Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

On what condition did Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru promise Congress' support to the Britishers in the second world war?

 

Options:

They promised Congress support to the war effort if the British in return, promised to grant Dominion status to India once hostilities ended.

They promised Congress support to the war effort if the British in return, promised to create a separate Pakistan once hostilities ended.

They promised Congress support to the war effort if the British in return, promised to create a separate electorate for Dalits and Muslims.

They promised Congress support to the war effort if the British in return, promised to grant India independence once hostilities ended.

Correct Answer:

They promised Congress support to the war effort if the British in return, promised to grant India independence once hostilities ended.

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru had both been strongly critical of Hitler and the Nazis. Accordingly, they promised Congress support to the war effort if the British in return, promised to grant India independence once hostilities ended.