhi
    • Subhas Chandra Bose
    • Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    • Vallabhbhai Patel

20. Which 1935 Act proposed an all-India federation that was never fully implemented?

    • Indian Councils Act
    • Cabinet Mission Plan
    • Rowlatt Act
    • Government of India Act

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