Which of the following steps did the Muslim League take in January 1947?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → It demanded the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly.
Option (1) It accepted the Cabinet Mission's constitutional scheme. — Incorrect. The League accepted the Cabinet Mission's constitutional scheme earlier, in June 1946, soon after the Mission announced it in May 1946.
Option (2) It announced Direct Action Day. — Incorrect. The League announced Direct Action Day in 1946. It was observed on 16 August 1946, before the Constituent Assembly met.
Option (3) It demanded the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly. — Correct. On 29 January 1947 the Muslim League demanded the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly. The Assembly had begun its sessions in December 1946, and the League stayed out of it.
Option (4) It decided to join the Interim Government. — Incorrect. The League decided to join the Interim Government in October 1946, after the Congress had formed it with Nehru as Vice-President.
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