Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

Who among the following leaders said, 'Tomorrow we shall be free from the slavery of the British domination. But at midnight, India will be partitioned. Tomorrow will thus be a day of rejoicing as well as of mourning?

Options:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Sardar Patel

Correct Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi made this remark on the eve of Independence, expressing both joy for freedom from British rule and deep sorrow over the partition of India, which brought communal violence and displacement.