Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

Arrange the following events of 1946 in chronological order:

A) Muslim League decides to join the Interim Government
B) Muslim League accepts Cabinet Mission’s constitutional scheme
C) Constituent Assembly begins its sessions
D) Cabinet Mission announces its constitutional scheme
E) Muslim League announces Direct Action Day

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

D-A-C-B-E

D-B-E-A-C

B-A-E-C-D

B-D-E-A-C

Correct Answer:

D-B-E-A-C

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - D-B-E-A-C

The correct chronological order is:

D) 16 May 1946: Cabinet Mission announces its constitutional scheme
B) 16 June 1946: Muslim League accepts Cabinet Mission’s constitutional scheme
E) 16 August 1946: Muslim League announces Direct Action Day
A) 13 October 1946: The Muslim League decides to join the Interim Government
C) 9 December 1946: Constituent Assembly begins its sessions

 

Major events of 1946:

16 May 1946: Cabinet Mission announces its constitutional scheme
16 June 1946: Muslim League accepts Cabinet Mission’s constitutional scheme
16 June 1946: Cabinet Mission presents a scheme for the formation of an Interim Government at the Centre
16 August 1946: Muslim League announces Direct Action Day
2 September 1946: Congress forms Interim Government with Nehru as the Vice-President
13 October 1946: The Muslim League decides to join the Interim Government
3-6 December 1946: British Prime Minister, Attlee, meets some Indian leaders; talks fail
9 December 1946: Constituent Assembly begins its sessions