Indian National Movement III (1930-1947): UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
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UPSC 2007Modern History · Indian National Movement III (1930-1947)
Q1. Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
Explanation
The Wavell Plan (1945), proposed by Lord Wavell, aimed to resolve the political deadlock between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. It proposed forming a framework for an interim government. Assertion (A) is true: According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R) is false: Wavell Plan did not aim to prevent partition but rather to create a framework for political dialogue and the transfer of power from British rule to Indian self-rule.
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(c) A is true but R is false
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