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RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9251. Consider the following statements regarding the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Mutiny of 1946: I. It started in Bombay to protest against racial discrimination, unpalatable food, and abuse by British officers. II. The mutineers hoisted the tricolor, the crescent, and the hammer and sickle flags on the ships. III. Mahatma Gandhi enthusiastically supported the violent methods adopted by the naval ratings. IV. Vallabhbhai Patel and M.A. Jinnah eventually persuaded the ratings to surrender. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Explanation
The Royal Indian Navy mutiny was sparked by grievances regarding racial discrimination and poor food. The mutineers demonstrated communal unity by hoisting the flags of the Congress, Muslim League, and Communist Party together. Although Mahatma Gandhi disapproved of their violent methods, political leaders like Vallabhbhai Patel and M.A. Jinnah eventually intervened and successfully persuaded the naval ratings to surrender to the authorities.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9252. The following question consists of two statements. Statement I: The Justice Party in the Madras Presidency was founded primarily to assert the political and educational rights of the non- Brahmin communities. Statement II: The Self-Respect Movement, launched by E.V. Ramasamy Naicker, aimed to restore the dignity of non-Brahmins by rejecting Brahmanical rituals and the caste system. Which of the following is correct?
Explanation
The Justice Party was established in the Madras Presidency to advocate for the rights and political representation of non-Brahmin communities. Parallel to this, E.V.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9253. The movement for a separate Telugu-speaking state of Andhra gained immense emotional momentum following the death of which leader after a 58-day fast?
Explanation
The demand for a separate Andhra state for Telugu speakers reached a critical peak in the early 1950s. Potti Sreeramulu, a dedicated activist, undertook a fast unto death to pressure the government into fulfilling this linguistic demand. His death after fifty-eight days of fasting triggered widespread unrest, ultimately forcing the Indian government to create the first linguistic state in independent India.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9254. Match the regional leaders in List I with their respective movements or organizations in List II:
Leader
Movement/Organization
A. E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar)
i. Krishak Praja Party
B. Fazlul Huq
ii. Akali Dal
C. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
iii. Self-Respect Movement
D. Tara Singh
iv. All India Kisan Sabha
Which of the following is the correct matching?
Explanation
Regional politics in India were shaped by various leaders and their organizations. E.V. Ramasamy, known as Periyar, led the Self-Respect Movement in the south. In Bengal, Fazlul Huq headed the Krishak Praja Party. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the driving force behind the All India Kisan Sabha, while Master Tara Singh was a prominent leader of the Akali Dal in Punjab.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9255. During the nationalist movement, the consolidation of Bengali linguistic and cultural identity was most vigorously mobilized in response to which British administrative action?
Explanation
The 1905 Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon was the primary event that solidified Bengali linguistic and cultural identity. The move was widely perceived as an attempt to divide the politically active Bengali population along religious lines. In response, a massive movement emerged, utilizing literature, songs, and public protests to assert the unity of the Bengali people against British administrative policies.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9256. Consider the following statements regarding the Two-Nation Theory and the Muslim League: I. The Two-Nation Theory asserted that Hindus and Muslims were two distinct nations with irreconcilable cultural and political differences. II. V.D. Savarkar was among the earliest leaders to conceptually articulate that India consisted of two nations. III. Muhammad Iqbal, in his 1930 Allahabad address, proposed a consolidated North- West Indian Muslim state. IV. The term ‘Pakistan’ was coined by Muhammad Ali Jinnah during the Round Table Conferences. V. The Muslim League officially adopted the demand for a separate Muslim state in 1940. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Explanation
The Two-Nation Theory posited that Hindus and Muslims were distinct nations requiring separate political entities. While the term Pakistan was coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, leaders like V.D. Savarkar and Muhammad Iqbal contributed to the conceptual development of separate identities. The Muslim League officially adopted this demand in 1940, arguing that the cultural and political differences between the communities were irreconcilable.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9257. Who formally presented the historic Lahore Resolution (often called the Pakistan Resolution) at the Muslim League session on March 23, 1940?
Explanation
The 1940 Lahore Resolution was a landmark moment for the Muslim League, as it formally articulated the demand for independent states in Muslim-majority regions. Although the session was presided over by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the resolution itself was presented by A.K. Fazlul Huq, the then Premier of Bengal. This document provided the ideological basis for the eventual creation of a separate Pakistan.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9258. Which of the following Muslim organizations or leaders did NOT oppose the Two-Nation Theory and the demand for Pakistan?
Explanation
The demand for Pakistan was not supported by all Muslim organizations in India. Groups like the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul- Islam, and the Khudai Khidmatgars led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan strongly opposed the Two- Nation Theory. However, the All India Muslim League remained the primary advocate for the theory and the eventual partition of the country based on religious lines.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9259. Consider the following statements about the Lahore Resolution of 1940: I. It demanded that geographically contiguous units be demarcated into independent states in the North-Western and Eastern zones. II. The text of the resolution explicitly used the word ‘Pakistan’ multiple times. III. It demanded adequate, effective, and mandatory safeguards for the protection of minorities in these units. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Explanation
The 1940 Lahore Resolution called for the creation of independent states in the North- Western and Eastern zones where Muslims were in a majority. Interestingly, the word Pakistan did not appear in the original text of the resolution. However, the document emphasized the necessity of mandatory safeguards for minorities within these proposed units to ensure their cultural, administrative, and political protection.
RAS PrelimsModern Indian History · Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
Q9260. What was the core reason for the ultimate failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946?
Explanation
The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 failed primarily because of deep disagreements between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. The central issue was the interpretation of the grouping of provinces, which the League viewed as a step toward Pakistan and the Congress saw as optional. These irreconcilable differences prevented the formation of a stable and mutually acceptable constitutional framework.
Answer key for these questions
Q
Correct answer
9251
(a) I, II and IV
9252
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
9253
(d) Potti Sreeramulu
9254
(a) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii
9255
(c) The Partition of Bengal in 1905
9256
(d) I, II, III and V
9257
(b) A.K. Fazlul Huq
9258
(b) All India Muslim League
9259
(a) I and III only
9260
(c) Irreconcilable differences between the Congress and the Muslim League over the interpretation of the ‘grouping’ clause for provinces.
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