Find the wrong pair:
A. Labour government in London: 1945
B. Cabinet Mission: 1940
C. Direct Action Day: 1946
D. Partition of India: 1947
E. Quit India Movement: 1941
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, E Only
A. Labour government in London: 1945 — correctly paired. In 1945 a Labour government came to power in Britain and committed itself to granting independence to India.
B. Cabinet Mission: 1940 — wrongly paired. The Cabinet Mission was sent in the summer of 1946, not 1940.
C. Direct Action Day: 1946 — correctly paired. Jinnah’s “Direct Action Day” was 16 August 1946.
D. Partition of India: 1947 — correctly paired. Freedom came on 15 August 1947, with the nation divided.
E. Quit India Movement: 1941 — wrongly paired. The Quit India campaign began in August 1942, not 1941.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. Quit India … After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule. This was the ‘Quit India’ campaign, which began in August 1942.… 4. Quit India … In 1945, a Labour government came to power in Britain and committed itself to granting independence to India. Meanwhile, back in India, the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, brought the Congress and the League together for a series of talks. Early in 1946 fresh elections were held to the provincial legislatures. The Congress swept the ‘General’ category, but in the seats specifically reserved for Muslims the League won an overwhelming majority. The political polarisation was complete. A Cabinet Mission sent in the summer of 1946 failed to get the Congress and the League to agree on a federal system that would keep India together while allowing the provinces a degree of autonomy. After the talks broke down, Jinnah called for a ‘Direct Action Day’ to press the League’s demand for Pakistan. On the designated day, 16 August 1946, bloody riots broke out in Calcutta.… 5. The Last Heroic Days … As it happened, Mahatma Gandhi was not present at the festivities in the capital on 15 August 1947. He was in Calcutta, but he did not attend any function or hoist a flag there either. Gandhiji marked the day with a 24-hour fast. The freedom he had struggled so long for had come at an unacceptable price, with a nation divided and Hindus and Muslims at each other’s throats.…” |