Modern Indian History - Study Mode

[#416] On Cabinet Mission, __________ observed, the proposals
preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by
the dispute between two major communities
Correct Answer

(A) Lord Wavell

Explanation

Solution: The Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence. On Cabinet Mission, Lord Wavell observed, the proposals preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by the dispute between two major communities.

[#417] Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth?
Correct Answer

(C) Gandhi

Explanation

Solution: Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi was the author of book 'My Experient with Truth'.

[#418] Which of the following pair of author & book is incorrectly matched?
Correct Answer

(D) R. C. Dutt: History of India

Explanation

Solution: Romesh Chunder Dutt CIE was an Indian civil servant, economic historian, writer, and translator of Ramayana and Mahabharata.

[#419] The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians because
Correct Answer

(C) It was an all-white commission without Indian representation

Explanation

Solution: Simon Commission was boycotted because it was an all - White Commission without Indian representation. All the members of commission were Britishers. The Simon Commission was opposed primarily because it did not have any Indian representation in the assemblage. The government of Britain had appointed this Commission in 1927. The goal of the Simon Commission was to give an account of how the Indian constitution was working.

[#420] Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
Correct Answer

(D) Trusteeship theory

Explanation

Solution: Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists, opposed to socialist theories.